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Statement · Americus, GA

Georgia Southwestern State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $10,477 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $20,484.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $48,757 ten years after entering, the 46th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 41% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
3,941

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $20,484 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $10,477 and $16,373 a year depending on income at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Statement of cost · Georgia Southwestern State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$20,484
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$10,477
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$12,019
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$5,220

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $10,477; $30–48k: $10,935; $48–75k: $13,508; $75–110k: $16,373; over $110k: $15,415. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$10,477
$30k–$48k$10,935
$48k–$75k$13,508
$75k–$110k$16,373
Over $110k$15,415

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $48,757; the median graduate who borrowed owes $18,851.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$42,047
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$48,858
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
46th percentile among public 4-years
$48,757
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
43rd percentile among public 4-years
$18,851
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$11,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $42,047; 8 yrs after entry: $48,858; 10 yrs after entry: $48,757. Median graduate debt: $18,851. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $18,851.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$42,047
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$48,858
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$48,757
Median graduate debt$18,851

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Georgia Southwestern State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate/Professional Certificate216not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree100$60,163not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree74not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree57not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree51$59,891$26,450
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree44$85,821$24,250
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree42$62,518$30,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree30$45,956$26,431
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree29$38,431$27,125
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree28$55,468$41,580
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree24not reportednot reported
MarketingBachelor's Degree22$38,336$24,123
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree19not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree14not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree10not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree10not reportednot reported
HistoryBachelor's Degree10not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree9not reportednot reported
SociologyBachelor's Degree9not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree6not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Georgia Southwestern State University: 2,424 undergraduates; 43% of students receive Pell grants; 75% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

75%

34th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

2,424

29th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

43%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

80th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

41%

finish within 150% of normal time

40th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

35%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$35,857

54th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k36%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110k15%
  • Over $110k15%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k36%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110k15%
Over $110k15%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.