Valdosta State University Business Programs

Valdosta State University is a public institution situated in Valdosta, Georgia. The city atmosphere of Valdosta makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Valdosta State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Business Support & Assistance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#176	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards VSU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	College Factual
#1	Best General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#1	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Graduates	College Factual
#2	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business Support & Assistant Services Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Valdosta State University?

Contact details for VSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 N Patterson St, Valdosta, GA 31698
Phone:	229-333-5800
Website:	www.valdosta.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/valdostastate
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/valdostastate

How Do I Get Into VSU?

You can apply to VSU online at: www.valdosta.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply-now.php

Admission Requirements for VSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into VSU?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, VSU 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 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 50% of students accepted to VSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 550.

VSU received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 22. Composite scores were between 19 and 23.

Can I Afford Valdosta State University?

The overall average net price of VSU is $23,392. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At VSU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,445 a year. That adds up to $25,780 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at VSU is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Valdosta State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,570 undergraduate students at VSU, with 7,253 being full-time and 2,317 being part-time.

There are also 2,734 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,253 full-time undergraduates at VSU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	94
Black or African American	3,093
Hispanic or Latino	663
White	2,949
International Students	97
Other Races/Ethnicities	357

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Valdosta State University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 50 countries are represented at VSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

Online Learning at Valdosta State University

In 2019-2020, 9,683 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 8th 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 VSU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Valdosta State University was $6,583 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,638. The following table shows how VSU 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
Organizational Leadership	#1	#24
Business Support & Assistant Services	#1	#1
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	#1	#1

Online Growth Rankings of VSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Valdosta State University was 12.4%. This is the #1,157 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at VSU regardless of major.

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%.

Valdosta 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	117	32	149
Organizational Leadership	100	0	100
Accounting	57	23	80
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	58	0	58
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	33	0	33
Finance	20	0	20
International Business/Trade/Commerce	17	0	17
Business Economics	9	0	9
TOTAL	411	55	466

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.