Augusta University
Augusta, GA · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2
Public institution in Augusta, GA · 5,282 undergraduates · 89% acceptance rate · $48,472 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 22%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,347536th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,122379th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,5001,027th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,146509th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,500685th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,4721,161st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,037883rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.6%1,218th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.5%1,059th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 89.3%1,214th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1113654th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,282480th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.4%790th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 134 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EAOct 31
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $60
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,054 | $61,888 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $56,415 | $52,107 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $55,964 | $58,943 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,435 | $58,673 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $51,652 | $50,856 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,918 | $46,087 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $49,270 | $51,065 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $45,175 | $40,456 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $40,485 | $26,353 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $39,648 | $26,739 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $35,307 | $36,533 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $36,848 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1828source
- Athletic nickname: "Jaguars"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Greysource
- Mascot: Augustus the Jaguarsource
- Motto: ""It can be done""source
- Campus size: about 670 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Academy of Richmond County" (1785–1925)source
- Formerly known as "* Junior College of Augusta" (1925–1958)source
- Formerly known as "* Augusta College" (1958–1996)source
- Formerly known as "* Augusta State University" (1996–2013)source
- Formerly known as "* Medical Academy of Georgia" (1828–1829)source
- Formerly known as "* Medical Institute of the State of Georgia" (1829–1833)source
- Formerly known as "* Medical College of Georgia (1833–1873; 1950–2011)"source
- Formerly known as "* Medical Department of the University of Georgia" (1873–1933)source
- Formerly known as "* University of Georgia School of Medicine" (1933–1950)source
- Formerly known as "* Georgia Health Sciences University" (2011–2013)source
- Formerly known as "* Georgia Regents University" (2013–2015)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: Peach Beltsource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,034,136 (M $1,013,201 · W $1,020,935)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteaugusta.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 482149)
- Compare colleges in GARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in GeorgiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Augusta University vs Columbus State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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