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Lawrenceville, GA · Public · 11,344 undergraduates · suburban

Georgia Gwinnett College

Less selective

Georgia Gwinnett is a newer regional public college focused on accessible bachelor’s education for Atlanta’s rapidly growing northeastern suburbs.

Georgia Gwinnett College / Official university public media page

Institutional profile

Regionally focused Strong in mobility, and strong in affordability.
Academic Emerging Affordability Strong Career Emerging Mobility Strong Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Strong
Student experience Emerging
Admission
95.6% admitted

6,390 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
25%

$47,730 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Georgia Gwinnett College apart

Academic design

Business, information technology, education, sciences, psychology, and liberal studies dominate a relatively focused undergraduate portfolio.

Campus pattern

Suburban Lawrenceville campus serves Gwinnett County within the Atlanta metropolitan region.

Career & value signal

Local growth supports business, technology, education, healthcare, logistics, and public-sector employment.

Can I get in?

95.6% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

6,390

About 96 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 95.6%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingnot considered
Return for a second year65.9%
Finish the degree25%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

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

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What Georgia Gwinnett 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  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Business, information technology, education, sciences, psychology, and liberal studies dominate a relatively focused undergraduate portfolio.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Georgia Gwinnett is a newer regional public college focused on accessible bachelor’s education for Atlanta’s rapidly growing northeastern suburbs.

03

Use the application route carefully

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 assemble each required item once.

Application routeInstitution application

$30 application fee

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$28,834
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$16,000
Affordability profileStrong

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Georgia Gwinnett 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+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years25%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one65.9%

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$47,730

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/Commerce, General

Recent graduates336
Median earnings$58,367

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates140
Median earnings$39,486

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Recent graduates123
Median earnings

Admits separately

Biology, General

Recent graduates94
Median earnings$60,542

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Recent graduates66
Median earnings

What is campus life like?

Georgia Gwinnett College beyond the classroom

Suburban Lawrenceville campus serves Gwinnett County within the Atlanta metropolitan region.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Business, information technology, education, sciences, psychology, and liberal studies dominate a relatively focused undergraduate portfolio.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Suburban Lawrenceville campus serves Gwinnett County within the Atlanta metropolitan region.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Local growth supports business, technology, education, healthcare, logistics, and public-sector employment.

11,344 undergraduatesSoutheastsuburban setting14.9% of first-year students live on campus