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 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at Augusta University is the doctor's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 67% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Augusta University with a bachelor's degree make about $45,008 a year. That's 10% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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

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 73%, 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 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% 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 550 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

Augusta University received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

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 $5,519 a year. That adds up to $22,076 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Augusta University is 1.7%. 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 5,487 undergraduate students at Augusta University, with 4,346 being full-time and 1,141 being part-time.

There are also 3,474 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,346 full-time undergraduates at Augusta University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	330
Black or African American	1,160
Hispanic or Latino	409
White	2,091
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	304

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 2020-2021, 5,273 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 2020-2021.

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.

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%.

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.