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

$23,251 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
86% 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

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?

86% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
16% Submit SAT Scores
Since GSW has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 16% 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 510 and 610. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 510 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 480 to 560 )
200
800
GSW received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 22. Composite scores were between 19 and 23.

ACT English Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 19 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 18 to 22 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Georgia Southwestern State University  ( 19 to 23 )
1
36

Can I Afford Georgia Southwestern State University?

$23,251 Net Price
57% Take Out Loans
2.2% 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

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 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 2.2%. 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

1,135 Took All Classes Online
2,199 Took At Least One Class Online
13.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 18 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at GSW. In 2020-2021, 2,199 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 6th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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 #1,122 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at GSW 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%.

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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