Georgia Southwestern State University Overview

Georgia Southwestern State University is a public institution situated in Americus, Georgia. The surrounding location of Americus is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Georgia Southwestern State University Known For?

• The 0% student loan default rate at GSW is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at GSW.
• In a recent academic period74% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, GSW bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $48,757 a year. That's about 20% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Georgia Southwestern State University?

Contact details for GSW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 Georgia Southwestern State University Dr., Americus, GA 31709-4693
Phone:	877-871-4594
Website:	gsw.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaSouthwestern
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/GaSouthwestern

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How Do I Get Into GSW?

You can apply to GSW online at: https://gsw.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for GSW

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GSW?

GSW 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 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to GSW submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 560.

GSW received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Georgia Southwestern State University?

The overall average net price of GSW is $23,251. 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 GSW, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $5,285 a year. That adds up to $21,140 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GSW is 0.1%. 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.

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Georgia Southwestern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,634 undergraduate students at GSW, with 1,683 being full-time and 951 being part-time.

There are also 528 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,683 full-time undergraduates at GSW, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	22
Black or African American	499
Hispanic or Latino	105
White	965
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 18 countries are represented at GSW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, India, and China.

Georgia Southwestern State University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	30	216	100	346
Business Administration & Management	0	51	0	74	125
Nursing	0	44	0	57	101
Accounting	0	42	0	0	42
Special Education	0	6	0	24	30
General Psychology	0	29	0	0	29
Human Resource Management	0	28	0	0	28
Computer Science	0	4	0	19	23
Marketing	0	22	0	0	22
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	5	0	14	19
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	10	0	0	10
History	0	10	0	0	10
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	10	0	0	10
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	9	0	0	9
Sociology	0	9	0	0	9
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	0	6
Communication & Media Studies	0	5	0	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	0	5	0	0	5
General Biology	0	4	0	0	4
Health & Physical Education	0	4	0	0	4
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	0	3
General English Literature	0	2	0	0	2
Mathematics	0	2	0	0	2
Drama & Theater Arts	0	2	0	0	2
Music	0	2	0	0	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	0
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	345	216	288	850

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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

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