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Georgia Southwestern State University is a public institution situated in Americus, Georgia. Americus is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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

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: gsw.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaSouthwestern
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GaSouthwestern

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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 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 1
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GSW?

73% Acceptance Rate
69% Of Accepted Are Women
28% Submit SAT Scores
GSW has an acceptance rate of 73%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% 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 520 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 520 to 600 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 490 to 560 )
200
800
GSW received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 19 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 19 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Georgia Southwestern State University?

$23,251 Net Price
57% Take Out Loans
0.1% 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At GSW, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,592 a year. That adds up to $22,368 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GSW is 0.1%. 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

1,521 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,466 undergraduate students at GSW, with 1,521 being full-time and 945 being part-time.

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There are also 691 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,521 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 23
Black or African American 469
Hispanic or Latino 112
White 832
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 47

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

1,089 Took All Classes Online
2,249 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 18 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at GSW. In 2022-2023, 2,249 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 18th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of GSW majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Science 30%

Georgia Southwestern State University Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Computer Science 7 1 15 23
Information Technology 9 0 0 9
TOTAL 16 1 15 32

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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