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South Georgia State College

Douglas, Georgia·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·sgsc.edu
6-yr Graduation
16%
-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,893
peer median 2,536
Avg net price
$8,767
+$1.3k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
16%-1.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
20%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
20%
Full-time retention
39%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
13%73 of 548
Non-Pell (all)
23%53 of 230
Subsidized loan, no Pell
16%9 of 58
No Federal Aid
26%44 of 172

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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 17 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 14 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
17
Passing
3
17.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

17programs
  • Passing3 · 17.6%
  • No Data14 · 82.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
14

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.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+16.8%
$37,621 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+117.5%
$70,034 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+139.7%
$77,175 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
30%
$11,375 debt · $37,621 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$13,881 debt · $70,034 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 1934Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. May 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
  3. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Sep 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    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$7,553
$30–48k$7,603
$48–75k$9,823
$75–110k$11,781
$110k+$13,749

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

Avg net price
$8,767
+$1,251vs Baccalaureate median $7,517
Federal loans
27.2%
In-state tuition
$3,314
Out-of-state
$10,274

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, 1,185 students received $6.6M in Pell grants, alongside $3.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,185
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.6M
$6,600,818 total
Direct Loans
$3.2M
873 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
443 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.6M
406 loan awards
Parent PLUS$182K
24 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 799 borrowers who entered repayment, 55 (6.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.8%
+4.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
799
Defaulted
55
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.6%
2017
16.1%
2018
12.6%
2019
6.8%
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 South Georgia State College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs11
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

371 total completions
01Liberal Arts
22861.5%
02Health Professions
6517.5%
03Education
4311.6%
04Business
184.9%
05Engineering Tech
102.7%
06Biological Sciences
71.9%
07English Language
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,893
12-mo unduplicated
2,446
Undergraduate
2,446
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%839
Women
66%1,607

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.0%
Black
23.1%
Hispanic
12.1%
Two or more
2.7%
Unknown
2.0%
Non-resident
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Asian
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
79
48 M · 31 W
Women athletes
39.2%
Athletic aid
$136K
Total student aid
Budget
$333K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$89K
$47K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$7K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
36 M · —
$104K
Soccer
— · 18 W
$55K
Basketball
15 M · —
$101K
Softball
— · 14 W
$57K

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
0.54
1 offenses · 1,853 students

3-year trend

1.132 yrs ago2.231 yr ago0.54Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Weapons00
Drugs214
Liquor012

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was 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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
57

South Georgia State College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions South Georgia State College 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
SubjectSouth Georgia State College
16%—1,893$8,767Baccalaureate
East Georgia State College
3%—1,820$9,626Baccalaureate
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
18%—1,549$5,258Baccalaureate
Gordon State College
15%85.9%3,179$8,105Baccalaureate
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
38%75.7%3,825$6,842Baccalaureate
Georgia Highlands College
20%—5,382$6,928Baccalaureate
Peer group median17%80.8%2,536$7,517

Institutions like South Georgia State College

Explore the federal data for institutions in South Georgia State College's comparison group.

IPEDS

South Georgia State College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Reports to Office of Academic Affairs
Email
jim.lynch [at] sgsc.edu
Address
100 West College Park Drive, Douglas, GA 31533

Our mission is to integrate and advance institutional effectiveness practices in a holistic way that supports the College's overall mission, vision, and goals and contributes to student success.

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

Frequently asked questions about South Georgia State College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about South Georgia State College.

What is the graduation rate at South Georgia State College?

South Georgia State College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 16% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend South Georgia State College?

South Georgia State College reports a total enrollment of 1,893 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at South Georgia State College?

The average net price at South Georgia State College is $8,767 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is South Georgia State College located?

South Georgia State College is located in Douglas, Georgia 31533.

Who runs Institutional Research at South Georgia State College?

South Georgia State College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning, which reports to Office of Academic Affairs.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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