Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA · Public · 21,790 undergrads (large, town) · website ↗

Test-optional
$30 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$12,162
$30,000 – $48,000	$12,564
$48,000 – $75,000	$14,965
$75,000 – $110,000	$18,408
Over $110,000	$19,789
All incomes (average)	$15,267

Sticker tuition and fees: $6,022 in-state, $17,734 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Georgia Southern University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$12,524
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$16,244
Books and supplies	$1,216
Other expenses, on campus	$8,458
Other expenses, off campus	$8,458

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (4,231 of them) in 2022–23; 91% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	89%	$8,075
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	36%	$5,414
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	27%	$5,367
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	45%	$5,163

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1053
Median ACT: 21
Students with Pell grants: 36%
Graduation rate (6yr): 55%
Freshman retention: 78%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $53,236
Median debt at graduation: $23,250
International undergrads: 288 (1.3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $30
Students per faculty member: 25 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 84%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 528–583
SAT Math: 458–550
ACT composite: 18–23

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 14,410
Admitted: 12,916
Enrolled: 4,753

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business19%

Health & Nursing17%

Social Sciences8%

Kinesiology & Sports Science7%

Education7%

Psychology6%

Engineering6%

Computer Science5%

Biology & Life Sciences4%

Communications & Media3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (54)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	363	$79,675	$79,988national $88,910	$20,500
Psychology, General	266	$35,678	$48,180national $50,706	$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	254	$43,385	$47,109national $47,382	$21,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	249	$53,882	$74,726national $68,257	$20,751
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	243	$34,642	$55,330national $54,562	$22,500
Marketing	198	$53,343	$69,425national $69,303	$20,392
Biology, General	189	$35,824	$50,667national $57,214	$20,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	180	$73,048	$92,026national $92,374	$21,634
Criminology	150	$41,628	$53,766national $55,556	$20,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	134	$48,397	$48,137national $53,072	$22,500
Mechanical Engineering	131	$73,886	$87,731national $92,135	$25,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	116	$54,283	$79,411national $83,343	$20,500
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	106	$75,502	$95,844national $93,843	$21,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	101	$62,983	$66,017national $70,786	$22,600
Accounting and Related Services	89	$52,843	$74,282national $76,194	$18,750
Design and Applied Arts	78	$42,129	$53,396national $51,490	$24,750
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	73	$41,651	$53,826national $61,296	$26,250
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	59	$42,793	$64,934national $63,560	$23,250
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	52	$36,692	—national $58,928	$21,500
Political Science and Government	50	$38,540	$58,949national $63,293	$16,687
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	46	$76,931	$95,467national $100,647	$16,250
Apparel and Textiles	46	$38,554	$45,043national $57,640	$21,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	40	$37,407	$45,505national $48,568	$21,250
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	38	$33,556	$51,581national $50,497	$22,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	37	$43,610	$50,800national $51,389	$20,305
Civil Engineering	37	$72,128	$78,034national $86,517	$16,500
Management Information Systems and Services	37	$62,507	$81,310national $83,290	$14,750
Public Health	36	$41,355	$49,881national $58,808	$25,500
History	36	$30,719	$45,796national $50,680	$18,250
Fine and Studio Arts	35	$28,948	$34,659national $41,367	$15,250
English Language and Literature, General	32	$30,675	$45,901national $48,590	$25,993
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	28	—	$53,981national $50,580	$18,750
Computer Engineering	23	—	—national $109,015	$22,000
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	23	$39,586	$42,573national $50,983	$21,028
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	20	$43,567	—national $65,466	$24,736
Sociology	20	$37,836	$42,305national $52,657	$18,000
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	20	—	$65,037national $55,792	$24,750
Special Education and Teaching	19	—	$53,272national $50,499	—
Journalism	17	$36,366	$54,396national $56,278	$21,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	17	$30,582	$47,439national $48,471	$25,093
Business/Managerial Economics	16	$50,139	$57,606national $77,981	—
Chemistry	15	$48,846	$65,629national $65,120	$22,819
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	15	$71,871	$72,156national $75,975	$15,605
Manufacturing Engineering	13	$75,132	—national $88,451	—
International Relations and National Security Studies	13	—	$47,844national $66,596	—
Mathematics	12	$47,501	$59,424national $69,562	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	10	$27,714	$38,107national $39,775	—
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	8	—	$52,038national $54,945	—
Anthropology	8	—	$55,879national $46,676	—
Music	8	—	$34,150national $42,892	—
Information Science/Studies	0	$58,434	$80,409national $85,294	$22,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	—	—	—national $85,063	$24,250
Criminal Justice and Corrections	0	—	$52,398national $55,378	—
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	0	—	$49,941national $68,245	—

Associate degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	45	—	$49,179national $44,125	$13,500

Master's degrees (19)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	376	$55,345	$58,762national $59,916	$23,645
Educational Administration and Supervision	120	$55,731	$60,962national $71,685	$27,826
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	95	$57,132	$61,772national $62,033	$20,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	87	$88,451	$116,006national $103,485	$35,341
Accounting and Related Services	74	$73,572	$90,092national $95,833	$20,500
Educational/Instructional Media Design	50	$60,817	$64,747national $70,644	$37,250
Public Health	43	$53,884	$69,775national $82,751	$23,204
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	33	$65,784	$60,183national $63,707	$27,647
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	28	—	—national $65,184	$23,500
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	22	$51,090	$50,446national $60,111	$40,938
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	22	$105,011	$106,401national $120,193	—
Biology, General	21	$50,146	—national $69,830	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	18	$62,668	—national $67,030	$38,320
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	16	$48,756	—national $80,125	—
Public Administration	11	—	$56,622national $81,408	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	10	—	$77,821national $89,981	—
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	0	—	$61,788national $85,444	—
Special Education and Teaching	0	—	$59,761national $64,397	—
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	0	—	$112,011national $101,422	—

Doctoral degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Curriculum and Instruction	25	$84,156	$91,534national $83,031	$62,250
Public Health	21	$90,493	$95,128national $108,962	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	11	—	$101,350national $100,573	—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	0	$72,525	$83,785national $82,893	$66,070

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 98 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1332 Southern Drive, Statesboro, GA 30460-8126
Phone: (912) 478-5391
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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