Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA · Public · Midsize city · MGSU
Public institution in Macon, GA · 6,655 undergraduates · 100% acceptance rate · $40,863 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 18%Undergraduates
- Top 19%Cost of attendance
- Top 25%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
- $13,922588th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,432118th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,032497th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,189380th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,000541st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,8631,569th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,6241,245th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 25.6%1,846th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 60.9%1,571st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 99.8%1,540th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1055812th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,655388th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 40.9%661st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 70 mi (ATL)
On 2 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 18 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,310 | $59,543 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $47,260 | $39,369 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $47,260 | $47,650 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $41,937 | $46,869 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $40,281 | $37,208 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,699 | $38,485 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $35,276 | $24,421 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $34,526 | $34,399 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $31,314 | $29,685 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $29,926 | $29,995 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyPublic Administration | bachelors | $29,685 | $28,598 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $29,033 | $25,774 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 7 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $570,098 (M $246,366 · W $323,732)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Middle Georgia State University’s 6,655 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GA · 6,858 undergrads
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · 7,275 undergrads
- Albany State UniversityAlbany, GA · 5,829 undergrads
- University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA · 7,485 undergrads
- Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GA · 5,599 undergrads
- Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GA · 5,537 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL · 6,650 undergrads
- Murray State UniversityMurray, KY · 6,646 undergrads
- Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, MI · 6,626 undergrads
- Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, NJ · 6,685 undergrads
- Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN · 6,620 undergrads
- Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX · 6,619 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemga.edu
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