$53,236
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Georgia Southern University is a public 4-year college in Statesboro, Georgia with 21,790 undergraduates and 3,882 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,267 a year (tuition and fees $6,022 in-state, $17,734 out-of-state). It admits 88% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,236 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,267
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,022
Out-of-state $17,734
Admission rate
88%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,250
About $246 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,236
Rank 1,227 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
- $15,267
- Tuition in-state
- $6,022
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,734
- Cost of attendance
- $24,430
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,162
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,564
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,965
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,408
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,789
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 $6,273 in 2015-16 to $6,022 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
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1,053
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 21,790
- Graduate students
- 3,882
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 166
- Endowment
- $119.4M
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 1,227 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,267 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,022 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 88% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,250 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,423 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,236 | $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. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
166 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 369 | $29,249 | $53,884 | $58,762 | $59,916 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 339 | $24,000 | $72,741 | $79,988 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 275 | $22,250 | $26,313 | $48,180 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 275 | $20,248 | $48,374 | $74,726 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 260 | $22,000 | $29,320 | $55,330 | $54,562 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 218 | $23,691 | $46,640 | $69,425 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 209 | $25,000 | $40,641 | $47,109 | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 186 | $23,250 | $27,195 | $50,667 | $57,214 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 155 | $21,500 | $35,588 | $53,766 | $55,556 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 151 | $23,125 | $68,462 | $87,731 | $92,135 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 133 | $25,000 | $34,576 | $48,137 | $53,072 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's | Bachelor's | 118 | $24,225 | $67,235 | $95,844 | $93,843 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 113 | $22,000 | $50,753 | $79,411 | $83,343 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 108 | $21,830 | $65,423 | $90,092 | $95,833 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 102 | $25,846 | $45,382 | $60,962 | $71,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 98 | $29,659 | $84,755 | $116,006 | $103,485 |
| Information Science/StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $26,000 | $52,435 | $80,409 | $85,294 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $23,125 | $63,616 | $92,026 | $92,374 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 84 | $22,625 | $47,347 | $61,772 | $62,033 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $24,354 | $58,026 | $66,017 | $70,786 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $20,500 | $44,094 | $74,282 | $76,194 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $25,750 | $39,355 | $53,396 | $51,490 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $25,000 | $31,447 | $47,439 | $48,471 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $21,499 | $63,195 | $78,034 | $86,517 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Georgia Southern University cost?
$15,267 a year is the average net price at Georgia Southern University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,022 for in-state students and $17,734 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,430. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,162 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Georgia Southern University?
88% of applicants are admitted to Georgia Southern University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,053 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Georgia Southern University graduates earn?
$53,236 a year is the median pay of former Georgia Southern University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,423 after 6 years). That ranks 1,227 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $98,272.
How much student debt do Georgia Southern University graduates have?
$23,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Georgia Southern University graduates, about $246 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 36% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Georgia Southern University?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Georgia Southern University finish within 6 years. 78% 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 Georgia Southern University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (369 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (339 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (275 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 166 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.