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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Americus, GA
Population 50,000
Website http://gsw.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 80 (9% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,792 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (69%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,987
Men / Women 33% / 67%
From State 97%
From Region 2%
Athletes 9.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Black 36%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2012 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2013 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2014 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2015 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2016 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2017 Men: 40.7% 40.7% 2018 Men: 35.7% 35.7% 2019 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2020 Men: 33.1% 33.1% 2021 Men: 35.8% 35.8% 2022 Men: 35.7% 35.7% 2023 Men: 34.9% 34.9% 2024 Men: 32.5% 32.5%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2013 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 Black: 33.8% 33.8% 2012 Black: 35.6% 35.6% 2013 Black: 30.9% 30.9% 2014 Black: 35.6% 35.6% 2015 Black: 34.0% 34.0% 2016 Black: 29.8% 29.8% 2017 Black: 30.9% 30.9% 2018 Black: 33.7% 33.7% 2019 Black: 27.9% 27.9% 2020 Black: 26.9% 26.9% 2021 Black: 26.2% 26.2% 2022 Black: 24.4% 24.4% 2023 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2024 Black: 23.2% 23.2% 2011 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2015 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1% 2020 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2023 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2024 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2011 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2012 White: 55.6% 55.6% 2013 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2014 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2015 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2016 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2017 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2018 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2019 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2020 White: 65.3% 65.3% 2021 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2022 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2024 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2018 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 International: 1.7% 1.7%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Black: 27.5% 27.5% 2021 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2022 Black: 30.6% 30.6% 2023 Black: 32.3% 32.3% 2024 Black: 34.5% 34.5% 2025 Black: 36.2% 36.2% 2020 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2021 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2022 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2023 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9% 2024 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2025 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2020 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2021 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2022 White: 54.7% 54.7% 2023 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2024 White: 53.3% 53.3% 2025 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2020 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 International: 1.5% 1.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Georgia Southwestern State University 357 31% / 69% 2% $59,292 70 96%
Computer Science 8 — 88% / 12% 25% $81,432 92 —
Information Technology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,623 69 95%
Chemistry — — — — $59,940 72 —
Biology 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,960 62 —
Exercise Science 13 — 31% / 69% 0% — — —
Kinesiology — — — — $49,260 48 95%
Nursing 40 — 15% / 85% 0% $91,784 96 99%
Accounting 49 — 45% / 55% 2% $66,797 81 90%
Business Administration 43 — 53% / 47% 2% $63,990 77 93%
Human Resources Management 15 — 20% / 80% 7% $59,264 70 97%
Long-Term Care Administration 13 — 8% / 92% 0% $57,138 66 —
Marketing 19 — 32% / 68% 5% $40,960 23 94%
English 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,880 32 —
General Studies 16 — 44% / 56% 0% $47,595 43 —
History 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $45,371 36 —
Liberal Arts 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Mass Communication 6 — 33% / 67% 17% $47,182 42 —
Political Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,385 61 —
Psychology 19 — 21% / 79% 0% $41,273 24 94%
Sociology 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,836 35 100%
Elementary Education 57 — 2% / 98% 0% $49,243 48 100%
English Education — — — — $53,876 59 97%
Middle School Education 13 — 38% / 62% 0% $49,243 48 100%
Physical Education 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $53,876 59 97%
Social Studies Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Special Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $51,588 54 —
Art 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $38,762 18 —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — $34,773 11 —
Music — — — — $40,261 21 —
Criminal Justice 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $51,915 55 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,484
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,630
Est. In-State Cost $7,094
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,806
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 41%
Transfer-Out Rate 42%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 30.2% 30.2% 2012 Graduated: 29.3% 29.3% 2013 Graduated: 35.8% 35.8% 2014 Graduated: 32.1% 32.1% 2015 Graduated: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3% 2017 Graduated: 25.5% 25.5% 2018 Graduated: 28.9% 28.9% 2019 Graduated: 38.5% 38.5% 2020 Graduated: 36.3% 36.3% 2021 Graduated: 34.0% 34.0% 2022 Graduated: 36.2% 36.2% 2023 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9% 2024 Graduated: 40.6% 40.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 22.8% 22.8% 2012 Men: 21.5% 21.5% 2013 Men: 33.8% 33.8% 2014 Men: 26.4% 26.4% 2015 Men: 27.2% 27.2% 2016 Men: 21.7% 21.7% 2017 Men: 20.6% 20.6% 2018 Men: 28.2% 28.2% 2019 Men: 28.8% 28.8% 2020 Men: 32.5% 32.5% 2021 Men: 24.3% 24.3% 2022 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2023 Men: 26.7% 26.7% 2024 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2011 Women: 36.0% 36.0% 2012 Women: 34.7% 34.7% 2013 Women: 36.9% 36.9% 2014 Women: 36.2% 36.2% 2015 Women: 37.8% 37.8% 2016 Women: 39.4% 39.4% 2017 Women: 28.9% 28.9% 2018 Women: 29.4% 29.4% 2019 Women: 44.8% 44.8% 2020 Women: 38.8% 38.8% 2021 Women: 40.5% 40.5% 2022 Women: 38.6% 38.6% 2023 Women: 35.5% 35.5% 2024 Women: 41.7% 41.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 24.0% 24.0% 2012 Black: 23.9% 23.9% 2013 Black: 31.7% 31.7% 2014 Black: 32.2% 32.2% 2015 Black: 27.0% 27.0% 2016 Black: 25.5% 25.5% 2017 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2019 Black: 29.6% 29.6% 2020 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Black: 26.5% 26.5% 2022 Black: 29.3% 29.3% 2023 Black: 27.8% 27.8% 2024 Black: 30.9% 30.9% 2011 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2012 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2013 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2014 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2015 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2016 Hispanic: 27.3% 27.3% 2017 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2019 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2020 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2022 Hispanic: 34.8% 34.8% 2023 Hispanic: 35.1% 35.1% 2024 Hispanic: 63.6% 63.6% 2011 White: 35.2% 35.2% 2012 White: 34.2% 34.2% 2013 White: 37.3% 37.3% 2014 White: 32.5% 32.5% 2015 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2016 White: 35.6% 35.6% 2017 White: 28.8% 28.8% 2018 White: 34.1% 34.1% 2019 White: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 White: 40.1% 40.1% 2021 White: 37.0% 37.0% 2022 White: 39.2% 39.2% 2023 White: 32.8% 32.8% 2024 White: 42.9% 42.9% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 International: 44.4% 44.4% 2017 International: 38.1% 38.1% 2018 International: 20.0% 20.0% 2019 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2020 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2021 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2022 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 International: 28.6% 28.6% 2024 International: 42.9% 42.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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
Business & Economics 38.9% 139 40% / 60% 3% $60,681 73 92%
Education 22.4% 80 16% / 84% 0% $49,630 49 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.4% 55 35% / 65% 2% $45,199 36 95%
Health Sciences 14.8% 53 19% / 81% 0% $91,784 96 99%
Computer Science 2.8% 10 80% / 20% 20% $76,870 89 95%
Professional 2.8% 10 40% / 60% 0% $51,915 55 —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.7% 6 0% / 100% 0% $54,960 62 —
Arts 1.1% 4 50% / 50% 0% $38,762 18 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 86%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 86% 86%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2012 Acceptance: 66.4% 66.4% 2013 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0% 2014 Acceptance: 69.6% 69.6% 2015 Acceptance: 71.6% 71.6% 2016 Acceptance: 68.2% 68.2% 2017 Acceptance: 67.5% 67.5% 2018 Acceptance: 69.3% 69.3% 2019 Acceptance: 58.3% 58.3% 2020 Acceptance: 73.4% 73.4% 2021 Acceptance: 85.6% 85.6% 2022 Acceptance: 73.2% 73.2% 2023 Acceptance: 77.2% 77.2% 2024 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2% 2011 Yield: 47.8% 47.8% 2012 Yield: 46.0% 46.0% 2013 Yield: 44.4% 44.4% 2014 Yield: 47.9% 47.9% 2015 Yield: 45.6% 45.6% 2016 Yield: 51.2% 51.2% 2017 Yield: 52.4% 52.4% 2018 Yield: 46.7% 46.7% 2019 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2020 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Yield: 27.2% 27.2% 2022 Yield: 34.2% 34.2% 2023 Yield: 33.8% 33.8% 2024 Yield: 31.5% 31.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,267 1,267 2012 Applicants: 1,308 1,308 2013 Applicants: 1,245 1,245 2014 Applicants: 1,179 1,179 2015 Applicants: 1,167 1,167 2016 Applicants: 1,389 1,389 2017 Applicants: 1,279 1,279 2018 Applicants: 1,283 1,283 2019 Applicants: 1,783 1,783 2020 Applicants: 2,598 2,598 2021 Applicants: 1,651 1,651 2022 Applicants: 1,939 1,939 2023 Applicants: 2,045 2,045 2024 Applicants: 2,328 2,328 2011 Admitted: 866 866 2012 Admitted: 868 868 2013 Admitted: 847 847 2014 Admitted: 821 821 2015 Admitted: 836 836 2016 Admitted: 947 947 2017 Admitted: 863 863 2018 Admitted: 889 889 2019 Admitted: 1,040 1,040 2020 Admitted: 1,907 1,907 2021 Admitted: 1,413 1,413 2022 Admitted: 1,419 1,419 2023 Admitted: 1,578 1,578 2024 Admitted: 1,750 1,750 2011 Enrolled: 414 414 2012 Enrolled: 399 399 2013 Enrolled: 376 376 2014 Enrolled: 393 393 2015 Enrolled: 381 381 2016 Enrolled: 485 485 2017 Enrolled: 452 452 2018 Enrolled: 415 415 2019 Enrolled: 392 392 2020 Enrolled: 477 477 2021 Enrolled: 385 385 2022 Enrolled: 485 485 2023 Enrolled: 533 533 2024 Enrolled: 551 551

