Georgia Southwestern State University Business Programs
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.
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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 |
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#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?
Contact details for GSW are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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? |
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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?
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.
Can I Afford Georgia Southwestern State University?
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
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.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgia Southwestern State University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at GSW has changed over the last few years.
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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License
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