- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Gordon State College
Barnesville, GATown: distantZIP 30204Founded 1852
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1852
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate/associate's: mixed
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.gordonstate.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
GeorgiaPublic
Gordon State College
Gordon State College is a public college in Barnesville, Georgia, with 2,544 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 22% within six years and costs $8,779 a year after aid.
22%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention51%
4-year graduation9.0%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans29%
$8,779net price / year
86%admission rate
1023average SAT
22%graduate in 6 years
$46,001median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,008median debt
#1,428 of 1,704 for earnings#131 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,635 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,034 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
- $15,728tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $3,628
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $11,140
- Average net price
- $8,779national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,927
$30,001–48,000$7,879
$48,001–75,000$8,470
$75,001–110,000$10,523
$110,001+$13,286
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1023
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 440–540
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college51%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college22%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
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
- 9.0%
- First-year retention
- 51%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 23%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,364
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,001middle 50%: $28,994–$66,688
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,008
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$66,688
Median, Gordon State College$46,001
Lower quarter$28,994
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
- 2,544
- Part-time
- 34%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 43%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,589 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,910
- Endowment, end of year
- $4,841,065
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White48%
Hispanic6.3%
Black40%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident0.3%
Unknown0.6%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions25%
Business & management22%
Education14%
Liberal arts & humanities13%
Psychology4.8%
Public administration & social service4.6%
Computer & information sciences4.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 139968. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5585003.