Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, Georgia · Also known as ABAC · Website
$34,996
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$34,996
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a public 4-year college in Tifton, Georgia with 3,208 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,842 a year (tuition and fees $3,268 in-state, $10,588 out-of-state). It admits 76% of applicants and 36% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $34,996 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,842
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$3,268
Out-of-state $10,588
Admission rate
76%
US median 78%
Completion rate
36%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,750
About $178 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,996
Rank 3,453 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,842
- Tuition in-state
- $3,268
- Tuition out-of-state
- $10,588
- Cost of attendance
- $13,956
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 23%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,323
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,299
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,824
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $10,489
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $11,026
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,453 in 2015-16 to $3,268 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 990
- SAT reading, middle
- 535
- SAT math, middle
- 500
- ACT, middle
- 19
- Undergraduates
- 3,208
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 35
- Endowment
- $22.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,453 of 5,094 US colleges and 92 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,842 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,268 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 76% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 36% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,750 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,495 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,996 | $38,579 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 59% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
35 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 138 | $12,000 | $28,064 | $41,031 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 115 | $14,753 | $66,850 | $70,945 | $80,813 |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $20,215 | $42,107 | $54,179 | $65,543 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $18,898 | $47,519 | Withheld | $66,647 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $12,941 | $76,557 | $98,328 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $24,157 | $50,429 | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $20,924 | $25,869 | $46,194 | $57,214 |
| ForestryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $20,065 | $40,065 | $57,678 | $58,784 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $23,500 | $38,173 | $48,677 | $68,407 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $20,500 | $44,751 | $52,757 | $58,494 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Agricultural Public ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,152 |
| Agricultural MechanizationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| History and Political ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
| Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,438 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,283 |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $41,835 |
| ForestryAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,725 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,155 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,070 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Tifton and Georgia on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College cost?
$6,842 a year is the average net price at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,268 for in-state students and $10,588 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $13,956. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,323 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College?
76% of applicants are admitted to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 990 and the middle ACT score is 19. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College graduates earn?
$34,996 a year is the median pay of former Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,495 after 6 years). That ranks 3,453 of 5,094 US colleges and 92 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $76,557.
How much student debt do Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College graduates have?
$16,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College graduates, about $178 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 23% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College?
36% of first-time, full-time students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College finish within 6 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (138 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (115 associate's graduates), Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other (70 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 35 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.