$47,384
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Georgia State University is a public 4-year college in Atlanta, Georgia with 26,623 undergraduates and 7,529 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,931 a year (tuition and fees $8,664 in-state, $24,840 out-of-state). It admits 55% of applicants and 53% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,384 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,903 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,931
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,664
Out-of-state $24,840
Admission rate
55%
US median 78%
Completion rate
53%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,903
About $222 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,384
Rank 1,720 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
- $15,931
- Tuition in-state
- $8,664
- Tuition out-of-state
- $24,840
- Cost of attendance
- $28,241
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,787
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,430
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,656
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,390
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,305
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 $8,974 in 2015-16 to $8,664 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
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1,076
- SAT reading, middle
- 590
- SAT math, middle
- 580
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 26,623
- Graduate students
- 7,529
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 53%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 224
- Endowment
- $259.9M
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 1,720 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,931 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,664 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 55% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 53% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,903 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,844 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,384 | $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. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
224 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 495 | $25,000 | $28,904 | $49,050 | $50,706 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 454 | $25,000 | $30,536 | $50,632 | $55,693 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 358 | $24,000 | $26,647 | $52,222 | $57,214 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 357 | $21,500 | $66,803 | $100,582 | $107,009 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 307 | $50,417 | $108,995 | $143,079 | $125,988 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 301 | $24,082 | $65,439 | $87,020 | $92,374 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 276 | $22,125 | $40,414 | $67,872 | $69,303 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 266 | $21,974 | $22,588 | $42,457 | $43,765 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 234 | $21,625 | $56,344 | $82,688 | $83,343 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 206 | $72,563 | $77,765 | $116,613 | $107,773 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 202 | $41,000 | $89,008 | $116,144 | $124,807 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 195 | $22,125 | $29,275 | $58,432 | $63,293 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 177 | $23,179 | $33,213 | $52,857 | $55,378 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 165 | $24,922 | $21,226 | $42,454 | $41,367 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 147 | $30,750 | $102,856 | $136,876 | $124,201 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 147 | $24,250 | $55,761 | $81,029 | $76,194 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | $23,878 | $78,165 | $87,146 | $88,910 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 138 | $37,258 | $49,183 | $74,337 | $82,751 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 135 | $31,250 | $57,529 | $64,531 | $63,707 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 135 | $25,109 | $47,730 | $68,644 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $25,500 | $26,967 | $52,410 | $51,389 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $23,500 | $28,416 | $54,732 | $56,278 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 113 | $23,400 | $34,761 | $48,896 | $58,808 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 99 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $23,250 | $22,865 | $51,367 | $62,451 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Georgia State University cost?
$15,931 a year is the average net price at Georgia State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,664 for in-state students and $24,840 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,241. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,787 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Georgia State University?
55% of applicants are admitted to Georgia State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,076 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Georgia State University graduates earn?
$47,384 a year is the median pay of former Georgia State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,844 after 6 years). That ranks 1,720 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $110,850.
How much student debt do Georgia State University graduates have?
$20,903 is the median federal student loan debt of Georgia State University graduates, about $222 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Georgia State University?
53% of first-time, full-time students at Georgia State University finish within 6 years. 80% 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 State University?
Psychology, General (495 bachelor's graduates), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (454 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (358 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 224 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.