Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia · Public · 21,790 undergraduates · georgiasouthern.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
87%
of 23,496 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
980 to 1140
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,150Est.Estimate
$47,310 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Georgia Southern University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
87% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$47,310
a year in 2027-28, from a $47,310 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1050
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted (Verbal Reasoning + Grammar/Writing 36; Quantitative Reasoning 13). Scores not required for the University College pathway (East Georgia Campus, Statesboro Center, Liberty Campus).
Source: First-Year Students - Admissions - Georgia Southern University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Feb1Priority deadline · February 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Aug1Regular Decision · August 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
87%
of applicants were admitted: 20,340 of 23,496 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 35% of them sent SAT scores and 13% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 980 to 1140
Reading and Writing 500 to 590
Math 440 to 540
ACT composite 18 to 23
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.8%
- 1200 to 139914%
- 1000 to 119952%
- 800 to 99932%
- 600 to 7991.4%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.46
- 4.06.8%
- 3.75 to 3.9922%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4921%
- 3.00 to 3.2416%
- 2.50 to 2.9911%
- Below 2.501.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,150
a year, in state
$47,310
a year, out of state (tuition $22,100)
- Tuition (in state)$5,940
- Fees$2,540
- Food and housing$12,430
- Books and supplies$1,290
- Transportation and other$8,950
Georgia Southern University published $29,424 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$14,331
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,825
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,576
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,375
- Over $110,000$21,567
Financial aid
58%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,617
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
3.5%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,276 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Georgia programs for residents
HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
Tuition at HOPE rate. 2026-27 examples: UGA $334.47/credit hour ($5,017/semester at 15 hrs); Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study / HSE: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school, unaccredited home study, or HSE diploma; manual evaluation
Zell Miller Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of standard undergraduate tuition (public up to 15 hrs; private up to 12 hrs). 2026-27 examples: UGA $5,067/semester for 7-15 hrs; Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 3.70+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Eligible HS graduate / accredited home study: GPA + test pathway; at least 4 full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List
- 1340+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an unaccredited home study program; manual evaluation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
30 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $590Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1020 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ART 1000 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1103/1103L OR 1110L |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1107/1107L |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL 1107/1107L & 1108/1108L |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 1441 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 1441 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 1441, MATH 2242 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1211K |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 1211K & 1212K |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1001, CHIN 1002 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | CHIN 1001, CHIN 1002, CHIN 2001 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | CHIN 1001, CHIN 1002, CHIN 2001, CHIN 2002 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1101 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSCI 1301 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | CSCI 1301 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 2000 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1230/1230L |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1112 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 1001, FREN 1002 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 1001, FREN, 1002, FREN 2001 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FREN 1001, FREN, 1002, FREN 2001, FREN 2002 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GRMN 1001, GRMN 1002 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GRMN 1001, GRMN 1002, GRM 2001 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GRMN 1001, GRMN 1002, GRM 2001, GRM 2002 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | GEOG 1101 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JAPN 1001, JAPN 1002 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | JAPN 1001, JAPN 1002, JAPN 2001 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | JAPN 1001, JAPN 1002, JAPN 2001, JAPN 2002 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LATN 1001, LATN 1002 |
| Latin | 4 | 9 | LATN 1001, LATN 1002, LATN 2001 |
| Latin | 5 | 12 | LATN 1001, LATN 1002, LATN 2001, LATN 2002 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2105 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2106 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1331 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1111K |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1112 (with lab) |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2212K |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2211K |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MATH 1113 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1101 |
| Research | 4 | 3 | INFO 2530 |
| Seminar | 3 | 1 | IDS 2111 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1001, SPAN 1002 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1001, SPAN 1002, SPAN 2001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1001, SPAN 1002, SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1001, SPAN 1002 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1001, SPAN 1002, SPAN 2001 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1001, SPAN 1002, SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 1401 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1101 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2110 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 1112 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
54%
Come back for a second year
78%
Typical earnings
$59,167
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Georgia Southern University$76,378
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 51 majors here have earnings data.
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