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 36%
SAT Range 890 – 1110
SAT Math Range 430 – 540
SAT RW Range 460 – 570

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 890 890 2012 25th: 890 890 2013 25th: 860 860 2014 25th: 880 880 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 870 870 2017 25th: 960 960 2018 25th: 940 940 2019 25th: 940 940 2020 25th: 940 940 2021 25th: 990 990 2022 25th: 1010 1010 2023 25th: 900 900 2024 25th: 890 890 2011 75th: 1060 1060 2012 75th: 1080 1080 2013 75th: 1040 1040 2014 75th: 1060 1060 2015 75th: 1040 1040 2016 75th: 1060 1060 2017 75th: 1110 1110 2018 75th: 1120 1120 2019 75th: 1120 1120 2020 75th: 1110 1110 2021 75th: 1170 1170 2022 75th: 1160 1160 2023 75th: 1130 1130 2024 75th: 1110 1110

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 430 430 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 460 460 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 490 490 2023 25th: 430 430 2024 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 540 540 2020 75th: 540 540 2021 75th: 560 560 2022 75th: 560 560 2023 75th: 540 540 2024 75th: 540 540

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 450 450 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 480 480 2021 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 540 540 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 570 570

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 75.0% 75.0% 2021 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0% 2022 Submitted: 37.0% 37.0% 2023 Submitted: 39.0% 39.0% 2024 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.