Gordon State College
Barnesville, GA · Public · Town (distant) · GSC · Gordon
Public institution in Barnesville, GA · 2,605 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $37,871 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%Cost of attendance
- Top 13%Average net price
- Top 14%Out-of-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
- $8,918259th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,47583rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $10,381292nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,944158th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,500426th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,8711,697th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,1631,627th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 17.3%1,934th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 48.3%1,753rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 86.8%1,122nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 950989th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,605781st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.2%444th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 44 mi (ATL)
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 10 of 10 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,240 | $58,763 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,562 | $34,111 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $29,956 | $28,598 |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | $29,064 | $25,967 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $28,960 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $28,598 | $36,992 |
| History | bachelors | $26,353 | $32,569 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
NJCAA Division I · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $79,250 (M $39,500 · W $39,750)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Gordon State College’s 2,605 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Point UniversityWest Point, GA · 2,617 undergrads
- Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA · 2,541 undergrads
- Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA · 2,727 undergrads
- Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA · 2,736 undergrads
- College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GA · 2,794 undergrads
- Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GA · 2,291 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL · 2,607 undergrads
- Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI · 2,607 undergrads
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, PR · 2,602 undergrads
- Regis UniversityDenver, CO · 2,599 undergrads
- SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, NY · 2,597 undergrads
- Pima Medical Institute-TucsonTucson, AZ · 2,619 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitegordonstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 139968)
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