Gordon State College Overview

Located in Barnesville, Georgia, Gordon State College is a public institution. The location of Gordon is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Gordon State College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Gordon.
• In a recent academic period53% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Gordon State College?

Contact details for Gordon are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	419 College Dr, Barnesville, GA 30204
Phone:	678-359-5555
Website:	www.gordonstate.edu

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How Do I Get Into Gordon?

You can apply to Gordon online at: https://gafutures.xap.com/applications/usg/usg_common_app_short/introduction.asp?application_id=3406

Admission Requirements for Gordon

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Gordon?

Gordon has the high acceptance rate of 93%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Gordon submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 550. Math scores were between 420 and 530.

Gordon received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 12 and 19. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 15 and 19.

Can I Afford Gordon State College?

The overall average net price of Gordon is $18,484. 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 Gordon, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $5,111 a year. That adds up to $20,444 over four years for those students.

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Gordon State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,231 undergraduate students at Gordon, with 1,856 being full-time and 1,375 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,856 full-time undergraduates at Gordon, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Gordon State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	757
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	899
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	81

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Gordon State College. At this time, 5 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 5 countries are represented at Gordon. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Thailand, Vietnam, and Peru.

Gordon State College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	40	60	100
Business Administration & Management	43	42	85
Liberal Arts General Studies	74	0	74
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	35	35
General Psychology	33	0	33
General Biology	0	30	30
Human Services	0	30	30
Information Technology	12	0	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	9	0	9
General Engineering	8	0	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	7	7
General Visual & Performing Arts	7	0	7
Computer Information Systems	6	0	6
General English Literature	0	6	6
History	0	6	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	5	5
Drama & Theater Arts	5	0	5
Communication & Media Studies	4	0	4
Health Sciences & Services	0	3	3
Chemistry	2	0	2
Sociology	2	0	2
Mathematics	0	1	1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0
TOTAL	245	225	470

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.