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Georgia Southwestern State University is a public institution located in Americus, Georgia. The location of GSW is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

140 Undergraduate Degrees
34 Graduate Degrees
$23,251 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
73% Acceptance Rate

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Georgia Southwestern State University Rankings

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 GSW.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#102 Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#186 Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Georgia Southwestern State University?

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Contact details for GSW are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 800 Georgia Southwestern State University Dr., Americus, GA 31709-4693
Phone: 877-871-4594
Website: https://gsw.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaSouthwestern
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaSouthwestern

How Do I Get Into GSW?

You can apply to GSW online at: https://gsw.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for GSW

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into GSW?

73% Acceptance Rate
71% Of Accepted Are Women
51% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 73%, GSW may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 51% of students accepted to GSW submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 570. Math scores were between 460 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 480 to 570 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 460 to 540 )
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800
GSW received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 21. Composite scores were between 19 and 22.

ACT English Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 18 to 23 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 16 to 21 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 19 to 22 )
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36

Can I Afford Georgia Southwestern State University?

$23,251 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
4.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of GSW is $23,251. 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 GSW, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $5,212 a year. That adds up to $20,848 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GSW is 4.7%. 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 Southwestern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,683 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,634 undergraduate students at GSW, with 1,683 being full-time and 951 being part-time.

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There are also 528 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,683 full-time undergraduates at GSW, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 22
Black or African American 499
Hispanic or Latino 105
White 965
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 60

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 18 countries are represented at GSW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, India, and China.

Online Learning at Georgia Southwestern State University

1,103 Took All Classes Online
2,351 Took At Least One Class Online
13.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,351 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 5th 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 GSW

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Georgia Southwestern State University was $5,464 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,186. The following table shows how GSW 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
Accounting #4 #100
Human Resource Management #4 #58
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #4 #61
Accounting #7 #107
Marketing #7 #95
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #7 #95
General Business Administration and Management #25 #213
Business Administration & Management #28 #237

Online Growth Rankings of GSW

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Georgia Southwestern State University was 13.0%. This is the #1,121 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at GSW regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at GSW 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 GSW.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #108
Marketing/Marketing Management, General #141
Marketing #172
Human Resource Management #200
Accounting #262
Accounting #429

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 Southwestern State University Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 50 34 84
Accounting 55 0 55
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 18 0 18
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 17 0 17
TOTAL 140 34 174

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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