by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Georgia State University was awarded 327 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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College Factual ranked Georgia State as #582 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 68 colleges in Georgia, Georgia State is ranked at #12.
With an acceptance rate of 100%, Georgia State 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 22% of students accepted to Georgia State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 640.
The student to faculty ratio at Georgia State University is 27 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.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Georgia State University is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Georgia State University has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. 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.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Georgia State have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Georgia State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 28,787 undergraduates at Georgia State with 22,356 being full-time and 6,431 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,197 | $15,767 | $18,466 | $20,983 | $20,927 |
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 Georgia State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Georgia State, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,577 a year. That adds up to $22,308 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Georgia State is 5.9%. 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.
See which majors at Georgia State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Georgia State University.
Contact details for Georgia State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 33 Gilmer St, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 |
| Phone: | 404-413-2000 |
| Website: | www.gsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 443 | $26,761 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 331 | $32,703 |
| Computer Information Systems | 317 | $52,828 |
| General Biology | 314 | $22,288 |
| Computer Science | 281 | $60,102 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 260 | $47,491 |
| Marketing | 251 | $41,326 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 235 | $22,068 |
| Political Science & Government | 223 | $30,023 |
| Business Administration & Management | 195 | $43,043 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 24,369 students took at least one online class at Georgia State University. This is a decrease from the 33,558 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 24,369 | 4,700 |
| 2019-2020 | 33,558 | 19,725 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,919 | 850 |
| 2017-2018 | 9,411 | 291 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,795 | 226 |
Learn more about online learning at Georgia State 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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