Georgia College & State University Business Programs

Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, Georgia College & State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Milledgeville draws many to the area.

Georgia College & State University Rankings

Out of the 50 colleges in Georgia, Georgia College is ranked at #8.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Georgia College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#20	Most Popular Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Georgia College & State University?

Contact details for Georgia College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	231 W Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
Phone:	800-342-0471
Website:	www.gcsu.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/gacollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/georgiacollege

How Do I Get Into Georgia College?

You can apply to Georgia College online at: www.gcsu.edu/admissions/undergraduate

Admission Requirements for Georgia College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Georgia College?

Georgia College has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% of students accepted to Georgia College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 605.

Georgia College received ACT scores from 44% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 21 and 26. Composite scores were between 23 and 27.

Can I Afford Georgia College & State University?

The overall average net price of Georgia College is $34,855. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Georgia College, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $6,817 a year. That adds up to $27,268 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Georgia College is 3.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Georgia College & State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,605 undergraduate students at Georgia College, with 5,167 being full-time and 438 being part-time.

There are also 1,268 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,167 full-time undergraduates at Georgia College, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgia College & State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	66
Black or African American	213
Hispanic or Latino	334
White	4,315
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	213

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Georgia College & State University. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Georgia College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, Nigeria, and India.

Online Learning at Georgia College & State University

In 2019-2020, 4,990 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Georgia College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 20th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Georgia College

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Georgia College & State University was $9,524 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $28,704. The following table shows how Georgia College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Resources Management	#4	#9
Supply Chain Management	#10	#19
General Business/Commerce	#25	#57
General Business/Commerce	#25	#57
Management Information Systems	#28	#61

Online Growth Rankings of Georgia College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Georgia College & State University was 17.7%. This is the #995 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Georgia College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Georgia College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Georgia College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Information Resources Management	#12
Management Information Systems	#57

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Georgia College & State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	92	0	92
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	92	0	92
Accounting	0	43	22	65
Supply Chain Management	0	0	44	44
Information Resources Management	0	0	25	25
Business Economics	0	21	0	21
General Business/Commerce	0	0	21	21
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	7	0	0	7
TOTAL	7	248	112	367

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.