Public · Community college

Georgia State University-Perimeter College

Atlanta, Georgia · Large city

#5 for grad earnings in Georgia
21%
Transfer rate
$11,453
Avg net price
22%
Grad / completion
$47,384
Median earnings

Georgia State University-Perimeter College is a public associate-granting institution in Atlanta, Georgia (large city setting), enrolling 13,693 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 13,693 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 91% admit

About Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. For thousands of years prior to the arrival of European settlers in North Georgia, the indigenous Creek people, Cherokee people, and their ancestors inhabited the area. Atlanta has drawn residents from many other parts of the U.S., in addition to many recent immigrants to the U.S. who have made the metropolitan area their home, establishing Atlanta as the cultural and economic hub of an increasingly multi-cultural metropolitan area. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
Atlanta, GA
To the ocean
221 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) · major hub

How Georgia State University-Perimeter College compares

Selectivity90.8%

More selective than 37% · #3 most selective of 5 in Georgia

SAT average919

Higher than 12%

Graduation rate22%

Higher than 6% · #64 of 72 in Georgia

First-year retention66%

Higher than 36%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,384

Higher than 87% · #5 of 66 in Georgia

Average net price$11,453

Cheaper than 64% · #27 cheapest of 73 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$20,903

Lower than 5%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment13,693

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare Georgia State University-Perimeter College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Georgia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

13,693undergrads
  • Women8,62863%
  • Men5,06537%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White13%
  • Black49%
  • Hispanic17%
  • Asian8.7%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
13,693
Student–faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
45%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$27,922
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$55,674
Endowment
$2,797,220

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 3,476 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Georgia81%
  • Other U.S. states9.0%
  • International10%

Most first-years stay in state — Georgia State University-Perimeter College draws overwhelmingly from Georgia.

10% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$3,104
Out-of-state tuition
$10,064
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$17,608
Average net price
$11,453

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
90.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
760–1020
SAT average
919
SAT reading
400–520
SAT math
360–500
ACT composite
15–21
Average GPA (estimated)
2.67

Outcomes

Graduated
22%
First-year retention
66%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,844
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,384
Median debt at graduation
$20,903
Students with federal loans
24%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
39%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
22%
Low-income (Pell)
30%
First-generation
29%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$20

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
6
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (17,437 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.3reported offenses a year
2.0 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.0
Burglary
1.0
Statutory rape
0.3
Rape
0.3
Robbery
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$10,380
$30–48k
$10,367
$48–75k
$12,528
$75–110k
$15,622
$110k+
$16,785

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

4%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,009
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,009. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 2,498 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$47,384
Typical debt at graduation
$20,903
Debt vs. one year's pay
44%
Out-earn a HS grad
63%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$45,231
Men
$51,462

Men out-earn women by $6,231 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
34°F
Annual rain
48.1″
Annual snow
2.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Fulton CO AP, GA US station (8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.