Colleges / Georgia State University
College · Public · Atlanta, GA · City
GSU

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Address33 Gilmer St, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
Websitewww.gsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate55%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size26,623
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 55% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1076 · ACT 23.

If you get in

26,623 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$113k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$64k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$24.8k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants51%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans40%
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 retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
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
26,623
Location
Atlanta, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black43%
  • Asian16%
  • White15%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International4%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time23%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$28k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 55

What you can study.

Colleges / Georgia State University
College · Public · Atlanta, GA · City
GSU

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Address33 Gilmer St, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
Websitewww.gsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate55%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size26,623
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 55% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1076 · ACT 23.

If you get in

26,623 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$113k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$64k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$24.8k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$2,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants51%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans40%
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 retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
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
26,623
Location
Atlanta, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black43%
  • Asian16%
  • White15%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International4%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time23%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$28k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 55

What you can study.