unitid 141264 · Valdosta, GA · public 4-year · city (small)
Valdosta State University
- enrollment 2023
- 12,550
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
72%
30th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
6,622
60th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
52%
undergrads on Pell grants
89th pctl among public 4-years
completion
42%
finish within 150% time
44th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,801
40th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$10,945
after aid, aided students
37th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$49,361
after entry, Title IV students
47th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$24,779
88th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,378 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k35%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+13%
- Median family income
- $35,444
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,124
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 223 | $55,405 | $30,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 156 | $42,653 | $27,000 |
| Library Science and Administration. | 128 | $45,566 | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 125 | — | $31,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 111 | $57,746 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 110 | $72,856 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 98 | $44,444 | $31,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 94 | $48,769 | $29,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 91 | $78,057 | $27,301 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 77 | $46,049 | $27,250 |
| Biology, General. | 70 | $54,815 | $28,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 59 | $48,764 | $26,750 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.