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Gordon State College

Barnesville, GA999 online only

Gordon State College is a public college in Barnesville, GA, with about 2,130 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,130
plus 999 studying only online
Admission rate
86%
higher than at 66% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$8,105
lower than at 95% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
20%
lower than at 94% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$37,871
lower than at 60% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Gordon State College

A lower graduation rate than at most 4-year colleges

Only 20% of students graduate within six years, fewer than at 94% of 4-year colleges. 51% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Gordon State College’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $82,747 four years out. Human services graduates earn $44,286. Majors ↓

Rent in Barnesville is below the state median

Median rent in Barnesville is $846 a month, 39% below the state median. Living in Barnesville ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
20%
within 6 years · Pell students 16%
Come back for year two
51%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$37,871
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$17,500
about $186 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$186 a month against about $2,764 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

30%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 18% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$40k
Higher incomeover $75k
$44k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Gordon State College?

86%

of applicants admitted

About 17 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
450–590
SAT math
440–540
ACT
15–24

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1023.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,771 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $10,948

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,628Room & board $10,444Books & supplies $2,000

After grants, the average family on aid pays $8,105.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$9,435

About $37,740 over 4 years · 36% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 25%Business 22%Education 14%Liberal arts 13%Psychology 5%Public administration & social work 5%Everything else 17%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing60 graduates a year · typical debt $17,500
$83k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations42 graduates a year · typical debt $17,500
$55k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods35 graduates a year · typical debt $20,898
$47k4 yrs out
Biology, General30 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Human Services, General30 graduates a year · typical debt $27,268
$44k4 yrs out
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General7 graduates a year
—not reported
English Language and Literature, General6 graduates a year
—not reported
History6 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

2,544 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 48%Hispanic 6%Black 40%Asian 1%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 68%Men 32%
20 : 1
students per teacher
48%
get Pell grants (lower income)
36%
take federal loans
20%
undergrads 25 or older
34%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Barnesville

16% of Barnesville’s 6,329 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Barnesville pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Gordon State College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Southern Crescent Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Griffin · mostly online
16.5 mi2,820 students
Wesleyan CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Macon-Bibb County
28 mi540 students
Middle Georgia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Macon-Bibb County
29.5 mi4,357 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.