Valdosta State University
Valdosta, Georgia · Public · 6,622 undergraduates · valdosta.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
72%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
920 to 1080
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$24,390Est.Estimate
$37,340 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Valdosta 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
72% 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
$37,340
a year in 2027-28, from a $37,340 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1000
Send your score
About 71% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 920, and yours is above it.
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 optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your GPA is below 3.2, you must send a score.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Freshmen Admission Requirements - Valdosta State University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
72%
of applicants are admitted.
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. 24% of them sent SAT scores and 6.6% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 920 to 1080
Reading and Writing 480 to 570
Math 440 to 540
ACT composite 15 to 20
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.7%
- 1200 to 13997.3%
- 1000 to 119945%
- 800 to 99942%
- 600 to 7995.8%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.42
- 4.010%
- 3.75 to 3.9917%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4920%
- 3.00 to 3.2422%
- 2.50 to 2.999.5%
- Below 2.502.6%
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
$24,390
a year, in state
$37,340
a year, out of state (tuition $17,620)
- Tuition (in state)$4,670
- Fees$1,680
- Food and housing$10,150
- Books and supplies$1,230
- Transportation and other$6,660
Valdosta State University published $23,706 in state for 2026-27. 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$9,482
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,586
- $48,001 to $75,000$10,089
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,844
- Over $110,000$16,261
Financial aid
89%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$10,392
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
3.8%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $2,514 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: 3/15
- 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
33 of 33
Earn credit with a score of 3
29 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $470Est.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 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 1100 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1010/1020L/1030/1040L |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1107K/BIOL 1108K |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 1113 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 7 | MATH 1113 & 2261 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 2261 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 2261 & 2262 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1211/1211L & CHEM 1212/1212L |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2XXX |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CS 1301 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 8 | CS 1301/1302 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | GEOL 1110 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1012 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | FREN 1001, FREN 1002 & 2001 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | FREN 1001, 1002 & 2001 & 2002 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | GRMN 1001, 1002 & 2001 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | GRMN 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1101 |
| Latin | 3 | 9 | LATN 1001, 1002 & 2001 |
| Latin | 4 | 12 | LATN 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2105 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2106 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC Elective |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1111K |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1111K |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2212K |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2211K |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 1113 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | SPAN 1001, 1002 & 2001 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1401 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1101 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2111 or 2112 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 2111 & 2112 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 1011 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
45%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$52,334
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Valdosta State University$55,967
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 22 majors here have earnings data.
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