Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Statesboro, GA
Population 90,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,905
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 91%
From Region 7%
Athletes 2.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Black 24%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Georgia Southern University 4,037 39% / 61% 1% $64,606 78 95%
Civil Engineering 55 84% / 16% 5% $79,301 90 100%
Computer Engineering 21 90% / 10% 0% $100,173 98
Construction Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0% $83,206 93
Electrical Engineering 35 77% / 23% 6% $93,850 97 99%
Manufacturing Engineering 18 83% / 17% 6% $124,660 100 100%
Mechanical Engineering 99 86% / 14% 3% $88,320 95 97%
Computer Science 81 79% / 21% 7% $96,720 97 96%
Information Science/Studies $82,844 92
Information Technology 106 81% / 19% 3% $96,720 97 96%
Chemistry 14 57% / 43% 0% $67,719 81 94%
Geosciences 10 20% / 80% 0% $64,523 78 94%
Mathematics 13 +1 77% / 23% 15% $61,855 74 94%
Physics 5 40% / 60% 0% $70,919 84
Biochemistry 22 41% / 59% 9% $49,854 48 100%
Biology 156 +1 23% / 77% 1% $51,556 53 92%
Environmental Science 3 0% / 100% 0%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 12 17% / 83% 0% $54,553 60 90%
Athletic Training $67,196 81
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 30 17% / 83% 0% $72,843 86 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 53 4% / 96% 0% $39,429 18 100%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 198 33% / 67% 1% $59,864 71 96%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 89 13% / 87% 0% $54,341 59 100%
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 90 10% / 90% 2% $67,196 81 99%
Nursing 336 10% / 90% 0% $80,859 91 96%
Physical Therapy/Therapist 21 38% / 62% 0% $77,898 89 94%
Public Health 52 19% / 81% 2% $50,894 51 92%
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 10 0% / 100% 0% $67,196 81 99%
Accounting 113 +5 50% / 50% 1% $72,409 85 95%
Business Economics 3 100% / 0% 0% $62,423 75 92%
Business Management and Administration 223 +1 56% / 44% 1% $71,347 84 94%
Business/Managerial Economics 16 94% / 6% 0% $91,325 96 91%
Finance 142 +2 79% / 21% 1% $72,884 86 99%
International Business 6 33% / 67% 17% $77,914 89
Logistics 61 84% / 16% 0% $71,347 84 94%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 22 64% / 36% 9% $98,347 98 94%
Marketing 201 +3 34% / 66% 0% $68,437 82 94%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 24 42% / 58% 4% $48,738 45 98%
Sports Management 62 73% / 27% 2% $59,864 71 96%
Anthropology 11 9% / 91% 0% $36,366 12 94%
Communication 30 37% / 63% 0%
Composition and Rhetoric 6 33% / 67% 0% $44,790 33 92%
English 39 +1 18% / 82% 0% $44,918 33 90%
Foreign Languages 34 +7 32% / 68% 3% $52,305 55 94%
General Studies 126 48% / 52% 2% $48,563 44 92%
Geography 5 60% / 40% 0% $53,873 58
History 33 +3 61% / 39% 0% $47,859 42 93%
Human Development and Family Studies 45 +1 4% / 96% 0% $40,391 20 93%
International Affairs 20 +1 25% / 75% 0% $43,010 28 95%
Journalism 17 +1 24% / 76% 0% $50,968 51 85%
Organizational Communication $59,113 69 93%
Philosophy 20 +5 55% / 45% 0% $46,308 38
Political Science 53 +1 38% / 62% 0% $56,743 65 96%
Psychology 263 +4 16% / 84% 0% $48,062 43 93%
Public Relations 39 5% / 95% 0% $59,113 69 93%
Rhetoric and Composition $44,790 33
Sociology 34 +1 21% / 79% 0% $44,536 32 84%
Women's Studies $51,083 51
Elementary Education 158 3% / 97% 0% $51,218 52 91%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 19 42% / 58% 0% $51,218 52 91%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 11 64% / 36% 0% $56,140 64 96%
Secondary Education and Teaching 57 39% / 61% 0% $51,218 52 91%
Special Education 11 27% / 73% 0% $54,048 59 89%
Apparel and Textiles 51 8% / 92% 0% $42,524 26 94%
Art Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $56,140 64 96%
Art History and Criticism $37,579 14
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 44 57% / 43% 2% $42,008 25 91%
Fine Arts 49 +1 20% / 80% 0% $37,579 14 90%
Graphic Design 33 21% / 79% 3% $53,734 58 99%
Interior Architecture 48 4% / 96% 0%
Interior Design $53,734 58 99%
Music 22 +1 64% / 36% 9% $34,366 9 94%
Music Education 15 40% / 60% 0% $56,140 64 96%
Theater 12 58% / 42% 0% $20,923 2 96%
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 124 90% / 10% 0% $104,783 99 91%
Criminology 188 +2 43% / 57% 0% $54,410 60 100%
Legal Professions and Studies $48,178 43 85%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,327
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,866
Est. In-State Cost $8,185
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,405
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

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
Health Sciences 21.8% 879 16% / 84% 0% $67,275 81 97%
Business & Economics 21.6% 873 57% / 43% 1% $70,688 84 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19.2% 775 27% / 73% 1% $48,462 44 92%
Professional 7.7% 312 62% / 38% 0% $74,430 87 96%
Arts 6.9% 279 27% / 73% 1% $42,258 26 94%
Education 6.3% 256 18% / 82% 0% $51,551 53 91%
Engineering 6.0% 241 84% / 16% 4% $90,536 96 98%
Computer Science 4.6% 187 80% / 20% 5% $96,720 97 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 178 25% / 75% 2% $51,346 52 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 42 52% / 48% 5% $65,524 79 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 15 13% / 87% 0% $54,553 60 90%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $10.3M #149 7% $0.0M 8 #249
Physical Sciences & Math $9.2M #183 6% $4.3M
Health Sciences $5.9M #155 6% $0.2M 24 #78 137
Engineering $5.2M #214 25% $0.5M 9
Business & Economics $5.0M #101 0% $0.2M 2 #225
Education $3.7M #129 8% $0.0M 36 #106
Life & Natural Sciences $3.5M #214 16% $0.2M
Computer Science $1.4M #207 13% $0 2
Agriculture & Food Science $0.5M #185 29% $0 10
Total $44.8M #206 9% $5.4M 70 #223 158

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 53%
SAT Range 980 – 1130
SAT Math Range 450 – 550
SAT RW Range 520 – 580