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Public 4-Year Institutions and Private Non-Profit 4-Year Institutions
|
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Average
Debt *
|
Rank **
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Proportion
with Debt *
|
Rank **
|
|
State Average
|
$ 18,888 |
44 |
55% |
33 |
List of Georgia Institutions
Public 4-Year Institutions
|
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
2,475
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 2,718
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 12,713
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
46%
|
|
|
Albany State University
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,366
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 4,060
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 14,736
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
73%
|
|
|
Armstrong Atlantic State University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 19,000
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
47%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
40%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
4,621
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 4,048
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 18,081
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
35%
|
|
|
Augusta State University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 7,735
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
38%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
4,181
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 3,730
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 17,530
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
38%
|
|
|
Clayton State University
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,672
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 4,104
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 16,682
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
49%
|
|
|
Columbus State University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 21,486
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
63%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
1%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
4,908
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 5,024
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 18,043
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
37%
|
|
|
Dalton State College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 11,953
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
44%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
0%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,413
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 2,900
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 10,740
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
50%
|
|
|
Fort Valley State University
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,053
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 5,012
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 17,890
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
79%
|
|
|
Gainesville State College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
6,068
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 2,470
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
28%
|
|
|
Georgia College & State University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 17,141
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
55%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
0%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
5,089
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 5,778
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 18,148
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
20%
|
|
|
Georgia Gwinnett College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
2,051
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 4,380
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 15,380
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
34%
|
|
|
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 21,838
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
51%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
23%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
12,422
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 7,506
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 18,210
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
15%
|
|
|
Georgia Southern University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 19,418
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
66%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
0%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
14,799
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 5,440
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 17,640
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
32%
|
|
|
Georgia Southwestern State University
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
1,934
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 4,762
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 17,366
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
42%
|
|
|
Georgia State University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 20,336
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
57%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
15%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
16,957
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 7,498
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 22,146
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
38%
|
|
|
Gordon College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,278
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 2,462
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 13,338
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
53%
|
|
|
Kennesaw State University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 947
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
48%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
6%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
15,508
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 4,044
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 18,553
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
28%
|
|
|
Macon State College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,540
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 2,304
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
45%
|
|
|
Medical College of Georgia
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
N/A
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
506
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
28%
|
|
|
Middle Georgia College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
2,586
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 2,968
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 11,768
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
52%
|
|
|
North Georgia College & State University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 10,021
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
68%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
71%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
4,111
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 5,036
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 14,266
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
23%
|
|
|
Savannah State University
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,171
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 4,774
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 14,232
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
69%
|
|
|
Southern Polytechnic State University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 24,360
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
54%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
47%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,331
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 4,498
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 15,448
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
34%
|
|
|
University of Georgia
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 15,938
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
45%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
9%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
24,669
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 7,530
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 18,000
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
18%
|
|
|
University of West Georgia
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 15,365
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
63%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
22%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
8,126
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 5,382
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 17,748
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
38%
|
|
|
Valdosta State University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 19,592
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
66%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
5%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
9,019
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 4,706
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 19,024
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
35%
|
|
Private Non-Profit 4-Year Institutions
|
Agnes Scott College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 26,493
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
69%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
27%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
810
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 30,105
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 41,955
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
34%
|
|
|
Atlanta Christian College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
664
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 15,150
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 28,730
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
49%
|
|
|
Berry College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 12,412
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
50%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 0
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
1,737
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 23,360
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 36,080
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
27%
|
|
|
Beulah Heights University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 40,000
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
78%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 0
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
482
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 8,220
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 13,320
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
49%
|
|
|
Brenau University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 20,634
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
80%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
1,196
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 19,356
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 32,428
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
41%
|
|
|
Brewton-Parker College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
769
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 15,390
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 25,613
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
53%
|
|
|
Clark Atlanta University
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,067
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 17,038
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 29,382
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
65%
|
|
|
Covenant College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 20,519
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
64%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
9%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
1,239
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 25,270
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 34,740
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
35%
|
|
|
Emmanuel College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 28,298
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
80%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
6%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
660
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 12,880
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 20,700
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
53%
|
|
|
Emory University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 26,311
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
43%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
6,884
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 38,036
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 52,132
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
18%
|
|
|
LaGrange College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
776
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 21,094
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 32,770
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
41%
|
|
|
Life University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 28,000
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
57%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 0
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
528
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 8,352
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 28,482
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
48%
|
|
|
Luther Rice University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 50,400
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
2%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 0
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
92
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 5,232
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
36%
|
|
|
Mercer University
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 30,460
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
66%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
35%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
3,837
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 29,540
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 41,529
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
37%
|
|
|
Morehouse College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
2,512
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 21,376
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 39,122
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
42%
|
|
|
Oglethorpe University
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
924
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 26,650
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 40,290
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
36%
|
|
|
Paine College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
855
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 11,794
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 21,362
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
71%
|
|
|
Piedmont College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 18,402
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
77%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
1%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
1,116
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 18,000
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 29,500
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
51%
|
|
|
Reinhardt College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 18,329
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
85%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
6%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
974
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 16,670
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 27,242
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
33%
|
|
|
Savannah College of Art and Design
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 39,066
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
61%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
50%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
7,192
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 28,265
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 43,005
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
22%
|
|
|
Shorter College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 30,890
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
75%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
13%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
1,167
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 16,300
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 28,000
|
|
|
Shorter College-Professional Studies
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
1,868
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 7,835
|
|
|
Spelman College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 14,070
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
70%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
36%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
2,121
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 20,926
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 36,488
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
45%
|
|
|
Thomas University
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
379
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 11,894
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 22,992
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
47%
|
|
|
Toccoa Falls College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
762
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 15,575
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 27,305
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
48%
|
|
|
Truett-McConnell College
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
357
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 14,000
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 24,400
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
46%
|
|
|
Wesleyan College
|
| Average debt of graduates 2010 |
$ 20,896
|
| Proportion of graduates w/debt 2010 |
62%
|
| Nonfederal debt, % of total debt of graduates 2010 |
8%
|
| Full-time enrollment fall 2009 |
385
|
| 2009-10 In-state tuition and fees |
$ 17,500
|
| 2009-10 Total cost of attendance |
$ 28,200
|
| 2009-10 % Pell Grant recipients |
34%
|
|
Notes:
* Debt data as reported by campuses to Peterson’s Undergraduate Financial Aid and Undergraduate Databases. © 2011 Peterson’s, a Nelnet company. All rights reserved.
** State rankings are from 1 (highest) to 50 (lowest). We did not calculate state averages when the usable cases with student debt data cover less than 30% of bachelor’s degree recipients in the Class of 2010 or when the underlying data for that state showed a change of 30% or more in average debt from the previous year. Such large year-to-year swings likely reflect different institutions reporting each year, reporting errors, or changes in methodology by institutions reporting the data, rather than actual changes in debt levels.
All data are from public and private nonprofit four-year institutions only. Some colleges did not report student debt data. Only colleges that granted bachelor's degrees and reported the percentage of graduates with debt and average debt are included in the state figures. Enrollment and tuition data are from the National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Pell Data are from the U.S. Department of Education. Student debt, Pell Grant, and other data can be compiled into sortable tables or downloaded into a spreadsheet on our College InSight web site, college-insight.org.
Calculations by the Project on Student Debt. See "Student Debt and the Class of 2010" report for details.
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