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Milledgeville, GA · Public · 5,947 undergraduates · town

Georgia College & State University

Less selective

Its defining feature is a public-university version of the residential liberal-arts college model.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in affordability, and steady in career outcomes.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Steady Mobility Emerging Experience Emerging
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Emerging
Student experience Emerging
Admission
87.8% admitted

6,214 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
61.8%

$58,140 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Georgia College & State University apart

Academic design

Students study across arts and sciences, business, education and health while completing internships, research, service, leadership and study-abroad experiences. The model is intentionally undergraduate-focused and cross-disciplinary.

Campus pattern

The historic Milledgeville campus is embedded in a small central Georgia city and supports a traditional residential-college rhythm. Campus traditions and close faculty contact are more prominent than at many larger public universities.

Defining feature

Its defining feature is a public-university version of the residential liberal-arts college model.

Can I get in?

87.8% admitted

Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.

Recent applicant pool

6,214

About 88 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 87.8%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1060–1240
9401360
ACT middle 50%21–26
1829

Of admitted students, 31% submitted an SAT, and 22% submitted an ACT. Use your score when it adds strength to the application; withhold it when it does not.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA8%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Georgia College & State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Georgia College & State 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  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Students study across arts and sciences, business, education and health while completing internships, research, service, leadership and study-abroad experiences. The model is intentionally undergraduate-focused and cross-disciplinary.

02

Make the fit specific

Its defining feature is a public-university version of the residential liberal-arts college model.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.

Early ActionOct 15
Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiver$50 application fee

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.

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.

Published annual cost$33,945
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$21,000
Affordability profileSolid

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Average annual cost by household income at Georgia College & State 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+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Its defining feature is a public-university version of the residential liberal-arts college model.

Complete within 8 years61.8%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one83.3%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$58,140

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.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates111
Median earnings$71,795

Admits separately

Marketing

Recent graduates101
Median earnings$71,560

Admits separately

Research and Experimental Psychology

Recent graduates101
Median earnings$54,441

Journalism

Recent graduates93
Median earnings$57,843

Admits separately

What is campus life like?

Georgia College & State University beyond the classroom

The historic Milledgeville campus is embedded in a small central Georgia city and supports a traditional residential-college rhythm. Campus traditions and close faculty contact are more prominent than at many larger public universities.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Students study across arts and sciences, business, education and health while completing internships, research, service, leadership and study-abroad experiences. The model is intentionally undergraduate-focused and cross-disciplinary.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The historic Milledgeville campus is embedded in a small central Georgia city and supports a traditional residential-college rhythm. Campus traditions and close faculty contact are more prominent than at many larger public universities.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Its defining feature is a public-university version of the residential liberal-arts college model.

5,947 undergraduatesSoutheasttown settingCampus housing available