Colleges / Georgia Southern University
College · Public · Statesboro, GA · Town
GSU

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Address1332 Southern Drive, Statesboro, GA 30460-8126
Websitewww.georgiasouthern.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size21,790
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1053 · ACT 21.

If you get in

21,790 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$98k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.7k
Room & board
$11.5k
Books & supplies
$1,216

How students pay for it.

Pell grants36%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans36%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
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 retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
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
21,790
Location
Statesboro, 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 · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White54%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Unknown7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students25%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 74

What you can study.

Colleges / Georgia Southern University
College · Public · Statesboro, GA · Town
GSU

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Address1332 Southern Drive, Statesboro, GA 30460-8126
Websitewww.georgiasouthern.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate88%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size21,790
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 88% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1053 · ACT 21.

If you get in

21,790 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$98k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$37k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.7k
Room & board
$11.5k
Books & supplies
$1,216

How students pay for it.

Pell grants36%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans36%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
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 retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$53k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
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
21,790
Location
Statesboro, 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 · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White54%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Unknown7%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
First-gen students25%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time14%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$49k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 74

What you can study.