Georgia State University

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

Georgia State University operates as a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 26,623 students of which 32,136 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. Georgia State University is categorized as “15” 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 55.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,076 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,931, with published in-state tuition of $8,664 and a Pell grant recipient share of 50.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,903, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.9%. Graduates earn a median of $47,384 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,844 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1183900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.6% 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.