Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Columbus, GA
Population 400,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,738 (70%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (61%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 250 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,371
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 93%
From Region 6%
Athletes 7.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 40%
Black 38%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts 84 40% / 60% 6% $28,348 4 100%
Art History 2 0% / 100% 0% $36,324 12 100%
Drawing 25 8% / 92% 0% $36,324 12 100%
Music 8 75% / 25% 0% $18,610 2 100%
Music Performance 22 73% / 27% 23% $18,610 2 100%
Studio Art 7 43% / 57% 0% $36,324 12 100%
Theater 20 35% / 65% 0% $29,397 5 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Health Professions 145 24% / 76% 1% $46,245 38 92%
Exercise Science 57 49% / 51% 0% $43,865 30 90%
Health Sciences 41 10% / 90% 5% $43,531 29 90%
Early Childhood Education $46,601 39 94%
Elementary Education 23 4% / 96% 0% $46,601 39 94%
Middle Grades Education $46,601 39 94%
Special Education 7 0% / 100% 0% $66,145 80 92%
Art Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,101 54 100%
Music Education 7 29% / 71% 0% $52,101 54 100%
Theatre Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $52,101 54 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Letters and Sciences 439 45% / 55% 1% $56,111 64 93%
Mechatronics Engineering 11 82% / 18% 9% $88,010 95
Computer Science 33 +2 76% / 24% 0% $97,886 98 98%
Cybersecurity 12 92% / 8% 0% $75,267 87
Information Technology 26 69% / 31% 8% $97,886 98 98%
Chemistry 12 17% / 83% 8% $57,195 66
Earth Sciences 12 58% / 42% 0% $52,603 56 90%
Mathematics 16 31% / 69% 0% $58,407 68
Biology 46 +1 26% / 74% 0% $43,295 29 92%
Communication 51 51% / 49% 2% $50,306 49 100%
English 20 25% / 75% 0% $44,471 32 92%
History 12 67% / 33% 0% $50,661 50 96%
Liberal Studies $46,854 39
Multidisciplinary Studies 42 74% / 26% 0% $49,673 48
Political Science 6 33% / 67% 0% $58,072 67 80%
Psychology 52 19% / 81% 0% $42,866 27 84%
Sociology 35 20% / 80% 0% $45,287 35 89%
World Languages 3 0% / 100% 0% $49,207 46
Criminal Justice 50 38% / 62% 0% $45,668 36 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
D. Abbott Turner College of Business 180 47% / 53% 2% $58,828 69 91%
Accounting 18 44% / 56% 6% $56,415 64 97%
Finance 24 67% / 33% 0% $61,732 74 100%
General Business 48 35% / 65% 2% $57,655 67 89%
Management 37 41% / 59% 0% $54,678 60 81%
Management Information Systems 25 64% / 36% 4% $66,125 79 100%
Marketing 28 43% / 57% 0% $58,872 69 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 110 15% / 85% 1% $86,711 94 96%
Nursing 110 15% / 85% 1% $86,711 94 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,196
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,735
Est. In-State Cost $8,015
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,236
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 23.1% 221 40% / 60% 0% $47,327 41 91%
Health Sciences 21.7% 208 23% / 77% 1% $66,458 80 93%
Business & Economics 18.8% 180 47% / 53% 2% $58,828 69 91%
Arts 10.5% 101 36% / 64% 5% $32,346 7 100%
Computer Science 7.4% 71 76% / 24% 3% $94,063 97 98%
Professional 5.2% 50 38% / 62% 0% $45,668 36 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.8% 46 26% / 74% 0% $43,295 29 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 40 35% / 65% 2% $56,302 64 90%
Education 3.1% 30 3% / 97% 0% $51,161 52 93%
Engineering 1.1% 11 82% / 18% 9% $88,010 95

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.4M #294 100%
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #602 100%
Engineering $0 #449
Education 16 #252
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.4M #586 100% 16 #414

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 800 – 1060
SAT Math Range 360 – 530
SAT RW Range 440 – 530