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Gordon State College: cost, admission and results

Gordon State College is a public college in Barnesville, Georgia. It has about 2,544 undergraduate students. It admits 86% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $8,779 a year.

At a glance

  • 86%Admission rate
  • $8,779Net price a year
  • 22%Graduation rate
  • $46,001Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Barnesville, Georgia 30204
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Town some way from a city
Undergraduate students
2,544
Students per teacher
20 to 1
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
gordonstate.edu

Getting in

Gordon State College admits 86% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1023 out of 1600 (midpoints: 510 in reading and writing, 480 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 20 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Georgia$3,628
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$11,140
Room and meals on campus$10,444
Books and supplies$2,000
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$15,728
Average net price after grants and scholarships$8,779

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 48% below the median net price of colleges in Georgia on this site ($16,972). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$7,927
$30,001 to $48,000$7,879
$48,001 to $75,000$8,470
$75,001 to $110,000$10,523
Above $110,000$13,286

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 year51%71%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)22%40%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$46,001$49,706$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$17,008$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

47% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 29% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 68% women and 32% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 32 of the 69 colleges in Georgia on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,996.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Gordon State College?

Gordon State College admits 86% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Gordon State College?

Published tuition and fees are $3,628 a year for students from Georgia and $11,140 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Gordon State College?

22% 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.

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