Georgia Gwinnett College

Georgia Gwinnett College is a less selective public college in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It admits most applicants, graduates 21% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $47,730 ten years after starting college, more than 58% of the Georgia colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
96%

More selective than 11% of Georgia colleges we cover.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

What your family pays
$15,844 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $22,547. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
21%

Higher than 15% of Georgia colleges we cover and 6% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$47,730

Higher than 58% of Georgia colleges we cover and 34% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Georgia Gwinnett College acceptance rate & admissions

Of 6,390 applicants, Georgia Gwinnett College admitted 6,107 and 2,716 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class).

6,390
Applied
6,107
Admitted
2,716
Enrolled

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

First-year students who return63%
Pell Grant recipients52%
First-generation students36%
Women / men59% / 41%

Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Georgia Gwinnett College tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for Georgia residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees, in-state$4,532
Tuition & fees, out-of-state$13,844
Housing & meals, on campus$15,320
Books & supplies$1,550
Total cost of attendance, in-state$22,547

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$9,000
Loan default rate12.8%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

What Georgia Gwinnett College costs to finish, and how fast it pays back

Graduates of Georgia Gwinnett College took 5.0 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in Georgia. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.

Family incomeNet price / yrCost to finishYears to pay back
$0–30k$14,356$71,0625.0 years
$30–48k$14,738$72,9535.1 years
$48–75k$16,572$82,0315.8 years
$75–110k$19,095$94,5206.6 years
$110k+$20,986$103,8817.3 years

Cost to finish = yearly price × 5.0 years, the average time graduates took (6% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($47,730) minus $33,516 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in GA (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $14,214 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method

College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.

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Georgia Gwinnett College majors, earnings & careers

Georgia Gwinnett College offers 21 bachelor's majors across 8 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Science & Math · 4
  • Social Sciences & Public Service · 4
  • Education · 3
  • Health & Medicine · 3
  • Humanities & Languages · 3
  • Business & Finance · 2
  • Arts & Design · 1
  • Technology & Computing · 1

Highest-earning majors at Georgia Gwinnett College

MajorEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Nursing$90,106—
Biology$60,542$20,500
Business$58,367$21,750
Education (Elementary / Secondary)$51,472$21,590
Psychology$39,486—
Quick list of all 21 majors
  • Biology$60,542
  • Business$58,367
  • Chemistry—
  • Computer and Information Sciences—
  • Criminal Justice—
  • Education (Elementary / Secondary)$51,472
  • Educational Administration and Supervision—
  • English—
  • Environmental Science / Conservation—
  • Film and Photography—
  • Health Sciences—
  • History—
  • Human Development and Family Studies—
  • Kinesiology / Exercise Science—
  • Liberal Arts / General Studies—
  • Management Information Systems—
  • Mathematics—
  • Nursing$90,106
  • Political Science—
  • Psychology$39,486
  • Special Education—

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Business → Management analyst

$101,220
Atlanta
$99,600
Georgia
$101,860
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Education (Elementary / Secondary) → Elementary school teacher

$76,570
Atlanta
$72,290
Georgia
$63,970
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to shrink 0.4% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Atlanta

Cost of living
about the U.S. average for prices

Overall prices in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,619/mo

2 bedrooms $1,762. Housing costs 11% above the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
54° / 89°

January and July average highs. 54 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively High

Highest: tornado (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Gwinnett County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)11,907
First-year students from Georgia98%
Next most common home statesAlabama, South Carolina, Florida
AthleticsNAIA Division I · 4 sports
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-24100% bachelor's · 0% associate
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyBlack 33% · Hispanic 28% · White 19% · Asian 11%International 3%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Gwinnett County at a glance

Population979,864
Median household income$87,890
Adults with a bachelor's degree39%
Median age36

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Georgia Gwinnett College with similar schools

Similar public colleges in Georgia by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Georgia Gwinnett College96%$15,84421%$47,730This school
Middle Georgia State University100%$12,36125%$40,863
College of Coastal Georgia98%$15,26126%$39,318
Columbus State University99%$13,11542%$44,544
Gordon State College86%$8,10520%$37,871

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Georgia Gwinnett College would cost you $3,483 more per year than Middle Georgia State University, on average.

  • Higher sticker price at Georgia Gwinnett College, mostly from higher housing & meal costs (+$6,470).
  • Middle Georgia State University gives aided families $553 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Georgia residentGeorgia Gwinnett CollegeMiddle Georgia State UniversityDifference
Tuition & fees$4,532$5,038−$506
Books & supplies$1,550$1,240+$310
Housing & meals$15,320$8,850+$6,470
Personal & travel$8,760$7,153+$1,607
Living-at-home adjustment−$7,615−$2,664−$4,951
Sticker price$22,547$19,617+$2,930
Average grants−$6,703−$7,256+$553
You pay$15,844$12,361+$3,483

“+” means Georgia Gwinnett College costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Common questions about Georgia Gwinnett College

What is the Georgia Gwinnett College acceptance rate?

Georgia Gwinnett College accepts 96% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 6,107 of 6,390 applicants were admitted.

How much does Georgia Gwinnett College cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $22,547 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $15,844 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $14,356 and families earning $110k+ pay $20,986.

How much do Georgia Gwinnett College graduates earn?

Former Georgia Gwinnett College students earn a median $47,730 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Georgia Gwinnett College graduation rate?

21% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 63% return for their second year.

How long does a Georgia Gwinnett College degree take to pay off?

For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at Georgia Gwinnett College costs about $82,031 after grants ($16,572 a year for 5.0 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $47,730 ten years after starting, $14,214 more than high school graduates in Georgia ($33,516), so the cost is repaid in 5.8 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Georgia Gwinnett College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/georgia-gwinnett-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).