Colleges / Georgia Southwestern State University
College · Public · Americus, GA · Town
GSS

Georgia Southwestern State University

Americus, GA

Address800 Georgia Southwestern State University Dr., Americus, GA 31709-4693
Websitegsw.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size2,424
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 978 · ACT 21.

If you get in

2,424 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 $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$82k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$48k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$34k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$16.6k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
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 retention61%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr41%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out42%
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
2,424
Location
Americus, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
GSW, Georgia Southwestern
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White54%
  • Black35%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time26%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 27

What you can study.

Colleges / Georgia Southwestern State University
College · Public · Americus, GA · Town
GSS

Georgia Southwestern State University

Americus, GA

Address800 Georgia Southwestern State University Dr., Americus, GA 31709-4693
Websitegsw.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size2,424
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 978 · ACT 21.

If you get in

2,424 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 $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$82k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$48k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$34k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$16.6k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
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 retention61%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr41%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out42%
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
2,424
Location
Americus, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
GSW, Georgia Southwestern
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White54%
  • Black35%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students35%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time26%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$36k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 27

What you can study.