- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Clayton State University
Morrow, GASuburb: largeZIP 30260Founded 1969
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1969
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.clayton.edu
GeorgiaPublic
Clayton State University
Clayton State University is a public university in Morrow, Georgia, with 4,348 undergraduates. It admits 68% of applicants, graduates 38% within six years and costs $8,868 a year after aid.
38%graduate
Admission rate68%
Retention71%
4-year graduation19%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans35%
$8,868net price / year
68%admission rate
958average SAT
38%graduate in 6 years
$54,701median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,250median debt
#1,035 of 1,704 for earnings#134 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,409 of 1,738 for graduation rate#523 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
- $18,397tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $5,240
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $16,904
- Average net price
- $8,868national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,686
$30,001–48,000$8,232
$48,001–75,000$8,685
$75,001–110,000$12,363
$110,001+$15,601
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 68%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 958
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–558
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 410–520
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–19
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college68%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college38%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 38%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 19%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 46%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,099
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,701middle 50%: $34,478–$81,104
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,104
Median, Clayton State University$54,701
Lower quarter$34,478
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
- 4,348
- Part-time
- 38%
- Women / men
- 70% / 30%
- Average age at entry
- 25.8
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 69%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,662 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,880
- Endowment, end of year
- $20,879,752
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White8.5%
Hispanic12%
Black66%
Asian5.0%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.6%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions22%
Business & management15%
Psychology12%
Liberal arts & humanities10%
Computer & information sciences8.9%
Legal professions8.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.7%
Visual & performing arts3.4%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 139311. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5130334.