Public · Tifton, Georgia

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a public institution in Tifton, Georgia. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$6,842
Avg net price / yr
$34,996
10-yr median earnings
32.5%
150%-time completion
75.7%
Acceptance rate

The verdict

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College pairs modest former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

32nd pct.
former-student earnings, US
75.7%
acceptance rate
32.5%
150%-time completion
-1%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant Carnegie: Bacc/Assoc's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

D
College Value Score
44/100
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$34,996
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$6,842
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
32.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$16,750
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
63.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
69.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$34,996

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$6,842

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

32.5%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 32.5%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College vs peers

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 7 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College positio… Carnegie Classification: Bacc/Assoc's Bacc/Assoc… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $26K $41K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $522 $16K Avg Net Price ($) Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (you are here): $35K earn · $7K net · 33% grad You are here - Abraham Baldwin Ag… Athens Technical College: $36K earn · $7K net · 44% grad Athens Technical C… Southern Regional Technical College: $31K earn · $1K net · 33% grad Southern Regional … Savannah Technical College: $33K earn · $6K net · 40% grad Savannah Technical… College of Coastal Georgia: $39K earn · $15K net · 26% grad College of Coastal… Wiregrass Georgia Technical College: $31K earn · $1K net · 47% grad Wiregrass Georgia … Savannah State University: $38K earn · $8K net · 27% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$34,996 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,996 #3456 of 5103 32nd
Average net price $6,842 #623 of 5020 88th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 32.5% #4131 of 4858 15th
Undergraduate enrollment 3,208 #1032 of 5462 81st

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

3,208
Undergraduate enrollment
75.7%
Acceptance rate
990
SAT average
32.5%
150%-time completion
$34,996
10-yr median earnings
69.2%
First-year retention

How Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College ranks in Georgia

State rank among 141 reporting Georgia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,996 #93 of 141 34th
Average net price $6,842 #18 of 127 86th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 32.5% #89 of 123 28th
Undergraduate enrollment 3,208 #38 of 133 71st

Highest former-student earnings in Georgia

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Miami Ad School-Atlanta$106,192$60,682
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus$102,772$12,116
3Chamberlain University-Georgia$92,405$33,188
4United States University$80,980-
5Emory University$80,137$22,585
6Emory University-Oxford College$80,137$37,920
7University of Georgia$68,726$13,936
8Galen Health Institutes-Savannah$61,480-
9Grady Health System Professional Schools$60,726-
10Spelman College$59,993$38,967
11Mercer University$58,354$23,847
12Georgia College & State University$58,140$20,686
93Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeThis school$34,996$6,842

Admissions

Admission Rate 75.7%
SAT Average 990
SAT Math (25th-75th) 420 – 520
SAT Reading (25th-75th) 440 – 560
ACT Average 19
ACT (25th-75th) 17 – 22
0%100%75.7%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $3,268
Out-of-State Tuition $10,588
Average Net Price $6,842
34.7%
Pell Grant Rate
23.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$16,750
Median Debt
$178/mo
Monthly Payment

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $9,477 to $6,061 (-36.0%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $9,4772014: $6,9532015: $8,3672016: $8,3342017: $8,2512018: $7,9642019: $6,9332020: $7,5452021: $7,2032022: $7,0212023: $6,061
2013 · $9,4772023 · $6,061

Over the same years, enrollment went +0.8% (3,194 → 3,218 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

57.4%
Female
34.4%
First Generation

Outcomes

69.2%
Retention Rate
$35,495
Median Earnings (6yr)
51.1%
Earning Over $25K
63.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 32.5%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 69.2%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $35,495
Median earnings 10 years after entry $34,996
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 51.1%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 63.1%
Median federal student debt At completion $16,750
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $178/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Bachelor's 10 383 $59,116 $98,328 $20,150
Associate's 2 236 $55,988 $70,945 $13,377

Top programs at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's 53 $98,328 $12,941
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 111 $70,945 $14,753
Forestry Bachelor's 26 $57,678 $20,065
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's - $56,001 -
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other Bachelor's 90 $54,179 $20,215
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Bachelor's 17 $52,757 $20,500
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's 42 $48,677 $23,500
Biology, General Bachelor's 53 $46,194 $20,924
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 125 $41,031 $12,000
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's 63 - $18,898
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's 39 - $24,157
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's 0 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College?
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a public institution in Tifton, Georgia. The acceptance rate is 75.7%. The average SAT score is 990. Undergraduate enrollment is 3,208 students.
How much do Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,996 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $35,495.
How much does Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College cost?
The average net price at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $6,842. In-state tuition is $3,268 and out-of-state tuition is $10,588. Median student debt at graduation is $16,750.
What is the graduation rate at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College?
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has a 32.5% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 69.2%.
Is Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $16,750, while former students earn a median of $34,996 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 48% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 63.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $178.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

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