Georgia State University-Perimeter College Overview

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia State University-Perimeter College is a public institution. The location of Georgia State University-Perimeter College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Georgia State University-Perimeter College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Georgia State University-Perimeter College.
• In 2017-2018, 58% of the faculty were full-time.

Georgia State University-Perimeter College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#81	Best Liberal Arts Schools	College Factual
#85	Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	College Factual
#85	Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies	College Factual
#97	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#97	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual
#208	Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is Georgia State University-Perimeter College?

Contact details for Georgia State University-Perimeter College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	33 Gilmer St., Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
Phone:	404-413-2000

How Do I Get Into Georgia State University-Perimeter College?

You can apply to Georgia State University-Perimeter College online at: perimeter.gsu.edu/how-do-i-apply/

Admission Requirements for Georgia State University-Perimeter College

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Georgia State University-Perimeter College?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, Georgia State University-Perimeter College may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Can I Afford Georgia State University-Perimeter College?

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 Georgia State University-Perimeter College, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $4,978 a year. That adds up to $19,912 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Georgia State University-Perimeter College is 10.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Georgia State University-Perimeter College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,383 undergraduate students at Georgia State University-Perimeter College, with 6,624 being full-time and 10,759 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,624 full-time undergraduates at Georgia State University-Perimeter College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	683
Black or African American	2,862
Hispanic or Latino	1,046
White	1,128
International Students	520
Other Races/Ethnicities	385

Over 20 countries are represented at Georgia State University-Perimeter College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Georgia State University-Perimeter College

In 2019-2020, 16,031 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 5th 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 Growth Rankings of Georgia State University-Perimeter College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Georgia State University-Perimeter College was 49.0%. This is the #590 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Georgia State University-Perimeter College 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%.

Georgia State University-Perimeter College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	2,280	2,280
Nursing	103	103
Allied Health Professions	17	17
Dental Support Services	17	17
American Sign Language	0	0
TOTAL	2,417	2,417

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.