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Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA · Public · Town (distant) · Carnegie R1/R2 · GSU

Public institution in Statesboro, GA · 21,029 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $53,236 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
$16,531794th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$5,905202nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$16,959658th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,563658th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,236895th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,423918th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
52.0%1,070th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.2%824th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
89.6%1,213th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1057806th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
21,029106th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
24.0:12,035th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
35.5%910th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 175 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
$30
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 71 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$66,355$64,608
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,387$63,203
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,946$65,506
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,816$60,162
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$58,673$60,399
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,996$63,749
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$54,970$56,265
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$54,593$55,693
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$50,856$54,970
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$50,439$48,326
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$48,210$45,696
MarketingBusinessbachelors$46,478$46,422

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,012,242 (M $3,607,946 · W $2,404,296)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Georgia Southern University’s 21,029 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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