10-yr median earnings
$48,472
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Augusta, Georgia
Augusta University
Augusta University is a public institution in Augusta, 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.
- $13,787
- Avg net price / yr
- $48,472
- 10-yr median earnings
- 48.7%
- 150%-time completion
- 86.4%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Augusta University pairs above-median former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 31%
- former-student earnings, US
- 86.4%
- acceptance rate
- 48.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +8%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: R2
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Augusta University 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 ("Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity"), 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
C-
College Value Score
54/100
Augusta University
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 B-
$48,472
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$13,787
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
48.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$20,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
75.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention D
75.6%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$13,787
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
48.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 48.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Augusta University vs peers
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 Augusta University 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.
Augusta University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$48,472 Top 31% higher than 69% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | Augusta University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,472 | #1602 of 5103 | 69th |
| Average net price | $13,787 | #1852 of 5020 | 63rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 48.7% | #3074 of 4858 | 37th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 5,613 | #669 of 5462 | 88th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
5,613
Undergraduate enrollment
86.4%
Acceptance rate
1,070
SAT average
48.7%
150%-time completion
$48,472
10-yr median earnings
75.6%
First-year retention
How Augusta University ranks in Georgia
State rank among 141 reporting Georgia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Augusta University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $48,472 | #29 of 141 | 79th |
| Average net price | $13,787 | #48 of 127 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 48.7% | #44 of 123 | 64th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 5,613 | #21 of 133 | 84th |
Highest former-student earnings in Georgia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School-Atlanta | $106,192 | $60,682 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $102,772 | $12,116 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Georgia | $92,405 | $33,188 |
| 4 | United States University | $80,980 | - |
| 5 | Emory University | $80,137 | $22,585 |
| 6 | Emory University-Oxford College | $80,137 | $37,920 |
| 7 | University of Georgia | $68,726 | $13,936 |
| 8 | Galen Health Institutes-Savannah | $61,480 | - |
| 9 | Grady Health System Professional Schools | $60,726 | - |
| 10 | Spelman College | $59,993 | $38,967 |
| 11 | Mercer University | $58,354 | $23,847 |
| 12 | Georgia College & State University | $58,140 | $20,686 |
| 29 | Augusta UniversityThis school | $48,472 | $13,787 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 86.4% |
| SAT Average | 1,070 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 470 – 550 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 500 – 590 |
| ACT Average | 25 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 18 – 25 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Augusta University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$11,064 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$11,154 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$13,703 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$18,163 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Augusta University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $8,414 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $24,734 |
| Average Net Price | $13,787 |
38.8%
Pell Grant Rate
34.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$20,500
Median Debt
$217/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Augusta University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $2,898 to $16,771 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +360.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$2,898
Highest year
$16,771
Most recent (2023)
$13,347
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $2,8982023 · $13,347
Over the same years, enrollment went -3.2% (5,456 → 5,282 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
67.3%
Female
28.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
75.6%
Retention Rate
$45,037
Median Earnings (6yr)
85.8%
Earning Over $25K
75.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 48.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 75.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $45,037 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $48,472 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 85.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 75.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $20,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $217/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 27 | 970 | $54,801 | $83,000 | $21,962 |
| Master's | 14 | 436 | $77,825 | $125,885 | $50,556 |
| Doctoral | 3 | 14 | $96,885 | $113,495 | $86,441 |
| First Professional | 2 | 316 | $148,034 | $196,587 | $209,574 |
| Graduate Certificate | 2 | 36 | $124,524 | $173,506 | $20,500 |
| Certificate | 2 | 98 | $78,150 | $78,150 | $23,379 |
| Post-baccalaureate Certificate | 1 | 0 | $61,401 | $61,401 | $21,851 |
Top programs at Augusta University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Dentistry
Dentistry
$196,587 median earnings
- Dental Residency/Fellowshi…
Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs
$173,506 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$125,885 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$113,495 median earnings
- Medicine
Medicine
$99,481 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$90,561 median earnings
- Public Health
Public Health
$89,528 median earnings
- Clinical/Medical Laborator…
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
$83,306 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Augusta University? ▼
Augusta University is a public institution in Augusta, Georgia. The acceptance rate is 86.4%. The average SAT score is 1,070. Undergraduate enrollment is 5,613 students.
How much do Augusta University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Augusta University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,472 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $45,037.
How much does Augusta University cost? ▼
The average net price at Augusta University is $13,787. In-state tuition is $8,414 and out-of-state tuition is $24,734. Median student debt at graduation is $20,500.
What is the graduation rate at Augusta University? ▼
Augusta University has a 48.7% 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 75.6%.
Is Augusta University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Augusta University is $20,500, while former students earn a median of $48,472 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 42% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 75.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $217.
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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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