Colleges / Georgia College & State University
College · Public · Milledgeville, GA · Town
GCS

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, GA

Address231 W Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Websitewww.gcsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate78%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size5,947
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 78% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1163 · ACT 24.

If you get in

5,947 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$121k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$83k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$38k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$29.5k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out31%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,947
Location
Milledgeville, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Georgia College
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White83%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$78k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 38

What you can study.

Colleges / Georgia College & State University
College · Public · Milledgeville, GA · Town
GCS

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, GA

Address231 W Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Websitewww.gcsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate78%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size5,947
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 78% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1163 · ACT 24.

If you get in

5,947 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$121k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$83k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$38k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$29.5k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention83%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr64%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out31%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,947
Location
Milledgeville, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Georgia College
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White83%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$78k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 38

What you can study.