- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GASuburb: largeZIP 30043Founded 2005
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 2005
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 2008
- Website
- www.ggc.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
GeorgiaPublic
Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Gwinnett College is a public college in Lawrenceville, Georgia, with 11,344 undergraduates. It admits 96% of applicants, graduates 22% within six years and costs $10,080 a year after aid.
22%graduate
Admission rate96%
Retention63%
4-year graduation6.7%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans24%
$10,080net price / year
96%admission rate
—average SAT
22%graduate in 6 years
$48,736median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#1,312 of 1,704 for earnings#189 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,637 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,369 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
- $17,523tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $4,532
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $14,108
- Average net price
- $10,080national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,002
$30,001–48,000$8,956
$48,001–75,000$9,667
$75,001–110,000$13,028
$110,001+$16,149
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 96%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college96%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college63%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college22%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 22%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 6.7%
- First-year retention
- 63%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 25%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,277
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,736middle 50%: $29,336–$71,839
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,839
Median, Georgia Gwinnett College$48,736
Lower quarter$29,336
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
- 11,344
- Part-time
- 32%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 22.4
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 74%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,110 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,730
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White19%
Hispanic28%
Black33%
Asian11%
Two or more races3.9%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown0.8%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management27%
Computer & information sciences13%
Health professions10%
Psychology9.8%
Education7.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.1%
Visual & performing arts4.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 447689. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5547517.