Augusta University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,108
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 65%
From Region 20%
Athletes 231 (4.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Black 27%
Hispanic 11%
Asian 9%
Mixed 6%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Allied Health Sciences 185 22% 42% 7% 34% 11% 1% $60,237 10 -0.70 59 96% 6.6%
Dental Hygiene 29 — 7% 55% 7% 28% 7% 0% $64,037 23 -0.77 66 98% 3.3% — — —
Kinesiology 74 — 35% 50% 5% 30% 8% 1% $50,824 7 -1.28 34 99% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 11 — 27% 9% 9% 45% 27% 0% $107,684 99 +2.67 98 100% — — — —
Nuclear Medicine Technology 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $75,842 38 -0.29 82 98% 4.8% — — —
Public Health 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,284 25 -0.64 54 — — — — —
Radiation Therapy 9 — 22% 44% 0% 22% 22% 0% $75,842 38 -0.29 82 98% 4.8% — — —
Respiratory Therapy 15 — 13% 53% 7% 20% 20% 0% $75,842 38 -0.29 82 98% 4.8% — — —
Health Information Administration 7 — 0% 0% 14% 86% 0% 0% $51,461 5 -0.77 36 86% 10.3% — — —
Health Services Administration 32 — 12% 16% 12% 50% 12% 0% $51,461 5 -0.77 36 86% 10.3% — — —
Sports Management 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,824 12 -1.10 34 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 240 28% 50% 2% 30% 9% 0% $48,035 1 -1.07 27 93%
Health Policy Analysis 4 — 0% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $57,141 21 -0.74 51 — — — — —
English 13 +1 15% 69% 0% 8% 8% 0% $50,689 46 -0.21 34 89% — — — —
History 15 — 67% 73% 0% 20% 7% 0% $48,563 14 -0.82 28 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 17 — 35% 65% 0% 12% 12% 0% $51,747 25 -0.53 37 — — — — —
Modern Languages 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $49,846 21 -0.73 31 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 33% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $49,750 19 -0.65 31 — — — — —
Communication 37 — 51% 68% 0% 19% 5% 0% $51,347 14 -0.98 36 92% — — — —
Political Science 7 — 57% 43% 0% 43% 14% 0% $74,906 62 +0.20 81 100% — — — —
Psychology 64 — 16% 30% 5% 47% 9% 2% $44,459 3 -1.61 18 95% — — — —
Public Administration 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $63,785 28 -0.62 66 — — — — —
Social Work 10 — 10% 50% 0% 20% 10% 0% $52,497 42 -0.09 39 93% — — — —
Sociology 8 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 12% 0% $54,066 45 -0.26 43 92% — — — —
Art 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $31,744 3 -1.62 3 — — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $30,712 2 -1.72 3 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $30,685 2 -1.73 3 — — — — —
Studio Art 17 — 12% 41% 0% 41% 0% 0% $26,223 1 -2.21 2 91% — — — —
Criminal Justice 29 — 28% 41% 3% 31% 10% 0% $52,290 10 -1.05 38 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 43 12% 72% 2% 12% 7% 0% $49,753 1 -0.40 31 92%
Early Childhood Education — — — — — — — — $49,288 30 -0.45 30 92% — — — —
Elementary Education 26 — 0% 77% 4% 12% 4% 0% $49,288 30 -0.45 30 92% — — — —
Middle Grades Education 7 — 14% 57% 0% 29% 0% 0% $49,288 30 -0.45 30 92% — — — —
Special Education 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $51,033 25 -0.74 35 — — — — —
Music Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,671 71 +0.53 37 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 162 11% 63% 6% 15% 9% 1% $83,240 80 -0.90 88 98%
Nursing 162 — 11% 63% 6% 15% 9% 1% $83,240 13 -0.90 88 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Mathematics 111 41% 27% 29% 23% 8% 2% $58,404 6 -0.96 54 90%
Chemistry 18 — 33% 33% 22% 22% 11% 0% $71,488 56 -0.01 78 90% — — — —
Mathematics 5 +1 40% 60% 0% 40% 0% 0% $69,645 31 -0.59 75 — — — — —
