Decatur, GA · Private · 836 undergraduates · suburban
Agnes Scott College
Moderately selective
Every student completes a first-year Global Journey that combines a course with a college-funded faculty-led immersion experience.
Institutional profile
Well established Solid in student experience, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- 67.3% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 77.4%
1,857 applicants in the reported year
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$56,274 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Agnes Scott College apart
Academic design
First-year students complete Leadership Prologue and a Global Journeys course, including a faculty-led global immersion experience. Later SUMMIT components add Atlanta-based leadership work, professional development, career experiences, language study, and a multi-person advising network.
Campus pattern
The Decatur campus provides a small women-centered college community within the Atlanta metropolitan region. Peak Week interrupts the normal semester for experiences such as Global Journeys, Atlanta-based leadership projects, and applied career work.
Defining feature
Every student completes a first-year Global Journey that combines a course with a college-funded faculty-led immersion experience.
Can I get in?
67.3% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
1,857About 67 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 30% submitted an SAT, and 14% submitted an ACT. Because ACT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Agnes Scott College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Agnes Scott College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
First-year students complete Leadership Prologue and a Global Journeys course, including a faculty-led global immersion experience. Later SUMMIT components add Atlanta-based leadership work, professional development, career experiences, language study, and a multi-person advising network.
Make the fit specific
Students who want a women-centered liberal-arts environment and prefer leadership, global learning, advising, and career preparation to be intentionally built into all four years.
Account for the tradeoff
SUMMIT occupies real curricular and calendar space, so students who prefer to design every co-curricular experience on their own may find the model more structured than expected.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
Fee waiver: u.s. only
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
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Average annual cost by household income at Agnes Scott College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Every student completes a first-year Global Journey that combines a course with a college-funded faculty-led immersion experience.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Research and Experimental Psychology
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Public Health
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Biology, General
What is campus life like?
Agnes Scott College beyond the classroom
The Decatur campus provides a small women-centered college community within the Atlanta metropolitan region. Peak Week interrupts the normal semester for experiences such as Global Journeys, Atlanta-based leadership projects, and applied career work.
A defining academic feature
First-year students complete Leadership Prologue and a Global Journeys course, including a faculty-led global immersion experience. Later SUMMIT components add Atlanta-based leadership work, professional development, career experiences, language study, and a multi-person advising network.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Decatur campus provides a small women-centered college community within the Atlanta metropolitan region. Peak Week interrupts the normal semester for experiences such as Global Journeys, Atlanta-based leadership projects, and applied career work.
What changes the experience
Every student completes a first-year Global Journey that combines a course with a college-funded faculty-led immersion experience.