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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Gordon is ranked #2,114 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Gordon also holds the #63 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 88%, Gordon has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 5% of students accepted to Gordon submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 550. Math scores were between 430 and 530.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Gordon State College, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Gordon State College is 64%. 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 Gordon State College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,231 undergraduates at Gordon with 1,856 being full-time and 1,375 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,877 | $8,832 | $11,424 | $12,998 | $13,784 |
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 Gordon, 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 Gordon, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $4,917 a year. That adds up to $19,668 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Gordon is 12.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
See which majors at Gordon State College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Gordon State College.
Contact details for Gordon are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 419 College Dr, Barnesville, GA 30204 |
| Phone: | 678-359-5555 |
| Website: | https://www.gordonstate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 57 | $32,212 |
| Human Services | 56 | $27,845 |
| Nursing | 49 | $62,285 |
| General Biology | 30 | $23,710 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 27 | $33,456 |
| General English Literature | 13 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 10 | $31,946 |
| History | 8 | NA |
| Mathematics | 3 | NA |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 2 | 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, 2,342 students took at least one online class at Gordon State College. This is a decrease from the 2,740 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,342 | 969 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,740 | 1,174 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,470 | 376 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,116 | 328 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,157 | 180 |
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.
References
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