Physics 6 +1 83% 17% 17% 17% 0% 0% $81,827 45 -0.13 87 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 36 — 50% 25% 50% 17% 6% 0% $32,877 0 -3.44 4 83% — — — —
Biology 40 — 35% 15% 20% 30% 12% 5% $72,486 81 +0.70 79 96% — — — —
Ecology 6 — 17% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $45,658 7 -1.18 21 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Hull College of Business 120 51% 51% 7% 25% 8% 0% $88,592 87 +0.45 91 100%
Accounting 23 — 57% 52% 4% 35% 0% 0% $76,367 27 -0.69 82 100% — — — —
Business Administration 97 — 49% 51% 7% 23% 9% 0% $91,491 84 +0.72 93 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Computer and Cyber Sciences 131 80% 53% 8% 21% 8% 2% $98,421 93 -0.03 95 100%
Computer Engineering 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,918 13 -0.76 96 — — — — —
Applied Computing 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $90,789 36 -0.36 92 — — — — —
Computer Science 29 — 86% 55% 3% 21% 3% 3% $93,030 14 -0.93 93 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 78 — 79% 53% 13% 22% 6% 0% $101,507 73 +0.42 96 — — — — —
Information Technology 17 — 76% 47% 0% 24% 18% 6% $93,030 44 -0.25 93 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,840
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,313
Est. In-State Cost $11,435
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,038
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 36%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 31.1% 309 17% 56% 6% 22% 10% 1% $73,456 34 -0.79 80 98% 4.0%
Business & Economics 16.3% 162 41% 43% 8% 32% 8% 0% $78,954 50 +0.13 85 97% 10.3%
Social Sciences 13.5% 134 28% 45% 2% 34% 10% 1% $49,650 8 -1.09 31 94% —
Computer Science 12.6% 125 80% 52% 9% 22% 8% 2% $98,302 28 +0.00 95 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.3% 82 40% 24% 33% 22% 9% 2% $53,134 4 -1.25 41 91% —
Humanities 4.9% 49 39% 67% 0% 14% 10% 0% $50,336 23 -0.55 33 93% —
Education 3.9% 39 8% 72% 3% 13% 5% 0% $49,556 22 -0.49 31 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.9% 29 45% 34% 17% 24% 7% 0% $73,309 35 -0.13 80 90% —
Professional 2.9% 29 28% 41% 3% 31% 10% 0% $52,290 5 -1.05 38 93% —
Arts 2.8% 28 18% 57% 0% 29% 4% 0% $31,089 1 -1.68 3 91% —
Engineering 0.6% 6 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,918 46 -0.76 96 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $110M #58 34% $4.5M 6 #175 39 41
Life & Natural Sciences $50.4M #83 70% $0.9M 12 #136 107 91
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.7M #267 2% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $1.0M #227 98% $0 — — 51 1
Business & Economics $0.8M #227 0% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.8M #388 36% $0.0M — — — —
Education $0.5M #290 1% $0 19 #218 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $165M #130 44% $5.4M 37 #295 197 133

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 68 $251K $240K $10K
Baseball 54 $516K $501K $15K
Basketball 14 $644K $606K $38K
Golf 11 $597K $549K $48K
Tennis 10 $204K $209K -$5K
Total 135 $2.2M $2.1M $107K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 43 $188K $183K $5K
Softball 21 $387K $329K $57K
Volleyball 16 $478K $459K $19K
Basketball 15 $517K $494K $22K
Tennis 9 $162K $167K -$4K
Golf 6 $477K $431K $46K
Total 96 $2.2M $2.1M $146K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 111 $439K $423K $15K
Baseball 54 $516K $501K $15K
Basketball 29 $1.2M $1.1M $61K
Softball 21 $387K $329K $57K
Tennis 19 $367K $376K -$9K
Golf 17 $1.1M $980K $94K
Volleyball 16 $478K $459K $19K
Total 231 $6.5M $6.1M $436K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 24%
SAT Range 970 – 1140
SAT Math Range 470 – 550
SAT RW Range 500 – 590