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.
Georgia Southern University was awarded 433 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher development & methodology.
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GaSou is ranked #586 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
GaSou is also ranked #13 out of 68 schools in Georgia.
With an acceptance rate of 91%, Georgia Southern University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 23% of students accepted to GaSou submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio at Georgia Southern University is 22 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 Georgia Southern University is 84%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Georgia Southern University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at GaSou is 25%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 23,469 undergraduates at GaSou with 19,453 being full-time and 4,016 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,637 | $13,653 | $16,181 | $18,056 | $18,472 |
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 GaSou, 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 GaSou, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,073 a year. That adds up to $24,292 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at GaSou is 5.3%. 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 GaSou are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1332 Southern Drive, Statesboro, GA 30460-8126 |
| Phone: | 912-478-5391 |
| Website: | www.georgiasouthern.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaSouthern |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/georgiasouthern |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 337 | $46,285 |
| Nursing | 321 | $60,311 |
| General Psychology | 274 | $26,411 |
| Health & Physical Education | 246 | $28,592 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 222 | $36,111 |
| General Biology | 210 | $23,953 |
| Marketing | 200 | $44,194 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 199 | $30,292 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 197 | $61,923 |
| Criminology | 156 | 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, 17,560 students took at least one online class at Georgia Southern University. This is a decrease from the 21,050 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 17,560 | 3,981 |
| 2019-2020 | 21,050 | 3,796 |
| 2018-2019 | 10,767 | 2,707 |
| 2017-2018 | 9,378 | 2,652 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,371 | 1,940 |
Learn more about online learning at Georgia Southern University.
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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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