Athens State University
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 52 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing16 · 30.8%
- No Data36 · 69.2%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 8
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jan 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- May 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,463 students received $7.3M in Pell grants, alongside $13.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 952 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Athens State
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 3
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Athens State vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Athens State selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAthens State University | — | — | 2,986 | — | Baccalaureate |
| 26% | 98.1% | 3,468 | $15,261 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | 81.3% | 4,378 | $15,363 | Baccalaureate | |
| 24% | — | 5,135 | $5,012 | Baccalaureate | |
| 43% | 67.3% | 4,916 | $13,557 | Baccalaureate | |
| 34% | 72.5% | 2,208 | $14,656 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 34% | 76.9% | 3,923 | $14,656 |
Institutions like Athens State
Explore the federal data for institutions in Athens State's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateGeorgia
College of Coastal Georgia
Grad rate26%Admit rate98.1%Enrollment3,468Net price$15,261View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Lander University
Grad rate50%Admit rate81.3%Enrollment4,378Net price$15,363View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Dalton State College
Grad rate24%Admit rate—Enrollment5,135Net price$5,012View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Grad rate43%Admit rate67.3%Enrollment4,916Net price$13,557View data - BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Grad rate34%Admit rate72.5%Enrollment2,208Net price$14,656View data
Athens State Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The primary mission of Institutional Research and Assessment Services (IRAS) is to assist and support institutional planning, management, policy formulation, and decision-making, through the systematic collection, analysis, evaluation, and dissemination of valid and reliable information.
Visit IR office page- Valerie SellersAssistant Director of Institutional Research and Reporting
- Rebecca TurnerInstitutional Research Analyst
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