- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Point University
West Point, GATown: distantZIP 31833Founded 1937
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1937
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- point.edu
GeorgiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Point University
Point University is a private nonprofit university in West Point, Georgia, with 1,996 undergraduates. It admits 44% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $24,955 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate44%
Retention74%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans20%
$24,955net price / year
44%admission rate
—average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$46,450median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#1,416 of 1,704 for earnings#1,223 of 1,739 for lowest net price#695 of 1,738 for graduation rate#200 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
- $36,842tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $24,300
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $24,300
- Average net price
- $24,955national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$25,786
$30,001–48,000$25,786
$48,001–75,000$23,791
$75,001–110,000$14,842
$110,001+$14,042
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 44%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college44%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 34%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,924
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,450middle 50%: $29,281–$65,104
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$65,104
Median, Point University$46,450
Lower quarter$29,281
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
- 1,996
- Part-time
- 39%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 23.6
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,969 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,040
- Endowment, end of year
- $5,720,295
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White55%
Hispanic13%
Black16%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races2.5%
U.S. nonresident0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown9.9%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management52%
Psychology9.7%
Computer & information sciences7.2%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.5%
Family & consumer sciences5.7%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.3%
Education3.2%
Theology & religious vocations3.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 138868. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7208182.