Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia · Public · 26,623 undergraduates · gsu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
57%
of 42,323 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
940 to 1180
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$22,910Est.Estimate
$45,260 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Georgia State 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
57% 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
$45,260
a year in 2027-28, from a $45,260 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1060
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.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: First-year Bachelor's Degree Application - Georgia State University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- May1Regular Decision · May 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
57%
of applicants were admitted: 24,217 of 42,323 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/15.
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. 40% of them sent SAT scores and 10% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 940 to 1180
Reading and Writing 500 to 590
Math 450 to 610
ACT composite 18 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16004.8%
- 1200 to 139930%
- 1000 to 119944%
- 800 to 99919%
- 600 to 7992.6%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.60
- 4.018%
- 3.75 to 3.9922%
- 3.50 to 3.7425%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.2415%
- 2.50 to 2.992.1%
- Below 2.500.5%
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
$22,910
a year, in state
$45,260
a year, out of state (tuition $32,070)
- Tuition (in state)$9,720
- Fees$1,400
- Food and housing$11,790
Georgia State University published $21,638 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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$10,899
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,748
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,521
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,297
- Over $110,000$17,561
Financial aid
49%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$7,610
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
- 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: 4/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
37 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $970Est.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 | 3 | 3 | ART 1020 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1030 |
| African American Studies | 3 | AAS 2010 | |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | AH 1700 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1103K |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1103K & 1104K |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 1113 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 7 | MATH 1113 & 2211 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 2211 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 2211 & 2212 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1211K |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 1211K & 1212K |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN 2001 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHIN 2001 & 2002 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2401 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSC 1301 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 1099 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1010 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1101 & 1102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1101 & 1102 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | ENVS 1401K |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1099 (can apply in Area E /Global course) |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 2001 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 2001 & 2002 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN 2001, 2002, and 3099 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GRMN 2001 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GRMN 2001 & 2002 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GRMN 2001, 2002, and 3099 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1101 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | ||
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITAL 2001 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | ITAL 2001 & 2002 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JAPN 2001 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | JAPN 2001 & 2002 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LATN 2001 & 2002 |
| Latin | 5 | 9 | LATN 2001, 2002, and 3099 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2105 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2106 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1930 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 1099 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1111K |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1112K |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2212K |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2211K |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | MATH 1111 | |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | MATH 1111 and 1113 | |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 2001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 2001, 2002 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 2001, 2002, and 3099 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 2001 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 2001 & 2002 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 2001, 2002, and 3099 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 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
51%
Come back for a second year
80%
Typical earnings
$51,903
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Georgia State University$52,180
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 42 majors here have earnings data.
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