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Georgia State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Atlanta, GA
Population 4,000,000
Website http://www.gsu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 27,109
Men / Women 41% / 59%
Black 42%
White 18%
Asian 14%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 37%
Business & Economics 21%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Engineering, Computing & Math 14%
Arts 8%
Education 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,664
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,840
Est. In-State Cost $11,208
Est. Out-of-State Cost $32,133
10-Year ROI $123,000
ROI Percentile 34th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $44M #35
Life & Natural Sciences $122M #103
Engineering, Computing & Math $10M #204
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 355 #55
Engineering, Computing & Math 21 #167
Life & Natural Sciences 154 #169

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,700 (6%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 940 – 1,180
ACT Range 19 – 26

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies 321 30% / 70% 2% $59,766
Economics 71 — 55% / 45% 8% $75,068
International Economics 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $75,068
Criminal Justice 143 — 27% / 73% 1% $54,185
Public Policy 30 — 27% / 73% 0% $59,241
Social Work 73 — 11% / 89% 0% $55,197
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions 350 15% / 85% 3% $84,410
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 11 — 9% / 91% 0% $46,357
Dietetics/Dietitian 27 — 15% / 85% 4% $53,826
Nursing 162 — 11% / 89% 2% $95,899
Public Health 110 — 17% / 83% 4% $78,411
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 40 — 22% / 78% 2% $85,487
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 2,874 38% / 62% 5% $68,749
Computational Science 9 — 56% / 44% 0% —
Computer Game Programming 21 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Computer Science 391 — 73% / 27% 12% $108,401
Computer and Information Sciences 273 — 64% / 36% 4% $111,189
Mathematics 24 — 71% / 29% 4% $64,073
Physics 23 — 78% / 22% 4% $58,967
Biology 336 — 27% / 73% 15% $65,357
Chemistry 46 — 35% / 65% 15% $68,745
Geosciences 29 — 59% / 41% 3% $60,142
Neuroscience 79 — 33% / 67% 8% $65,881
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
African-American Studies 18 — 11% / 89% 0% —
Anthropology 30 — 23% / 77% 0% $48,290
Communication 47 — 19% / 81% 0% $60,308
Deaf Studies 9 — 0% / 100% 0% —
English 74 — 20% / 80% 0% $53,993
Ethnic Studies 8 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Foreign Languages 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $38,776
French 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,365
German 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
History 39 — 46% / 54% 0% $42,849
Interdisciplinary Studies 543 — 30% / 70% 2% $58,693
Journalism 87 — 31% / 69% 0% $52,219
Linguistics 18 — 22% / 78% 0% $38,776
Philosophy 22 — 55% / 45% 0% $62,095
Political Science 172 — 36% / 64% 3% $55,638
Psychology 438 — 18% / 82% 1% $48,387
Religion/Religious Studies 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $26,491
Sociology 118 — 25% / 75% 0% $45,286
Spanish 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $50,365
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education and Human Development 217 25% / 75% 1% $62,487
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 106 — 44% / 56% 1% $67,509
Early Childhood Education 99 — 7% / 93% 1% $56,957
Special Education 9 — 0% / 100% 11% $62,511
Art Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $67,509
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of the Arts 392 44% / 56% 2% $44,512
Drawing 131 — 28% / 72% 1% $43,903
Film and Media Studies 227 — 50% / 50% 2% $44,131
Music Performance 34 — 68% / 32% 3% $49,406
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
J. Mack Robinson College of Business 1,008 47% / 53% 5% $84,733
Accounting 145 — 41% / 59% 7% $86,377
Actuarial Science 11 — 45% / 55% 36% $95,157
Business Administration 156 — 49% / 51% 4% $64,356
Business/Managerial Economics 50 — 62% / 38% 4% $76,809
Entrepreneurship 41 — 37% / 63% 5% —
Finance 219 — 62% / 38% 5% $95,575
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations 30 — 63% / 37% 3% —
Hospitality Management 24 — 25% / 75% 0% $54,621
Marketing 270 — 39% / 61% 4% $81,680
Real Estate 38 — 45% / 55% 3% $145,547
Risk Management and Insurance 24 — 38% / 62% 17% $88,256

Rankings

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Urban Economists & Regional Anchors

Humanities & Social Sciences

Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Required Reading
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
The Filibuster
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Sleeper Picks
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
NY Times Crossword Puzzle Experts

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Nap Time Navigators
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Conjugation Crew