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Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GAQuad's selectivityOpen
Known forVery diverse
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Admissions · Fall 2024

10 in 10 applicants admitted

Georgia Gwinnett admits about 10 in 10 applicants (96%). That puts it in the "Open" tier, more selective than 11% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

96%

96%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityOpen

Applied

6,153

Admitted

5,876

Yield

44%

of admits enroll

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 11,344 undergrads, where 52% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

11.3K

undergrads · larger than 90% of colleges

Diversity index

0.76

Pell Grant

52%

above the median

First generation

36%

above the median

Large suburbNAIA · Continental Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
More diverse · index 0.72 → 0.76 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business/Commerce, General (25% of graduates). 19 students for every faculty member, more than at 87% of colleges. 74% of faculty are full-time. Spends $4,730 a year on instruction per student.

19 to 1

students per faculty member · more than at 87% of colleges

Most popular major

Business/Commerce, General

25% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

$90.1K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

74%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$4.7K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $24,866 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), about the national median. The 82% who received grants paid $15,225 on average; the other 18% paid the full sticker price of $30,088 in-state / $38,874 out-of-state.

19%

$24.9K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · about the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price, in-state
$30,088 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Aid generosity

Limited

grants cover 19% of full price

Federal loans

25%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost steady · +1% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $47,730 ten years after enrolling, more than at 32% of colleges; 25% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 2.1 years of that salary.

25%

25%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$47.7K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$20.1K

≈ $213/month for 10 years

Retention

63%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 27% → 21% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 5% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid held about steady, because grants grew faster.

  • Cost

    Steady

    +1% after inflation

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.72 → 0.76

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 447689 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything