← All colleges

Clayton State University

Morrow, GA · Public · Large suburb · CSU

Public institution in Morrow, GA · 4,390 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $49,179 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$10,145333rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$5,068159th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$15,790593rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$17,940257th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,7061,411th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,1791,114th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,6331,113th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
35.4%1,629th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.2%1,066th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
70.6%618th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
973978th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
4,390544th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
51.9%337th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (ATL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$40
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$68,133$68,394
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$53,358$52,607
Computer Sciencebachelors$52,107—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$44,091$45,696
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$43,575$41,937
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$41,565$37,688
Legal Support ServicesLegal Professionsbachelors$40,281$36,668
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$38,289$36,401
Historybachelors$38,289$39,585
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$36,995$40,492
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$35,060$32,467
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$33,828$30,835

Campus facts

Athletics — 5 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $945,137 (M $480,889 · W $464,248)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Clayton State University’s 4,390 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

In GA

Elsewhere