Private nonprofit · University

Herzing University-Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia · Large city

93.8%
Admit rate
$21,679
Avg net price
14%
Graduation rate
$36,909
Median earnings

Herzing University-Atlanta is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Atlanta, Georgia (large city setting), enrolling 387 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 387 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 94% 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
Graduate
Nearest big city
Atlanta, GA
To the ocean
221 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) · major hub

How Herzing University-Atlanta compares

Selectivity93.8%

More selective than 15% · #40 most selective of 46 in Georgia

Graduation rate14%

Higher than 4% · #51 of 54 in Georgia

First-year retention25%

Higher than 1%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,909

Higher than 9% · #46 of 54 in Georgia

Average net price$21,679

Cheaper than 42% · #34 cheapest of 54 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 63%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment387

Larger than 18%

Percentiles compare Herzing University-Atlanta with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Georgia.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

435students
  • Undergraduate38789%
  • Graduate4811%

Undergraduates by gender

387undergrads
  • Women31581%
  • Men7219%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White7.2%
  • Black73%
  • Hispanic8.3%
  • Asian3.4%
  • Other or multiracial8.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
387
Graduate enrollment
48
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
70%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
72%
Median family income
$18,321
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$67,644

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

Admissions

Admission rate
93.8%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$13,450
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
$27,007
Average net price
$21,679

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

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
14%
Graduated on time (4 years)
12%
First-year retention
25%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,295
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,909
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
Students with federal loans
79%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
12%
Low-income (Pell)
31%
First-generation
33%

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
Free

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
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (435 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.

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
$21,612
$30–48k
$22,285
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$91,537

$21,612/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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.

75%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,691
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 75% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,691. 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 32 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)
$36,909
Typical debt at graduation
$21,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
58%
Out-earn a HS grad
50%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.8 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
$35,601
Men
$43,307

Men out-earn women by $7,706 (22%) 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 (7.9 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.