Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Valdosta, GA
Population 150,000
Map of the United States

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,643
Men / Women 32% / 68%
From State 74%
From Region 18%
Athletes 6.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 44%
Black 36%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 713 30% / 70% 1% $48,886 45 95%
Computer Science 28 86% / 14% 7% $71,209 84 100%
Information Science 29 76% / 24% 0% $73,103 86 96%
Applied Mathematics $79,182 90
Astronomy 5 +4 60% / 40% 0% $61,444 73
Chemistry 7 14% / 86% 0% $53,541 58
Geosciences 6 33% / 67% 0% $52,993 56
Mathematics $57,826 67
Physics 8 +5 62% / 38% 0% $61,568 73
Biology 60 28% / 72% 0% $57,961 67 92%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 16 12% / 88% 0% $40,337 20 100%
Communication Arts 25 24% / 76% 4% $51,487 52 95%
English 16 12% / 88% 0% $38,802 17 88%
French 7 43% / 57% 0% $44,347 31
History 12 42% / 58% 0% $41,023 22 94%
Liberal Studies 96 26% / 74% 1% $46,605 38 98%
Mass Media 32 72% / 28% 0% $51,487 52 95%
Philosophy and Religion 3 67% / 33% 0% $44,022 30
Political Science 14 29% / 71% 0% $58,515 68 93%
Psychology 155 14% / 86% 1% $45,200 34 95%
Sociology and Anthropology 20 0% / 100% 0% $46,461 38 90%
Spanish 15 +1 20% / 80% 7% $44,244 31
Art 21 +1 24% / 76% 0% $32,731 8 93%
Dance 4 0% / 100% 0% $35,337 11
Digital Communication and Media $46,957 39
Interior Design 16 19% / 81% 6% $50,690 50
Music 9 33% / 67% 0% $28,154 4 100%
Music Performance 5 60% / 40% 20% $28,154 4 100%
Theatre 20 35% / 65% 0% $30,790 6 100%
Criminal Justice 84 25% / 75% 1% $48,744 45 98%
Legal Studies $51,239 52
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Services 196 15% / 85% 0% $52,194 54 96%
Kinesiology 14 50% / 50% 0% $57,602 66 94%
Elementary Education 135 3% / 97% 0% $52,178 54 96%
Middle Grades Education 8 25% / 75% 0% $52,178 54 96%
Physical Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $49,408 47 97%
Secondary Education 9 44% / 56% 0% $52,178 54 96%
Special Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,744 60 97%
Technology Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $49,254 46
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education 15 47% / 53% 0% $49,408 47 97%
Art Teacher Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $49,408 47
Industrial Technology $77,267 89
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing and Health Sciences 209 17% / 83% 0% $60,113 71 95%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 28 0% / 100% 0% $55,276 62 100%
Health Science 92 24% / 76% 1% $43,817 30 92%
Nursing 75 11% / 89% 0% $82,793 92 98%
Health Administration 14 36% / 64% 0% $55,383 62 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration 318 48% / 52% 2% $57,412 66 93%
Accounting 27 +6 52% / 48% 0% $66,838 80 95%
Administrative Management 25 12% / 88% 0% $42,762 27 96%
Economics 9 +8 78% / 22% 0% $63,309 76
Finance 26 +11 65% / 35% 0% $65,548 79 93%
General Business 13 54% / 46% 0% $52,255 54
International Business 10 20% / 80% 20% $65,596 79 95%
Management 82 +11 55% / 45% 4% $58,798 69 91%
Marketing 45 +2 47% / 53% 0% $48,669 45 96%
Organizational Leadership 81 44% / 56% 0% $58,798 69 91%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,434
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,975
Est. In-State Cost $8,323
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,546
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 37%

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 27.5% 395 24% / 76% 1% $46,538 38 95%
Business & Economics 23.1% 332 47% / 53% 2% $57,327 66 93%
Health Sciences 15.7% 225 17% / 83% 0% $58,845 69 96%
Education 12.2% 175 12% / 88% 0% $51,873 53 96%
Professional 5.8% 84 25% / 75% 1% $48,744 45 98%
Arts 5.7% 82 27% / 73% 2% $36,531 12 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 60 28% / 72% 0% $57,961 67 92%
Computer Science 4.0% 57 81% / 19% 4% $72,173 85 98%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 26 42% / 58% 0% $57,404 66

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #531 52%
Computer Science $0 #525
Engineering $0 #449
Education 24 #173
Health Sciences 9 #147
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.2M #609 52% 33 #317

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 76%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 920 – 1100
SAT Math Range 440 – 530
SAT RW Range 480 – 570