- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Augusta University
Augusta, GACity: midsizeZIP 30912Founded 1828
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1828
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1969
- Website
- www.augusta.edu
- Member of
- APLU
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Augusta University
Augusta University is a public university in Augusta, Georgia, with 5,613 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $12,017 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention76%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans34%
$12,017net price / year
86%admission rate
1070average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$52,071median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#1,166 of 1,704 for earnings#292 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,116 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,055 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
- $22,794tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,414
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,202
- Average net price
- $12,017national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,875
$30,001–48,000$9,940
$48,001–75,000$11,237
$75,001–110,000$14,462
$110,001+$16,731
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–550
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,856
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,071middle 50%: $33,965–$75,472
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,472
Median, Augusta University$52,071
Lower quarter$33,965
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
- 5,613
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 64%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,414 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,550
- Endowment, end of year
- $398,304,538
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White44%
Hispanic11%
Black27%
Asian8.7%
Two or more races5.7%
U.S. nonresident1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.3%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions25%
Computer & information sciences16%
Business & management12%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.1%
Psychology5.9%
Communication & journalism4.8%
Education4.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Middle Georgia State University Macon, GA | $11,448 | 26% | $48,459 |
| Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA | $10,804 | 45% | $52,334 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX | $13,212 | 45% | $55,340 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 482149. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5547686.