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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Macon, GA
Population 400,000
Website https://www.mga.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,880
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 85%
From Region 5%
Athletes 4.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 48%
Black 31%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2014 Men: 48.0% 48.0% 2015 Men: 43.5% 43.5% 2016 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2017 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2018 Men: 48.4% 48.4% 2019 Men: 51.6% 51.6% 2020 Men: 49.5% 49.5% 2021 Men: 53.2% 53.2% 2022 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2023 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2024 Men: 54.4% 54.4%

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 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2019 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 Black: 48.2% 48.2% 2014 Black: 45.2% 45.2% 2015 Black: 44.3% 44.3% 2018 Black: 39.4% 39.4% 2019 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2020 Black: 36.6% 36.6% 2021 Black: 48.4% 48.4% 2022 Black: 43.7% 43.7% 2023 Black: 39.6% 39.6% 2024 Black: 45.7% 45.7% 2013 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2015 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2019 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2020 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2023 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2013 White: 46.3% 46.3% 2014 White: 49.7% 49.7% 2015 White: 48.7% 48.7% 2018 White: 46.9% 46.9% 2019 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2020 White: 54.7% 54.7% 2021 White: 41.0% 41.0% 2022 White: 44.6% 44.6% 2023 White: 46.7% 46.7% 2024 White: 38.7% 38.7% 2013 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 International: 2.1% 2.1%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2025 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 Black: 37.1% 37.1% 2021 Black: 35.7% 35.7% 2022 Black: 32.3% 32.3% 2023 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2024 Black: 32.0% 32.0% 2025 Black: 31.1% 31.1% 2020 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2021 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2022 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2024 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2025 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2020 White: 47.5% 47.5% 2021 White: 48.4% 48.4% 2022 White: 50.2% 50.2% 2023 White: 51.0% 51.0% 2024 White: 48.9% 48.9% 2025 White: 48.1% 48.1% 2020 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2025 International: 2.7% 2.7%

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
School of Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences 291 30% / 70% 2% $43,915 32 85%
Mathematics 8 — 88% / 12% 12% $58,890 70 —
Biology 21 — 33% / 67% 0% $47,527 43 84%
Sports Management 19 — 84% / 16% 11% $50,056 50 —
Communication 14 — 43% / 57% 14% $52,537 57 94%
Community Organization and Advocacy — — — — $43,121 29 —
English 16 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,546 25 —
History 15 — 67% / 33% 0% $45,665 37 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,814 47 —
Liberal Arts and Sciences 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $49,851 50 96%
Political Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,207 60 —
Psychology 97 — 14% / 86% 2% $38,724 18 82%
Social Work 22 — 9% / 91% 0% $47,188 42 —
Music 8 — 62% / 38% 0% $39,470 19 —
Visual Communication 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $40,764 23 —
Criminal Justice 41 — 37% / 63% 0% $42,011 26 89%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Aviation 120 77% / 23% 1% $75,458 88 95%
Aviation 120 — 77% / 23% 1% $75,458 88 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business 130 39% / 61% 5% $58,550 69 93%
Business Administration 130 — 39% / 61% 5% $58,550 69 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Computing 146 80% / 20% 4% $76,403 89 88%
Artificial Intelligence — — — — $76,291 89 88%
Computer Science 140 — 80% / 20% 4% $76,291 89 88%
Industrial Technology 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $79,020 90 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 53 9% / 91% 2% $50,868 52 94%
Elementary Education 53 — 9% / 91% 2% $50,868 52 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Sciences 140 18% / 82% 0% $68,359 82 93%
Nursing 62 — 16% / 84% 0% $86,040 94 96%
Rehabilitation Science 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $54,851 62 —
Respiratory Therapy 25 — 24% / 76% 0% $65,644 79 94%
Health Administration 40 — 15% / 85% 0% $47,041 41 89%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,293
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,437
Est. In-State Cost $6,847
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,557
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 12%
6-Year Graduation Rate 25%
Transfer-Out Rate 43%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 7% 14% 21% 28% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 Graduated: 13.4% 13.4% 2014 Graduated: 13.8% 13.8% 2015 Graduated: 14.3% 14.3% 2018 Graduated: 18.4% 18.4% 2019 Graduated: 23.2% 23.2% 2020 Graduated: 22.7% 22.7% 2021 Graduated: 22.0% 22.0% 2022 Graduated: 23.8% 23.8% 2023 Graduated: 25.6% 25.6% 2024 Graduated: 25.3% 25.3%

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% 8% 16% 24% 32% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 Men: 13.5% 13.5% 2014 Men: 11.9% 11.9% 2015 Men: 14.1% 14.1% 2018 Men: 17.6% 17.6% 2019 Men: 21.9% 21.9% 2020 Men: 21.6% 21.6% 2021 Men: 21.5% 21.5% 2022 Men: 22.4% 22.4% 2023 Men: 26.7% 26.7% 2024 Men: 24.2% 24.2% 2013 Women: 13.4% 13.4% 2014 Women: 15.2% 15.2% 2015 Women: 14.5% 14.5% 2018 Women: 19.0% 19.0% 2019 Women: 24.1% 24.1% 2020 Women: 23.7% 23.7% 2021 Women: 22.3% 22.3% 2022 Women: 25.1% 25.1% 2023 Women: 24.8% 24.8% 2024 Women: 26.4% 26.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 Asian: 28.6% 28.6% 2014 Asian: 16.0% 16.0% 2015 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Asian: 27.3% 27.3% 2019 Asian: 29.2% 29.2% 2020 Asian: 36.4% 36.4% 2021 Asian: 30.0% 30.0% 2022 Asian: 19.0% 19.0% 2023 Asian: 36.4% 36.4% 2024 Asian: 45.2% 45.2% 2013 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2014 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2015 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2018 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2019 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2020 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2021 Black: 15.7% 15.7% 2022 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2023 Black: 17.7% 17.7% 2024 Black: 16.5% 16.5% 2013 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8% 2014 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8% 2015 Hispanic: 24.0% 24.0% 2018 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2019 Hispanic: 32.5% 32.5% 2020 Hispanic: 27.5% 27.5% 2021 Hispanic: 26.5% 26.5% 2022 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8% 2023 Hispanic: 34.5% 34.5% 2024 Hispanic: 26.1% 26.1% 2013 White: 19.8% 19.8% 2014 White: 19.4% 19.4% 2015 White: 20.5% 20.5% 2018 White: 22.3% 22.3% 2019 White: 27.2% 27.2% 2020 White: 28.2% 28.2% 2021 White: 29.4% 29.4% 2022 White: 29.9% 29.9% 2023 White: 30.2% 30.2% 2024 White: 34.4% 34.4%

