College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, GA · Public · Small city · CCG · CCGA
Public institution in Brunswick, GA · 2,794 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $39,318 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 14%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 16%Cost of attendance
- Top 18%Median graduate debt
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
- $12,905507th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,48385th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,389293rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,975315th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,039334th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,3181,631st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,3821,515th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 25.6%1,850th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 52.5%1,710th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 98.5%1,504th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1001936th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 19865th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,794731st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 40.5%676th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 190 mi (MCO)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 16 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,190 | $54,880 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $34,704 | $31,133 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,313 | $35,060 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherPublic Administration | bachelors | $33,993 | $21,508 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $32,569 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $28,598 | $31,851 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $28,381 | $25,194 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $24,730 | $23,649 |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1961source
- School colors: #005480 and #1394D1 and #909093source
- Athletic nickname: "Mariners"source
- Mascot: Saltysource
- Motto: "College is Better by the Beach™"source
- Campus size: about 200 acressource
- Formerly known as "Brunswick College (1961–1965, 1988–1996)"source
- Formerly known as "Brunswick Junior College" (1965–1988)source
- Formerly known as "Coastal Georgia Community College" (1996–2008)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 4 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $349,446 (M $120,203 · W $229,243)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to College of Coastal Georgia’s 2,794 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA · 2,736 undergrads
- Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA · 2,727 undergrads
- Point UniversityWest Point, GA · 2,617 undergrads
- Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GA · 2,605 undergrads
- Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA · 2,541 undergrads
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, GA · 3,218 undergrads
Elsewhere
- North Seattle CollegeSeattle, WA · 2,792 undergrads
- Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC · 2,790 undergrads
- University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, NC · 2,790 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · 2,788 undergrads
- Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, MN · 2,786 undergrads
- Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT · 2,785 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteccga.edu
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