Colleges / Augusta University
College · Public · Augusta, GA · City
AU

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Address1120 15th St, Augusta, GA 30912
Websitewww.augusta.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size5,613
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1070 · ACT 25.

If you get in

5,613 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$94k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$55k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$39k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.4k
Tuition · out-of-state
$24.7k
Room & board
$12.4k
Books & supplies
$1,240

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out36%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,613
Location
Augusta, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Black27%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian9%
  • Two or more races6%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 41

What you can study.

Colleges / Augusta University
College · Public · Augusta, GA · City
AU

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Address1120 15th St, Augusta, GA 30912
Websitewww.augusta.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate86%
6-yr median pay$45k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size5,613
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $45k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 86% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1070 · ACT 25.

If you get in

5,613 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$94k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$55k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$39k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.4k
Tuition · out-of-state
$24.7k
Room & board
$12.4k
Books & supplies
$1,240

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr49%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$45k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out36%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,613
Location
Augusta, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White44%
  • Black27%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian9%
  • Two or more races6%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 41

What you can study.