| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Bobcats |
| Nickname: | GC&SU |
As the state's designated public arts university, Georgia College & State University is committed to combining the educational experience of esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. GC&SU is a residential learning community that emphasizes undergraduate education and offers selected graduate programs. The faculty are dedicated to challenging students and fostering excellence in the classroom and beyond. GC&SU seeks to endow its graduates with a passion for achievement, a lifelong curiosity and an exuberance for learning.
< CollapseGeorgia College & State University (GCSU) is a public university in Milledgeville, Georgia with approximately 6,000 students. It was designated as Georgia's "Public Liberal Arts University" in 1996 by the Board of Regents, and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
The university places emphasis on providing the quality, values, and virtues of a private liberal arts colleges at a lower and more reasonable cost. Its "private university" approach includes a student to faculty ratio that averages 17 to 1.
GCSU was originally founded in 1889 and was initially known as Georgia Normal & Industrial College as a sister institution to the Georgia School of Technology . The school eventually became Georgia State College for Women and then Georgia College when it became co-educational in 1967. It added State University to its name in 1996 as part of the mission change given to it by the Board of Regents. While the full name of Georgia College & State University is used on first written reference, Georgia College is acceptable on second reference, and this "shorthand" version is widely used by faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
The central campus comprises 43 acres (174,000 m²) in the center of Milledgeville, near the grounds of what used to be the former state capital. The campus enhances the town's beauty with its architectural blending of majestic buildings of red brick and white Corinthian columns, representative of those constructed during the pre-Civil War Antebellum period, when Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia.
Most of the university's residence halls are located a block from central campus along with the sports complex, called the Centennial Center. The Old Governor's Mansion is also within walking distance of the residence halls and front campus. West Campus, a 500 acre (2 km²) extension two miles from the central campus, contains The Village, and athletic fields. In addition, GCSU operates a large recreational area on Lake Laurel (approximately 15 minutes from the central campus) which is used by students in the university's Environmental Science and Outdoor Education programs.
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 42% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Peach Belt Conference) Baseball (Peach Belt Conference) Track (Peach Belt Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 4,142 | $ 14,354 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 3,404 | $ 13,616 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 738 | $ 738 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,675 | 18% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,081 | 89% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,452 | 9% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,832 | 38% | |
Any Aid: |
94% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 60% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 92% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 520, Math: 510 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 600, Math: 600 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 30% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 20, Math: 20 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 24, Verbal: 25, Math: 24 |
| Application Fee: | $ 25.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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I got a 2200 on the SATS and I have a 3.5 GPA and I would more than anything to get out of this state and go to a much better school but financially, I can only afford to go to GSU. (For the nursing program, basically.)
My question is-- would you look down on me because I went to GSU?
Are people nice there?
Are they more or less racist than that of the people of UGA?
What are some bad things about this school?
On a different note, do you think I could pay off a huge college debt as a nurse? (This is hypothetically- if I go to a private college.)
17 months ago
Best Answer
Georgia State is a good school. I don't think anyone is going to look down on you if you go there.Both the CEOs of Bank of America and Hershey are GSU graduates :) I am a graduate of Georgia State and I liked it. I would recommend it because we have a really good nursing program and you get a good education for a low cost. For the most part people are pretty nice but that's relative.I don't know about UGA but GSU is not a racist school (at least I've never experienced any racism and neither has anyone that I know). We have people from all ethnicities and are one of the most diverse schools in the country. Some bad things about the school is that at first you can feel overwhelmed and confused because it's such a big school and it's right in the middle of downtown so some of the buildings are spread out. But you'll get used to it. I'm not sure about the debt part. But wherever you decide to go good luck.
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