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.
- Top 5%Undergraduates
- Top 10%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $16,531795th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,905203rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,959663rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,563658th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,040th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,236899th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,423921st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.0%1,078th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.2%830th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 89.6%1,224th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1057808th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 21,029106th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 24.0:12,052nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.5%921st highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $66,355 | $64,608 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,387 | $63,203 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,946 | $65,506 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,816 | $60,162 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $58,673 | $60,399 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,996 | $63,749 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $54,970 | $56,265 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,593 | $55,693 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $50,856 | $54,970 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,439 | $48,326 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,210 | $45,696 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $46,478 | $46,422 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1906source
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Paulson Stadium seats about 24,300source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
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- Formerly known as "Georgia Normal School" (1924–1929)source
- Formerly known as "South Georgia Teachers College" (1929–1939)source
- Formerly known as "Georgia Teachers College" (1939–1959)source
- Formerly known as "Georgia Southern College (1959–1990)}}"source
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Deeper than Hate (since 1932)source
- Football rivalry: Modern Day Hate (since 2014)source
- Fight song: ""Southern Fight""source
- Notable alum: Walton Gogginssource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Rifle
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitegeorgiasouthern.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 139931)
- 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: Georgia Southern University vs Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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