- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GASuburb: largeZIP 30030Founded 1889
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1889
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.agnesscott.edu
- Member of
- WCC
GeorgiaWomen's collegeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College is a private nonprofit college in Decatur, Georgia, with 836 undergraduates. It admits 62% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $24,648 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate62%
Retention81%
4-year graduation63%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans52%
$24,648net price / year
62%admission rate
1260average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$60,457median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#747 of 1,704 for earnings#1,200 of 1,739 for lowest net price#420 of 1,738 for graduation rate#402 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $66,455tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $52,552
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $52,552
- Average net price
- $24,648national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,740
$30,001–48,000$21,044
$48,001–75,000$22,728
$75,001–110,000$25,588
$110,001+$31,210
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 62%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 620–695
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–635
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college62%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,640
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,457middle 50%: $38,039–$83,942
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,942
Median, Agnes Scott College$60,457
Lower quarter$38,039
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 836
- Part-time
- 0.7%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 21%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 74%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,604 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $20,057
- Endowment, end of year
- $236,894,913
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White40%
Hispanic14%
Black32%
Asian4.0%
Two or more races6.2%
U.S. nonresident1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.6%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Psychology15%
Social sciences15%
Biological & biomedical sciences15%
English language & literature14%
Business & management7.9%
Physical sciences6.0%
Health professions6.0%
History5.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 138600. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2826926.