Augusta University Overview

Augusta University is a public institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Augusta University Known For?

• Students at Augusta University have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at Augusta University is the doctor's degree.
• In 2019-2020, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Augusta University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,408 a year. That's about 4% more than their peers at other schools.

Augusta University Rankings

Out of the 61 colleges in Georgia, Augusta University is ranked at #7.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Augusta University has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#57	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Augusta University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Augusta University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#84	Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools	College Factual
#107	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#113	Best Teaching Schools	Teaching Degree Search
#133	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual
#286	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is Augusta University?

Contact details for Augusta University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1120 15Th St, Augusta, GA 30912
Phone:	706-721-0211
Website:	www.augusta.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaRegentsU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/georgiaregents

How Do I Get Into Augusta University?

You can apply to Augusta University online at: https://gafutures.xap.com/applications/Augusta_University/introduction.asp?application_id=4020

Admission Requirements for Augusta University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Augusta University?

Augusta University has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 66% of students accepted to Augusta University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 620. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

Augusta University received ACT scores from 25% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Augusta University?

The overall average net price of Augusta University is $30,944. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 Augusta University, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,798 a year. That adds up to $23,192 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Augusta University is 3.5%. 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.

Augusta University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,674 undergraduate students at Augusta University, with 4,521 being full-time and 1,153 being part-time.

There are also 3,246 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,521 full-time undergraduates at Augusta University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Augusta University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	299
Black or African American	1,198
Hispanic or Latino	384
White	2,237
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	354

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Augusta University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 44 countries are represented at Augusta University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Augusta University

In 2019-2020, 5,885 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Augusta University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 19th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Augusta University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Augusta University was $9,022 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $24,400. The following table shows how Augusta University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Allied Health Professions	#4	#19
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	#7	#7
Other Education	#21	#38
Dental Support Services	#31	#37
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#64	#195

Online Growth Rankings of Augusta University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Augusta University was 52.8%. This is the #646 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Augusta University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Augusta University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	51%
Education	20%
Educational Administration	33%
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	26%
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	36%
Health Professions	11%
Nursing	23%
Special Education	48%
Teacher Education Subject Specific	14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Augusta University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Augusta University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Health	#71

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Augusta University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	0	0	201	11	156	96	464
Medicine	0	0	0	0	0	0	232	232
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	84	56	0	140
Information Technology	16	0	56	18	0	17	0	107
General Psychology	0	0	0	80	0	17	0	97
Dentistry	0	0	0	0	0	0	96	96
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	80	0	5	0	85
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	26	0	54	0	80
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0	40	37	77
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	75
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	21	8	41	0	70
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	68	0	0	0	68
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	0	58	0	0	5	63
Dental Support Services	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	55
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	47	7	0	0	54
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	36	9	0	45
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	39
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	3	34	0	0	37
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36
Accounting	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	35
General Education	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	30
Special Education	0	0	0	7	18	0	0	25
Social Work	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	3	0	17	0	0	0	20
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	20
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	0	0	0	10	9	0	0	19
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	9	0	10	0	19
General English Literature	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
General Biology	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	8	0	9	0	17
Public Health	1	0	0	0	2	13	0	16
History	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Chemistry	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Teaching English or French	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
Health/Medical Prep Programs	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
Marketing	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
Music	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Mathematics	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Sociology	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Hospitality Management	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	6
Anthropology	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5
Urban & Regional Planning	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
Physics	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Other Homeland Security	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	58	3	56	1,078	222	502	490	2,409

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.