COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 139940PUBLIC

ATLANTA, GA

Georgia State University

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

Average net price$15,931Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate53.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$58,898working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,903completers · 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$58,898
Median earnings 5 years after completion$56,218

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$13,787
$30,001–48,000$14,430
$48,001–75,000$16,656
$75,001–110,000$19,390
$110,001+$20,305

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
Retention79.0%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients50.7%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share40.5%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid17.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort7,130federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates26,623IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate55.4%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,903

9,234 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

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

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 291 working graduates$100,582 earnings · $22,500 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · 124 working graduates$87,917 earnings · $30,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 189 working graduates$87,146 earnings · $26,430 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 298 working graduates$87,020 earnings · $26,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 353 working graduates$82,688 earnings · $24,250 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 286 working graduates$81,029 earnings · $25,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 276 working graduates$68,644 earnings · $27,375 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 366 working graduates$67,872 earnings · $25,000 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$59,089 earnings · $20,750 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 177 working graduates$58,432 earnings · $26,000 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 147 working graduates$58,344 earnings · $28,500 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$54,899 earnings · $26,750 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 367 working graduates$54,732 earnings · $27,000 debt →ChemistryBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$53,430 earnings · $27,683 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 176 working graduates$52,857 earnings · $26,812 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 162 working graduates$52,410 earnings · $28,687 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$52,356 earnings · $30,533 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 217 working graduates$52,222 earnings · $26,000 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 312 working graduates$50,632 earnings · $28,230 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 117 working graduates$49,792 earnings · $27,513 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 228 working graduates$49,333 earnings · $31,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 507 working graduates$49,050 earnings · $27,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 1,445 working graduates$48,187 earnings · $16,750 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$47,132 earnings · $27,854 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 237 working graduates$42,457 earnings · $25,755 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 203 working graduates$42,454 earnings · $27,349 debt →
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