Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, Georgia · Also known as GSW, Georgia Southwestern · Website
$48,757
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,757
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Georgia Southwestern State University is a public 4-year college in Americus, Georgia with 2,424 undergraduates and 676 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,019 a year (tuition and fees $5,220 in-state, $16,572 out-of-state). It admits 75% of applicants and 41% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,757 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,851 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,019
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,220
Out-of-state $16,572
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
41%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,851
About $200 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,757
Rank 1,581 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
- $12,019
- Tuition in-state
- $5,220
- Tuition out-of-state
- $16,572
- Cost of attendance
- $20,484
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,477
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,935
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,508
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,373
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,415
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 $5,262 in 2015-16 to $5,220 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
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 978
- SAT reading, middle
- 560
- SAT math, middle
- 520
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 2,424
- Graduate students
- 676
- Part-time students
- 26%
- Women
- 68%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 41%
- Retention rate
- 58%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $38.9M
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 1,581 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,019 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,220 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 41% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 58% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,851 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,047 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,757 | $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. 45% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 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 MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 216 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 100 | $23,532 | $62,821 | $65,670 | $59,916 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 74 | $18,107 | $63,113 | $83,019 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 57 | $36,032 | $97,855 | $109,617 | $120,193 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $20,625 | $49,765 | $65,514 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $18,750 | $76,025 | $80,811 | $88,910 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $16,499 | $51,890 | $63,928 | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $22,241 | $38,973 | $48,001 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $25,500 | $27,062 | $39,403 | $50,706 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $25,500 | $37,917 | $64,973 | $68,069 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,507 | $64,397 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $17,875 | $38,580 | $51,176 | $69,303 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $67,616 | $63,707 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,457 | $52,657 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,043 | $92,374 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,407 | $51,389 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Americus and Georgia on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Georgia Southwestern State University cost?
$12,019 a year is the average net price at Georgia Southwestern State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,220 for in-state students and $16,572 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,484. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,477 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Georgia Southwestern State University?
75% of applicants are admitted to Georgia Southwestern State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 978 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Georgia Southwestern State University graduates earn?
$48,757 a year is the median pay of former Georgia Southwestern State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,047 after 6 years). That ranks 1,581 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 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 $97,855.
How much student debt do Georgia Southwestern State University graduates have?
$18,851 is the median federal student loan debt of Georgia Southwestern State University graduates, about $200 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Georgia Southwestern State University?
41% of first-time, full-time students at Georgia Southwestern State University finish within 6 years. 58% 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 Southwestern State University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (216 graduate certificate graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (100 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (74 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 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.