Clayton State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Clayton State University

Clayton State University operates as a public institution located in Morrow, Georgia (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 4,348 students of which 6,457 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Clayton State University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 68.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 958. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,365, with published in-state tuition of $5,180 and a Pell grant recipient share of 52.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,706, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 37.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.9%. Graduates earn a median of $49,179 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,633 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 425300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.