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70.90% Applicants Accepted to Georgia Colleges

What is the Average Acceptance Rate in Georgia?

The average acceptance rate of Georgia colleges is 70.90%. Total 226,729 students have accepted out of 436,693. By gender, the acceptance rate of female students is 70.36% and male students' rate is 71.47%
The next schools are the top 5 Georgia colleges that have the lowest acceptance rate. Emory University has the lowest acceptance rate of 10.65% among Georgia colleges. Emory University-Oxford College and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus also have low acceptance rate of 13.11% and 14.07% respectively. The top schools are selected with an minimum number of new students (first-time students) of 100. You can view more schools at Georgia colleges with lowest acceptance rate.
The following table summarizes the average acceptance rate in Georgia by school type and level.
Georgia Colleges The Average Acceptance Rate
TotalPublicPrivate (not-for-profit)Private (for-profit)
4 years colleges71.68%72.86%69.16%95.72%
Acceptance Rate by Gender at Georgia colleges
ApplicantsAcceptedAcceptance Rate
Total436,693226,72970.90%
Female257,058143,75270.36%
Male179,00682,53871.47%
The following table shows the Georgia Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
AllPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesTrade Schools
Georgia Colleges with The Average Acceptance Rate
School NameLocationAcceptance RateApplicantsAccepted
Luther Rice College & Seminary
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lithonia, GA91.67%1211
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Public, four-years
Tifton, GA75.72%2,6942,040
Agnes Scott College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Decatur, GA62.15%2,0901,299
Andrew College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Cuthbert, GA45.73%1,581723
Point University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
West Point, GA44.26%958424
Clark Atlanta University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Atlanta, GA64.22%27,24517,497
Berry College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Mount Berry, GA64.00%6,5444,188
Brenau University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Gainesville, GA87.78%3,6253,182
Brewton-Parker College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Mount Vernon, GA96.49%996961
College of Coastal Georgia
Public, four-years
Brunswick, GA98.13%2,6272,578
Clayton State University
Public, four-years
Morrow, GA68.45%1,8701,280
Columbus State University
Public, four-years
Columbus, GA99.12%3,6483,616
Covenant College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lookout Mountain, GA86.51%823712
Emmanuel University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Franklin Springs, GA74.00%500370
Emory University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Atlanta, GA10.65%33,4503,562
Fort Valley State University
Public, four-years
Fort Valley, GA65.87%5,2013,426
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Public, four-years
Atlanta, GA14.07%59,7898,413
Georgia Southwestern State University
Public, four-years
Americus, GA75.17%2,3281,750
Georgia College & State University
Public, four-years
Milledgeville, GA78.23%6,3104,936
Georgia Southern University
Public, four-years
Statesboro, GA87.89%20,84018,317
Georgia State University
Public, four-years
Atlanta, GA55.44%33,44718,543
University of Georgia
Public, four-years
Athens, GA37.70%42,73216,108
Gordon State College
Public, four-years
Barnesville, GA85.90%1,9581,682
LaGrange College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Lagrange, GA62.09%1,522945
Life University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Marietta, GA93.03%574534
Herzing University-Atlanta
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Atlanta, GA93.75%8075
Mercer University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Macon, GA68.89%9,8136,760
Morehouse College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Atlanta, GA43.96%5,7332,520
Oglethorpe University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Atlanta, GA88.45%2,2161,960
Paine College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Augusta, GA95.43%3,1052,963
Piedmont University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Demorest, GA93.28%1,7701,651
Reinhardt University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Waleska, GA61.54%1,8411,133
Savannah College of Art and Design
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Savannah, GA82.98%15,95613,241
Shorter University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Rome, GA96.46%904872
Spelman College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Atlanta, GA24.87%12,0232,990
Thomas University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Thomasville, GA38.30%517198
Toccoa Falls College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Toccoa Falls, GA65.96%1,125742
Truett McConnell University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Cleveland, GA78.26%667522
Valdosta State University
Public, four-years
Valdosta, GA72.29%6,2534,520
Wesleyan College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Macon, GA59.10%1,352799
University of West Georgia
Public, four-years
Carrollton, GA51.61%8,8604,573
Young Harris College
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
Young Harris, GA62.64%1,384867
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Public, 2-4 years
Atlanta, GA90.77%13,07311,867
Georgia Gwinnett College
Public, four-years
Lawrenceville, GA95.50%6,1535,876
Chamberlain University-Georgia
Private (for-profit), four-years
Sandy Springs, GA91.43%3532
Augusta University
Public, four-years
Augusta, GA86.41%6,0115,194
Middle Georgia State University
Public, four-years
Macon, GA99.68%4,3464,332
DeVry University-Georgia
Private (for-profit), four-years
Decatur, GA100.00%1616
University of North Georgia
Public, four-years
Dahlonega, GA67.94%13,2989,035
Kennesaw State University
Public, four-years
Kennesaw, GA69.19%34,68023,995
Emory University-Oxford College
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 years
Oxford, GA13.11%22,1182,899