Augusta, GA · Public · 5,613 undergraduates · urban
Augusta University
Less selective
Its strongest structural advantage is undergraduate access to a university built around a major academic health center and medical research enterprise.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in affordability, and solid in student experience.- Admission
- 89.3% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 56.7%
5,892 applicants in the reported year
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$48,472 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Augusta University apart
Academic design
Undergraduates can study across liberal arts, business, computing and cyber sciences, nursing and allied health fields while sharing a university with major medical and research programs. Several health pathways include clinical and competitive progression components.
Campus pattern
The university spans multiple Augusta-area campuses, including health-science facilities tied to the medical center. Student life is more distributed and professionally oriented than at a single traditional residential campus.
Defining feature
Its strongest structural advantage is undergraduate access to a university built around a major academic health center and medical research enterprise.
Can I get in?
89.3% admitted
Several allied-health and nursing programs have separate prerequisite, progression or competitive-entry requirements that applicants should verify by program.
Recent applicant pool
5,892About 89 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 56% submitted an SAT, and 20% submitted an ACT. Use your score when it adds strength to the application; withhold it when it does not.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Augusta University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Augusta University 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
Undergraduates can study across liberal arts, business, computing and cyber sciences, nursing and allied health fields while sharing a university with major medical and research programs. Several health pathways include clinical and competitive progression components.
Make the fit specific
Its strongest structural advantage is undergraduate access to a university built around a major academic health center and medical research enterprise.
Account for the tradeoff
Several allied-health and nursing programs have separate prerequisite, progression or competitive-entry requirements that applicants should verify by program.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Several allied-health and nursing programs have separate prerequisite, progression or competitive-entry requirements that applicants should verify by program.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Health professionsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
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 Augusta University
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
Its strongest structural advantage is undergraduate access to a university built around a major academic health center and medical research enterprise.
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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Business/Commerce, General
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
What is campus life like?
Augusta University beyond the classroom
The university spans multiple Augusta-area campuses, including health-science facilities tied to the medical center. Student life is more distributed and professionally oriented than at a single traditional residential campus.
A defining academic feature
Undergraduates can study across liberal arts, business, computing and cyber sciences, nursing and allied health fields while sharing a university with major medical and research programs. Several health pathways include clinical and competitive progression components.
What shapes an ordinary week
The university spans multiple Augusta-area campuses, including health-science facilities tied to the medical center. Student life is more distributed and professionally oriented than at a single traditional residential campus.
What changes the experience
Its strongest structural advantage is undergraduate access to a university built around a major academic health center and medical research enterprise.