COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 139931PUBLIC

STATESBORO, GA

Georgia Southern University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$15,267Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate53.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$62,342working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$23,250completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$62,342
Median earnings 5 years after completion$57,677

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,162
$30,001–48,000$12,564
$48,001–75,000$14,965
$75,001–110,000$18,408
$110,001+$19,789

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion53.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention77.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients36.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share35.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid22.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,676federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates21,790IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate87.9%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$23,250

5,829 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

23 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$95,844 earnings · $26,000 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$92,026 earnings · $23,750 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 264 working graduates$87,731 earnings · $25,500 debt →Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · 190 working graduates$80,409 earnings · $29,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 418 working graduates$79,988 earnings · $27,277 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 126 working graduates$79,411 earnings · $24,656 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$78,034 earnings · $26,250 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 367 working graduates$74,726 earnings · $25,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 168 working graduates$74,282 earnings · $23,363 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 203 working graduates$69,425 earnings · $25,762 debt →Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · 138 working graduates$66,017 earnings · $28,000 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$64,934 earnings · $25,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 313 working graduates$55,330 earnings · $25,338 debt →CriminologyBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$53,766 earnings · $26,000 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$53,396 earnings · $26,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$52,398 earnings · $32,375 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 208 working graduates$50,667 earnings · $25,755 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$49,881 earnings · $28,500 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$48,180 earnings · $25,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 272 working graduates$48,137 earnings · $31,000 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 225 working graduates$47,109 earnings · $26,750 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$45,505 earnings · $30,500 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$42,573 earnings · $24,936 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.