ShareYourGroupShareYourGroupUS Colleges

Agnes Scott College: cost, admission and results

Agnes Scott College is a private nonprofit college in Decatur, Georgia. It has about 836 undergraduate students. It admits 62% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $24,648 a year.

At a glance

  • 62%Admission rate
  • $24,648Net price a year
  • 68%Graduation rate
  • $60,457Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Decatur, Georgia 30030
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
836
Graduate students
236
Students per teacher
10 to 1
Special character
Women only
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
agnesscott.edu

Getting in

Agnes Scott College admits 62% of those who apply, which makes it moderately selective. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1260 out of 1600.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$52,552
Room and meals on campus$13,905
Books and supplies$1,040
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$66,455
Average net price after grants and scholarships$24,648

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 45% above the median net price of colleges in Georgia on this site ($16,972). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$22,740
$30,001 to $48,000$21,044
$48,001 to $75,000$22,728
$75,001 to $110,000$25,588
Above $110,000$31,210

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeGA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year81%71%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)68%40%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$60,457$49,706$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$25,000$21,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Georgia and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

46% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 52% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 100% women and 0% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 50 of the 69 colleges in Georgia on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,996.

Other colleges in Georgia of a similar size

Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Agnes Scott College?

Agnes Scott College admits 62% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Agnes Scott College?

Published tuition and fees are $52,552 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Agnes Scott College?

68% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

All colleges in Georgia How to read these figures