Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Atlanta, GA
Population 4,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,700 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,671
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 80%
From Region 3%
Athletes 2.1%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 43%
Asian 17%
Hispanic 15%
White 15%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies 337 32% / 68% 3% $57,988 62 94%
Economics 81 58% / 42% 9% $73,616 84 90%
International Economics 3 33% / 67% 0% $73,616 84 90%
Public Policy 30 50% / 50% 0% $58,110 62 96%
Social Work 67 12% / 88% 1% $49,467 39 95%
Criminal Justice 156 24% / 76% 1% $53,211 50 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions 331 11% / 89% 5% $71,483 82 98%
Dietetics/Dietitian 22 18% / 82% 5% $52,703 48 94%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 5 0% / 100% 0% $45,390 27 98%
Nursing 189 9% / 91% 5% $82,255 90 97%
Public Health 82 15% / 85% 2% $48,370 35 100%
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 33 9% / 91% 12% $83,703 91 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 3,181 38% / 62% 5% $65,363 75 93%
Computational Science 11 45% / 55% 9% $90,445 95
Computer Game Programming 44 +1 57% / 43% 0% $75,639 86
Computer Science 527 71% / 29% 9% $106,309 98 99%
Computer and Information Sciences 315 58% / 42% 7% $87,006 93 94%
Chemistry 64 47% / 53% 2% $67,258 78 93%
Geosciences 28 36% / 64% 11% $58,841 63 95%
Mathematics 21 52% / 48% 14% $62,857 71 94%
Physics 16 56% / 44% 6% $57,691 61 95%
Biology 362 30% / 70% 15% $53,783 51 90%
Neuroscience 81 36% / 64% 1% $64,640 74 87%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation $37,556 10 100%
African-American Studies 10 20% / 80% 0% $43,575 22 100%
Anthropology 26 19% / 81% 0% $36,326 9 85%
Communication 61 21% / 79% 0% $53,801 51 92%
Deaf Studies 12 0% / 100% 0% $43,575 22 100%
English 79 22% / 78% 4% $48,726 37 89%
Ethnic Studies 7 0% / 100% 0% $43,575 22 100%
Foreign Languages 8 50% / 50% 0% $37,971 11 74%
French 4 25% / 75% 0% $49,320 38 80%
German $43,406 21
History 33 48% / 52% 0% $42,027 18 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 555 30% / 70% 2% $56,884 59 92%
Journalism 87 25% / 75% 0% $51,085 44 95%
Linguistics 24 33% / 67% 0% $37,971 11 74%
Philosophy 25 44% / 56% 0% $60,712 67 92%
Political Science 145 30% / 70% 3% $54,562 53 93%
Psychology 507 18% / 82% 2% $47,454 33 90%
Religion/Religious Studies 6 50% / 50% 0% $25,901 2 94%
Sociology 122 23% / 77% 2% $44,410 24 89%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,320 38 80%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 212 25% / 75% 2% $51,878 46 93%
Exercise Science 99 42% / 58% 2%
Early Childhood Education $52,598 48 94%
Early Childhood Education 29 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 36 3% / 97% 3%
Middle School Education 20 20% / 80% 0%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 7 71% / 29% 29% $48,685 36 92%
Special Education 7 0% / 100% 0% $61,460 68 93%
Art Education 14 0% / 100% 0% $48,685 36 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Arts 487 38% / 62% 2% $43,290 21 91%
Drawing 199 +1 24% / 76% 4% $42,681 19 88%
Film and Media Studies 256 46% / 54% 2% $43,163 20 92%
Music Performance 32 66% / 34% 3% $48,095 35 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
J. Mack Robinson College of Business 1,088 47% / 53% 6% $67,596 78 93%
Accounting 130 45% / 55% 6% $71,091 82 96%
Actuarial Science 8 62% / 38% 38% $82,792 91 97%
Business Administration 174 46% / 54% 5% $63,103 71 89%
Business/Managerial Economics 55 55% / 45% 9% $75,314 85 93%
Entrepreneurship 52 50% / 50% 6% $57,313 60
Finance 251 61% / 39% 7% $77,310 87 92%
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations 44 61% / 39% 0% $24,452 2 96%
Hospitality Management 28 29% / 71% 11% $53,557 51 96%
Marketing 279 33% / 67% 4% $66,612 77 92%
Real Estate 33 45% / 55% 0% $61,539 69 95%
Risk Management and Insurance 34 56% / 44% 6% $86,538 93 94%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,102
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,426
Est. In-State Cost $11,774
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,185
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

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 32.1% 1,809 25% / 75% 2% $51,035 43 91%
Business & Economics 20.8% 1,172 48% / 52% 6% $68,028 78 93%
Computer Science 15.9% 897 65% / 35% 8% $97,831 97 97%
Arts 8.9% 501 37% / 63% 2% $43,441 21 91%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.9% 443 31% / 69% 13% $55,768 56 90%
Health Sciences 7.2% 408 18% / 82% 4% $72,821 83 98%
Professional 2.8% 156 24% / 76% 1% $53,211 50 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 129 47% / 53% 6% $63,528 72 94%
Education 1.8% 99 10% / 90% 3% $55,073 55 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.4% 22 18% / 82% 5% $52,703 48 94%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $80.6M #69 50% $0.5M 21 #100 118 55
Humanities & Social Sciences $48.4M #41 33% $0.1M 74 #66 338 14
Education $31.7M #16 43% $0.1M 53 #55
Physical Sciences & Math $28.5M #106 52% $0.1M 26 #102 207 15
Business & Economics $25.3M #16 10% $0.2M 36 #22 63
Health Sciences $15.0M #113 40% $0.4M 72 #23 162 5
Computer Science $7.6M #106 43% $0.1M 18 #55 114
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Total $237M #111 41% $1.5M 300 #75 1,002 89

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 58%
Yield (Unbound) 22%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 940 – 1180
SAT Math Range 460 – 590
SAT RW Range 480 – 590