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Georgia College & State University Overview

Georgia College & State University is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. Milledgeville is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Georgia College & State University Known For?

1,328 Undergraduate Awards
$34,855 Avg Cost After Aid
86% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Georgia College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at Georgia College is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 83% of the faculty were full-time.

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Georgia College & State University Rankings

Georgia College is ranked #8 out of 80 schools in Georgia.

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.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Georgia College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#10 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#34 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#37 Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#40 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#66 Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#108 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#113 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#156 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Georgia College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#82 Best Educational Administration Schools College Factual
#117 Best Communication & Journalism Schools College Factual
#126 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#127 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools College Factual
#312 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual

Where Is Georgia College & State University?

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Contact details for Georgia College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 231 W Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone: 800-342-0471
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gacollege
Twitter: http://twitter.com/georgiacollege

How Do I Get Into Georgia College?

You can apply to Georgia College online at: www.gcsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate

Admission Requirements for Georgia College

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Georgia College?

86% Acceptance Rate
69% Of Accepted Are Women
52% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 86%, Georgia College is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% of students accepted to Georgia College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 605.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Georgia College & State University  ( 560 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Georgia College & State University  ( 540 to 605 )
200
800
Georgia College received ACT scores from 44% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 21 and 26. Composite scores were between 23 and 27.

ACT English Scores for Georgia College & State University  ( 22 to 28 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Georgia College & State University  ( 21 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Georgia College & State University  ( 23 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford Georgia College & State University?

$34,855 Net Price
40% Take Out Loans
2.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Georgia College is $34,855. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Georgia College, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $6,817 a year. That adds up to $27,268 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Georgia College is 2.7%. 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.

Georgia College & State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,167 Full-Time Undergraduates
66% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,605 undergraduate students at Georgia College, with 5,167 being full-time and 438 being part-time.

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There are also 1,268 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,167 full-time undergraduates at Georgia College, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgia College & State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 66
Black or African American 213
Hispanic or Latino 334
White 4,315
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 213

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Georgia College & State University. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Georgia College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, Nigeria, and India.

Online Learning at Georgia College & State University

967 Took All Classes Online
4,990 Took At Least One Class Online
17.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,990 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 32nd 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 Georgia College

The following table shows how Georgia College 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
Other Library & Archives Assisting #1 #4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences #4 #10
General Biology #4 #10
General Business/Commerce #25 #57
Management Information Systems #28 #61
Health Sciences & Services #29 #41
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions #31 #61
Library Science #43 #76

Online Growth Rankings of Georgia College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Georgia College & State University was 17.7%. This is the #1,129 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Georgia College regardless of major.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 1%
Education 12%
Health Professions 15%
Instructional Media Design 20%
Management Information Systems 32%
Public Administration 37%
Public Administration & Social Service 37%
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 58%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 17%
Teacher Education Subject Specific 30%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Georgia College 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 Georgia College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Management Information Systems #57
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions #59
Public Administration #117
Instructional Media Design #160
Special Education #208
Teacher Education Subject Specific #226
Public Administration & Social Service #243
Teacher Education Grade Specific #323
Criminal Justice & Corrections #455

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%.

Georgia College & State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 60 35 121 0 216
Nursing 0 108 7 43 14 172
Business Administration & Management 7 105 0 33 0 145
Health & Physical Education 0 124 0 0 0 124
Marketing 0 110 0 0 0 110
Accounting 0 48 0 41 0 89
General Biology 0 74 0 13 0 87
Child Development & Psychology 0 82 0 0 0 82
Journalism 0 81 0 0 0 81
Public Health 0 76 0 0 0 76
Special Education 0 23 9 22 0 54
Information Technology 0 51 0 0 0 51
General English Literature 0 33 0 5 0 38
Educational Administration 0 0 6 31 0 37
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 29 0 6 0 35
Political Science & Government 0 32 0 0 0 32
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 31 0 31
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 31 0 0 0 31
Fine & Studio Arts 0 31 0 0 0 31
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 4 1 25 0 30
Public Administration 0 0 0 30 0 30
History 0 25 0 0 0 25
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 15 0 9 0 24
Natural Resources Conservation 0 24 0 0 0 24
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 1 22 0 23
Business/Managerial Economics 0 21 0 0 0 21
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 21 0 21
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 19 0 19
Writing Studies 0 9 0 9 0 18
Chemistry 0 17 0 0 0 17
Sociology 0 17 0 0 0 17
Physics 0 13 0 0 0 13
Computer Science 0 12 0 0 0 12
Philosophy 0 12 0 0 0 12
Drama & Theater Arts 0 12 0 0 0 12
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mathematics 0 10 0 0 0 10
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 10 0 0 0 10
Geography & Cartography 4 2 0 0 0 6
Music 0 6 0 0 0 6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 5 0 0 0 5
Romance Languages 0 2 0 0 0 2
Sustainability Science 2 0 0 0 0 2
Allied Health Professions 0 1 0 0 0 1
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13 1,315 59 491 14 1,892

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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