$48,472
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Augusta University is a public 4-year college in Augusta, Georgia with 5,613 undergraduates and 4,851 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,787 a year (tuition and fees $8,414 in-state, $24,734 out-of-state). It admits 86% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,472 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,787
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,414
Out-of-state $24,734
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,472
Rank 1,602 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
- $13,787
- Tuition in-state
- $8,414
- Tuition out-of-state
- $24,734
- Cost of attendance
- $23,524
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 35%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,064
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,154
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,703
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,548
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,163
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 $8,282 in 2015-16 to $8,414 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
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1,070
- SAT reading, middle
- 605
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 5,613
- Graduate students
- 4,851
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 126
- Endowment
- $398.3M
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 1,602 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,787 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,414 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,037 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,472 | $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. 56% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
126 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 218 | $186,680 | $63,472 | $99,481 | $112,460 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 201 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 165 | $15,000 | $74,307 | $78,004 | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 141 | $57,662 | $78,617 | $90,561 | $120,193 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $17,500 | $60,541 | Withheld | $68,407 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 96 | $232,467 | $145,581 | $196,587 | $170,812 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $25,812 | $29,375 | $41,544 | $50,706 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 63 | $23,700 | $48,303 | $78,150 | $52,615 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 57 | Withheld | $78,618 | $82,965 | $103,485 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $20,844 | $21,905 | Withheld | $66,697 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | $21,438 | $27,490 | $48,836 | $54,562 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,063 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 51 | $93,793 | $108,924 | $125,885 | $127,347 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $22,750 | $57,415 | $83,000 | $92,374 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 50 | $41,000 | $49,547 | $55,403 | $65,824 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 49 | $30,490 | $59,953 | $65,017 | $63,399 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 45 | $57,000 | $71,697 | $65,984 | $71,416 |
| Special Education and TeachingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $22,625 | $28,978 | $65,163 | $57,214 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $25,153 | $31,239 | $51,773 | $58,716 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 40 | $20,500 | $78,553 | $75,541 | $86,288 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $27,500 | $42,419 | $47,226 | $47,382 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Augusta University cost?
$13,787 a year is the average net price at Augusta University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,414 for in-state students and $24,734 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,524. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,064 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Augusta University?
86% of applicants are admitted to Augusta University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,070 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Augusta University graduates earn?
$48,472 a year is the median pay of former Augusta University students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,037 after 6 years). That ranks 1,602 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Dentistry (Professional) at $145,581.
How much student debt do Augusta University graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Augusta University graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 35% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Augusta University?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Augusta University finish within 6 years. 76% 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 Augusta University?
Medicine (218 professional graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (201 graduate certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (165 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 126 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.