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Acceptance Rate 55.44%
Yield 22.69%
SAT Score 1,060
ACT Score 22
Applicants 33,447

Georgia State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 55.44% at Georgia State University. Total 33,447 students applied and 18,543 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,060 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationadmissions.gsu.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.gsu.edu/bachelors-degree/apply/
Acceptance Rate55.44%
Average Test Scores1,060 SAT / 22 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 55.44%. A total of 33,447 students (12,411 men and 21,036 women) have applied to and 18,543 (6,726 men and 11,817 women) students admitted to Georgia State University.
Among them, 1,827 male and 2,381 female students have enrolled into Georgia State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 22.69%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Georgia State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants33,44712,41121,03600
Admitted18,5436,72611,81700
Enrolled4,2081,8272,38100
Acceptance Rate 55.44% 54.19% 56.18% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 22.69% 27.16% 20.15% - -
[Chart] Georgia State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Georgia State, 1,390 applicants (33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 517 applicants (12%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,060 at Georgia State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,180 and 25th percentile score is 940.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Georgia State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Georgia State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Georgia State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total94010601180
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing480530590
Math460530590
ACT Composite192226
Math172025
English182126
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Georgia State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Georgia State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Georgia State

The calendar system at Georgia State University is Semester. Georgia State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Georgia State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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