Middle Georgia State University

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

Middle Georgia State University operates as a public institution located in Macon, Georgia (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 6,574 students of which 9,341 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. Middle Georgia 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 99.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,083 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,361, with published in-state tuition of $5,038 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 25.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.3%. Graduates earn a median of $40,863 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,624 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 258600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 50.0% 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.