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Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·augusta.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
-5.0pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
10,900
peer median 10,165
Avg net price
$13,347
-$2.6k vs R2 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
6,011
6,011 candidates competed
Admitted
5,194
86.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,303
25.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
49%-5.0pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
43%
Non-Pell
43%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 144 Title IV programs, 34 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 109 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
144
Passing
34
23.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.7%
+0.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

144programs
  • Passing34 · 23.6%
  • No Data109 · 75.7%
  • Failing1 · 0.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
30
No data
109

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.

35
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-20.0%
$25,770 vs $32,203
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+10.0%
$51,022 vs $46,391
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.4%
$65,984 vs $56,700
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+17.3%
$37,769 vs $32,203
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+19.4%
$55,403 vs $46,391
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+29.0%
$41,544 vs $32,203
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+32.2%
$42,568 vs $32,203
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+36.0%
$43,795 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

31
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
190%
$189,299 debt · $99,481 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
133%
$107,039 debt · $80,274 earn
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
118%
$231,551 debt · $196,587 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
105%
$26,942 debt · $25,770 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
91%
$60,238 debt · $65,984 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
84%
$42,650 debt · $51,022 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
77%
$42,750 debt · $55,403 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
73%
$64,952 debt · $89,528 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2012Next review Dec 2026
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1973Next review Dec 2011

Programmatic accreditations · 43

Action history · 59

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  2. Jun 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  5. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,597
$30–48k$11,947
$48–75k$13,829
$75–110k$16,848
$110k+$16,901

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,347
-$2,644vs R2 Research median $15,992
Federal loans
38.5%
In-state tuition
$8,122
Out-of-state
$23,500

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,808 students received $16.9M in Pell grants, alongside $112.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,808
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.9M
$16,856,977 total
Direct Loans
$112.0M
7,831 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.5M
1,660 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.7M
1,699 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$69.0M
3,004 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.9M
316 loan awards
Grad PLUS$25.9M
1,152 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,064 borrowers who entered repayment, 36 (1.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,064
Defaulted
36
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.1%
2017
5.9%
2018
3.5%
2019
1.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Augusta

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs111
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,297 total completions
01Health Professions
1,04145.3%
02Education
56124.4%
03Business
1607.0%
04Biological Sciences
1155.0%
05Computer Sciences
1134.9%
06Psychology
1014.4%
07Parks/Recreation
873.8%
08Social Sciences
502.2%
09Public Admin
371.6%
10Communication
321.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
10,900
12-mo unduplicated
11,147
Undergraduate
6,276
Graduate
4,871

Gender split

Men
34%3,745
Women
66%7,402

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.9%
Black
26.4%
Hispanic
10.2%
Asian
8.5%
Two or more
5.9%
Non-resident
1.4%
Unknown
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
222
128 M · 94 W
Women athletes
42.3%
Athletic aid
$2.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$977K
$1.1M
Recruiting expense
$16K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$65K
$58K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
73 M · 42 W
$430K
Baseball
51 M ·
$526K
Basketball
13 M · 15 W
$886K
Golf
11 M · 9 W
$955K
Softball
· 20 W
$320K
Tennis
10 M · 9 W
$474K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.72
34 offenses · 9,140 students

3-year trend

1.462 yrs ago2.901 yr ago3.72Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
73
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
53
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
13
Motor vehicle theft
8
Fondling
7
Aggravated assault
4
Rape
1
Robbery
1

By location

34total
  • On campus26
  • Non-campus6
  • Public property2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
6
Stalking
14 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons30
Drugs159
Liquor116

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 16 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
1,100

Augusta vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Augusta selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectAugusta University
49%10,900$13,347R2 Research
Georgia Southern University
55%87.9%27,423$16,531R2 Research
Tennessee Technological University
58%76.1%10,511$14,207R2 Research
William & Mary
89%34.1%9,818$22,529R2 Research
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
53%20.6%9,313$15,847R2 Research
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
37%58.8%8,216$16,136R2 Research
Peer group median54%58.8%10,165$15,992

Frequently asked questions about Augusta University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Augusta.

What is the graduation rate at Augusta University?

Augusta University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Augusta University?

Augusta University reports a total enrollment of 10,900 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Augusta University?

The average net price at Augusta University is $13,347 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Augusta University?

Augusta University's yield rate is 25.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Augusta University located?

Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia 30912.

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