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College of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick, Georgia·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·ccga.edu
6-yr Graduation
26%
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Total enrollment
3,468
peer median 4,647
Avg net price
$12,905
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
2,627
2,627 candidates competed
Admitted
2,578
98.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
772
29.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
26%
4-year graduation
14%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
26%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
23%
Non-Pell
29%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 32 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 21 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
32
Passing
11
34.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

32programs
  • Passing11 · 34.4%
  • No Data21 · 65.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
10
No data
21

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.

11
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+18.8%
$38,244 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+34.0%
$43,158 vs $32,203
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+35.2%
$43,530 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+37.5%
$44,274 vs $32,203
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+38.0%
$44,438 vs $32,203
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+44.4%
$46,511 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+47.4%
$47,478 vs $32,203
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+53.7%
$49,491 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

9
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
40%
$17,500 debt · $44,274 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
38%
$16,662 debt · $43,530 earn
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
33%
$15,428 debt · $46,511 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
31%
$13,552 debt · $44,438 earn
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$16,500 debt · $56,480 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
28%
$13,875 debt · $49,491 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
26%
$11,286 debt · $43,158 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$14,846 debt · $78,077 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1967Next review Jun 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 11

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jul 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,793
$30–48k$11,811
$48–75k$14,440
$75–110k$16,374
$110k+$16,608

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

Avg net price
$12,905
vs Baccalaureate median $12,905
Federal loans
31.1%
In-state tuition
$3,483
Out-of-state
$10,389

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,752 students received $9.1M in Pell grants, alongside $7.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,752
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.1M
$9,090,511 total
Direct Loans
$7.4M
1,902 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.1M
906 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.6M
904 loan awards
Parent PLUS$693K
92 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 824 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (2.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
824
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.8%
2017
7.6%
2018
5.2%
2019
2.6%
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 College of Coastal Georgia

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs24
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

467 total completions
01Health Professions
11123.8%
02Liberal Arts
10322.1%
03Business
10221.8%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
398.4%
05Education
347.3%
06Biological Sciences
265.6%
07Security/Protective
183.9%
08Psychology
143.0%
09Natural Resources
132.8%
10Area/Ethnic Studies
71.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,468
12-mo unduplicated
4,001
Undergraduate
4,001
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
30%1,218
Women
70%2,783

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.8%
Black
20.6%
Hispanic
8.2%
Unknown
6.2%
Two or more
1.7%
Non-resident
1.6%
Asian
1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
101
32 M · 69 W
Women athletes
68.3%
Athletic aid
$346K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$98K
$248K
Recruiting expense
$653
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$34K
$37K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$344K
Golf
9 M · 10 W
$196K
Volleyball
— · 19 W
$139K
Softball
— · 18 W
$748K
Tennis
7 M · 8 W
$183K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.91
6 offenses · 3,147 students

3-year trend

1.452 yrs ago1.551 yr ago1.91Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
16
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
12
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
2
Burglary
2
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

6total
  • On campus3
  • Non-campus3

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

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs48
Liquor325

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
22.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
100

College of Coastal Georgia vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions College of Coastal Georgia selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectCollege of Coastal Georgia
26%—3,468$12,905Baccalaureate
Dalton State College
24%—5,135$4,694Baccalaureate
Athens State University
——2,986—Baccalaureate
Georgia Gwinnett College
21%95.5%12,230$11,696Baccalaureate
Lander University
50%81.3%4,378$14,501Baccalaureate
University of South Carolina-Upstate
43%67.3%4,916$13,725Baccalaureate
Peer group median26%81.3%4,647$12,905

Institutions like College of Coastal Georgia

Explore the federal data for institutions in College of Coastal Georgia's comparison group.

IPEDS

College of Coastal Georgia Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
rharding [at] ccga.edu
Phone
912-279-5774
Address
One College Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520

The Institutional Effectiveness page of the College of Coastal Georgia provides contact information including an email ([email protected]) and phone number (912-279-5774). The office is located at One College Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520. Further details such as the office mission or additional resources are not provided on the page.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • James Lynch
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Common Data Set

College of Coastal Georgia's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
97.2%
Accessible
Yield
28.5%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
3,189
3,189 UG · 0 grad
6-yr graduation rate
26%
First-year retention
53%
Student–faculty ratio
20 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$19,096
after avg need-based grant
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
2,580
Admitted
2,510
Enrolled
714

2,580 applied → 2,510 admitted (97.2%) → 714 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
97.2%

Accessible — 97.2% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
Men98.5%
Women98.5%

Admit rates are similar across genders (Men 98.5%, Women 98.5%).

SAT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
900
Median
1045
75th
1180

Middle 50% SAT 900–1180 (median 1045).

ACT range (middle 50%)

C9
25th
14
Median
18
75th
23

Middle 50% ACT 14–23 (median 18).

What matters in admission

C7
Very Important2
Rigor of secondary school recordAcademic GPA
Considered1
Standardized test scores
Not Considered15
Class rankApplication EssayRecommendation(s)InterviewExtracurricular activitiesTalent/abilityCharacter/personal qualitiesFirst generationAlumni/ae relationGeographical residenceState residencyReligious affiliation/commitmentVolunteer workWork experienceLevel of applicant’s interest

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$24,323
Tuition
$1,6357%
Fees
$1,3245%
Room & board
$14,01258%
Books
$1,8508%
Other
$5,50223%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $24,323 (2023-2024).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$24,323
Net (aided)
$19,096
Avg need grant
$5,227

Sticker $24,323 → about $19,096 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($5,227); 44% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Federal88.0%
Institutional7.5%
External3.8%
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located0.8%

7% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
44%
Avg debt
$27,849

44% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $27,849 on average.

03

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
26%
Retention
53%

6-year graduation rate 26%; first-year retention 53%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students26%
Pell recipients19%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 7 pts below the overall rate (19% vs 26%).

04

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students63
10-19 students82
20-29 students68
30-39 students42
40-49 students42
50-99 students6
100+ students0

48% of classes have under 20 students; 2% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
20 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
58%
Women faculty
60%

Key faculty indicators.

05

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White59.8%
Black / African American20.6%
Hispanic/Latino8.2%
Race/ethnicity unknown6.2%
Two or more races1.7%
Nonresidents1.6%
Asian1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
44
Share
1%

1% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

06

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
579
Admitted
547
Enrolled
146

579 transfer applicants → 547 admitted (94.5%) → 146 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about College of Coastal Georgia

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about College of Coastal Georgia.

What is the graduation rate at College of Coastal Georgia?

College of Coastal Georgia reports a 6-year graduation rate of 26% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend College of Coastal Georgia?

College of Coastal Georgia reports a total enrollment of 3,468 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at College of Coastal Georgia?

The average net price at College of Coastal Georgia is $12,905 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at College of Coastal Georgia?

College of Coastal Georgia's yield rate is 29.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is College of Coastal Georgia located?

College of Coastal Georgia is located in Brunswick, Georgia 31520-3644.

Who runs Institutional Research at College of Coastal Georgia?

College of Coastal Georgia's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

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