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University or college · Private nonprofit

Agnes Scott College

Decatur, GA31 online only

Agnes Scott College is a private nonprofit college in Decatur, GA, with about 1,046 students on campus.

Students on campus
1,046
plus 31 studying only online
Admission rate
62%
lower than at 74% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$24,754
higher than at 71% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
71%
higher than at 79% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$56,274
higher than at 80% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Agnes Scott College, in brief

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $58,918, more than the $57,647 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

All undergraduates are women

Every one of Agnes Scott College’s 911 undergraduates is a woman. The students ↓

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $21,467 a year after grants. What it costs ↓

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $63,283, but the average family on federal aid pays $24,754 after grants, about 61% less. What it costs ↓

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
71%
within 6 years · Pell students 66%
Come back for year two
81%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$56,274
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,749
about $284 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

8.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$284 a month against about $3,449 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

56%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 69% 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
$59k
Middle income$30–75k
$52k
Higher incomeover $75k
$58k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Agnes Scott College?

62%

of applicants admitted

About 12 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
620–695
SAT math
540–635
ACT
25–31

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1260.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $63,283 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $50,604Room & board $13,605Books & supplies $1,040

After grants, the average family on aid pays $24,754.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$23,697

About $94,788 over 4 years · 63% 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

Psychology 15%Social sciences 15%Biology 15%English 14%Business 8%Physical sciences 6%Everything else 27%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

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

Research and Experimental Psychology28 graduates a year
—not reported
Public Health19 graduates a year
$64k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations19 graduates a year
$38k1 yr out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences17 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General15 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
—not reported
Political Science and Government14 graduates a year
$63k4 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other13 graduates a year
—not reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies11 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

836 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 40%Hispanic 14%Black 32%Asian 4%Two or more 6%International 2%

Women and men

Women 100%
10 : 1
students per teacher
39%
get Pell grants (lower income)
53%
take federal loans
1%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Decatur

6% of Decatur’s 25,276 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Decatur pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

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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.