Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Carrollton, GA
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,496
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 93%
From Region 4%
Athletes 9.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 49%
Black 31%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 6%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry 370 43% / 57% 2% $52,809 56 94%
Computer Science 35 +1 94% / 6% 6% $99,793 98 95%
Chemistry 12 +1 8% / 92% 8% $52,981 56 100%
Geosciences 13 +1 54% / 46% 0% $59,686 70 100%
Mathematics 11 27% / 73% 0% $59,528 70
Physics 7 71% / 29% 14% $62,713 75
Biology 81 30% / 70% 4% $52,205 54 95%
English 29 31% / 69% 0% $34,801 10 98%
History 27 48% / 52% 0% $49,194 46 93%
Mass Communications 68 41% / 59% 0% $49,199 46 95%
Modern Languages 5 20% / 80% 0% $48,202 43 88%
Philosophy 5 60% / 40% 0% $43,718 30
Art 41 20% / 80% 0% $43,966 30 86%
Film Production 21 62% / 38% 0% $39,798 19
Music 11 82% / 18% 0% $41,208 23
Theatre 4 25% / 75% 0% $19,616 2 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 144 33% / 67% 0% $50,796 51 95%
Kinesiology 16 75% / 25% 0% $52,751 56 96%
Recreation and Leisure Studies 42 74% / 26% 0% $54,569 60 100%
Elementary Education 75 5% / 95% 0% $47,938 42 92%
Special Education 11 9% / 91% 0% $53,033 56 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social Sciences 426 25% / 75% 1% $47,543 41 91%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 30 3% / 97% 0% $48,976 45 91%
Economics 9 89% / 11% 0% $59,757 70 97%
International Economics 2 0% / 100% 50% $59,757 70 97%
Anthropology 4 +2 0% / 100% 0% $46,440 38 100%
Behavioral Sciences 18 11% / 89% 0% $48,261 43
Geography 4 50% / 50% 0% $52,649 55
Interdisciplinary Studies 43 40% / 60% 0% $49,267 46
International Studies $52,040 54
Political Science 35 40% / 60% 0% $50,684 50 89%
Psychology 166 +2 17% / 83% 1% $45,390 35 89%
Sociology 24 +1 25% / 75% 0% $41,785 24 90%
Criminal Justice 3 33% / 67% 0%
Criminology 88 +1 32% / 68% 1% $48,739 45 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Richards College of Business 329 52% / 48% 1% $61,899 74 94%
Accounting 36 +4 56% / 44% 0% $68,835 82 97%
Business Analytics 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $61,866 74
Economics 9 78% / 22% 0% $65,124 78
Finance 37 +6 76% / 24% 0% $71,997 85 96%
Management 113 +8 58% / 42% 3% $57,750 67 95%
Management Information Systems 32 50% / 50% 0% $65,843 79 89%
Marketing 82 +1 38% / 62% 0% $58,935 69 94%
Organizational Leadership 16 19% / 81% 0% $57,750 67 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Tanner Health System School of Nursing 214 17% / 83% 1% $80,365 91 99%
Health and Wellness 58 31% / 69% 0% $43,066 28 100%
Nursing 156 12% / 88% 2% $94,233 97 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,240
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,320
Est. In-State Cost $8,072
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,580
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

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 28.9% 428 29% / 71% 0% $46,350 38 91%
Business & Economics 25.8% 382 55% / 45% 1% $61,032 73 95%
Health Sciences 17.5% 260 19% / 81% 1% $75,044 87 98%
Professional 6.1% 91 32% / 68% 1% $48,739 45 93%
Education 5.8% 86 6% / 94% 0% $48,590 44 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 81 30% / 70% 4% $52,205 54 95%
Arts 5.2% 77 40% / 60% 0% $41,170 22 87%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.9% 43 37% / 63% 5% $58,267 68 100%
Computer Science 2.4% 35 94% / 6% 6% $99,793 98 95%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #527 79%
Computer Science $0 #525
Engineering $0 #449
Education 31 #133
Health Sciences 5 #183
Humanities & Social Sciences 5 #275 25
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.2M #607 79% 41 #280 25

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 80%
Yield (Unbound) 40%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 82% 80%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 940 – 1130
SAT Math Range 440 – 550
SAT RW Range 490 – 600