by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Agnes Scott College was awarded 11 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is entrepreneurial studies.
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College Factual ranked Agnes Scott as #1,219 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Agnes Scott also holds the #32 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.
The acceptance rate at Agnes Scott College is a competitive 70%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
The student to faculty ratio at Agnes Scott is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Agnes Scott College is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Agnes Scott College has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Agnes Scott for first-time, full-time students is 70%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,014 undergraduates at Agnes Scott with 1,003 being full-time and 11 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,530 | $17,463 | $19,847 | $23,200 | $25,899 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Agnes Scott, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Agnes Scott, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,198 a year. That adds up to $28,792 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Agnes Scott is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Agnes Scott are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030-3770 |
| Phone: | 404-471-6000 |
| Website: | www.agnesscott.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/agnesscottcollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/agnesscott |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Writing Studies | 22 | NA |
| International Relations & National Security | 18 | NA |
| General Psychology | 18 | $21,383 |
| Public Health | 15 | $21,239 |
| General Biology | 14 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 12 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 11 | $38,271 |
| General English Literature | 10 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 9 | NA |
| Ethnic Studies | 8 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 10 students took at least one online class at Agnes Scott College. This is a decrease from the 1,080 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 10 | 3 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,080 | 1,080 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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