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 21.5% 189 39% / 61% 5% $55,260 63 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.4% 188 20% / 80% 2% $42,960 29 85%
Professional 19.0% 167 67% / 33% 1% $67,374 81 94%
Computer Science 15.9% 140 80% / 20% 4% $76,291 89 88%
Health Sciences 11.4% 100 19% / 81% 0% $76,886 89 96%
Education 6.0% 53 9% / 91% 2% $50,868 52 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.4% 21 33% / 67% 0% $47,527 43 84%
Arts 1.6% 14 43% / 57% 0% $40,025 21 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 8 88% / 12% 12% $58,890 70 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science — — — — 21 #45 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 21 #376 — —

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 99%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 99% 99% 99%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 Acceptance: 44.9% 44.9% 2014 Acceptance: 60.4% 60.4% 2015 Acceptance: 62.5% 62.5% 2016 Acceptance: 70.7% 70.7% 2017 Acceptance: 94.0% 94.0% 2018 Acceptance: 92.0% 92.0% 2019 Acceptance: 94.2% 94.2% 2020 Acceptance: 99.3% 99.3% 2021 Acceptance: 99.4% 99.4% 2022 Acceptance: 99.7% 99.7% 2023 Acceptance: 99.8% 99.8% 2024 Acceptance: 99.7% 99.7% 2013 Yield: 82.9% 82.9% 2014 Yield: 84.8% 84.8% 2015 Yield: 77.7% 77.7% 2016 Yield: 61.1% 61.1% 2017 Yield: 25.5% 25.5% 2018 Yield: 66.6% 66.6% 2019 Yield: 55.5% 55.5% 2020 Yield: 45.0% 45.0% 2021 Yield: 42.5% 42.5% 2022 Yield: 37.3% 37.3% 2023 Yield: 34.0% 34.0% 2024 Yield: 30.4% 30.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2013 Applicants: 3,237 3,237 2014 Applicants: 3,193 3,193 2015 Applicants: 3,160 3,160 2016 Applicants: 5,099 5,099 2017 Applicants: 4,841 4,841 2018 Applicants: 2,314 2,314 2019 Applicants: 2,759 2,759 2020 Applicants: 3,237 3,237 2021 Applicants: 2,446 2,446 2022 Applicants: 3,440 3,440 2023 Applicants: 3,876 3,876 2024 Applicants: 4,346 4,346 2013 Admitted: 1,452 1,452 2014 Admitted: 1,928 1,928 2015 Admitted: 1,975 1,975 2016 Admitted: 3,603 3,603 2017 Admitted: 4,549 4,549 2018 Admitted: 2,128 2,128 2019 Admitted: 2,598 2,598 2020 Admitted: 3,215 3,215 2021 Admitted: 2,431 2,431 2022 Admitted: 3,430 3,430 2023 Admitted: 3,867 3,867 2024 Admitted: 4,332 4,332 2013 Enrolled: 1,203 1,203 2014 Enrolled: 1,634 1,634 2015 Enrolled: 1,535 1,535 2016 Enrolled: 2,201 2,201 2017 Enrolled: 1,159 1,159 2018 Enrolled: 1,418 1,418 2019 Enrolled: 1,442 1,442 2020 Enrolled: 1,448 1,448 2021 Enrolled: 1,034 1,034 2022 Enrolled: 1,281 1,281 2023 Enrolled: 1,313 1,313 2024 Enrolled: 1,319 1,319

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 25%
SAT Range 950 – 1190
SAT Math Range 460 – 580
SAT RW Range 490 – 610

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 790 790 2017 25th: 820 820 2018 25th: 880 880 2019 25th: 880 880 2021 25th: 943 943 2022 25th: 910 910 2023 25th: 940 940 2024 25th: 950 950 2015 75th: 990 990 2017 75th: 1050 1050 2018 75th: 1080 1080 2019 75th: 1090 1090 2021 75th: 1160 1160 2022 75th: 1140 1140 2023 75th: 1180 1180 2024 75th: 1190 1190

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 400 400 2018 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 430 430 2021 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 450 450 2023 25th: 460 460 2024 25th: 460 460 2015 75th: 490 490 2017 75th: 520 520 2018 75th: 530 530 2019 75th: 540 540 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 560 560 2023 75th: 570 570 2024 75th: 580 580

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 400 400 2017 25th: 420 420 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 473 473 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 480 480 2024 25th: 490 490 2015 75th: 500 500 2017 75th: 530 530 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 550 550 2021 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 610 610 2024 75th: 610 610

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0% 2022 Submitted: 40.0% 40.0% 2023 Submitted: 29.0% 29.0% 2024 Submitted: 25.0% 25.0%

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.