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Middle Georgia State University

Macon, Georgia · Midsize city

99.7%
Admit rate
$12,361
Avg net price
25%
Graduation rate
$40,863
Median earnings

Middle Georgia State University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Macon, Georgia (midsize city setting), enrolling 6,574 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 6,574 undergradsMidsize cityOpen admissionNAIA Division I

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Middle Georgia State University's admitted students.

Admit rate
99.7%
SAT (mid 50%)
950–1190
Avg GPA (est.)
3.09

Enter a test score to see where you land against Middle Georgia State University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Middle Georgia State University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Macon, Georgia

Macon, officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States. Macon was founded on the site of the Ocmulgee Old Fields, where the Creek Indians lived in the 18th century. Their predecessors, the Mississippian culture, built a powerful agriculture-based chiefdom (950–1100 AD). Macon has been home for numerous musicians and composers, including Emmett Miller, The Allman Brothers Band, Randy Crawford, Mark Heard, Lucille Hegamin, Ben Johnston, Otis Redding, Little Richard, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry of R.E.M., as well as more recent artists like violinist Robert McDuffie and country artist Jason Aldean. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
6 miles to Macon, GA
To the ocean
161 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Middle Georgia (MCN)

How Middle Georgia State University compares

Selectivity99.7%

More selective than 5% · #45 most selective of 46 in Georgia

SAT average1083

Higher than 23%

Graduation rate25%

Higher than 9% · #43 of 54 in Georgia

First-year retention65%

Higher than 21%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,863

Higher than 16% · #38 of 54 in Georgia

Average net price$12,361

Cheaper than 84% · #12 cheapest of 54 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$19,000

Lower than 80%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment6,574

Larger than 82%

Percentiles compare Middle Georgia State University 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

7,245students
  • Undergraduate6,57491%
  • Graduate6719%

Undergraduates by gender

6,574undergrads
  • Women3,87159%
  • Men2,70341%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White49%
  • Black31%
  • Hispanic8.8%
  • Asian3.1%
  • Other or multiracial7.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
6,574
Graduate enrollment
671
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
43%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
27%
Median family income
$27,992
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$74,736
Endowment
$17,662,893

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 1,313 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Georgia86%
  • Other U.S. states11%
  • International3.2%

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

3% 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.

Admissions

Admission rate
99.7%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
950–1190
SAT average
1083
SAT reading
490–610
SAT math
460–580
ACT composite
16–24
Average GPA (estimated)
3.09

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,038
Out-of-state tuition
$16,390
Room & board
$9,350
Books & supplies
$1,250
Total cost of attendance
$19,617
Average net price
$12,361

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)
25%
Graduated on time (4 years)
12%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
43%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,624
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,863
Median debt at graduation
$19,000
Students with federal loans
33%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
29%

About 13% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
12%
Low-income (Pell)
17%
First-generation
18%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,738
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
26%
Housing charge (year)
$5,410
Meal plan (year)
$3,440
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
189 (105 men · 84 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (7)

Soccer54
Baseball50
Basketball27
Softball21
Tennis17
Volleyball12
Cross Country8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
27
Property offenses (2022–2024)
11

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (8,363 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.

13reported offenses a year
9.0 violent a year3.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
3.7
Aggravated assault
3.0
Motor vehicle theft
2.3
Rape
2.0
Burglary
1.3
Robbery
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
$10,668
$30–48k
$10,920
$48–75k
$12,679
$75–110k
$15,901
$110k+
$16,762

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
$60,409

$12,679/year × about 4.8 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.

7%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,896
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 7% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,896. 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 1,094 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)
$40,863
Typical debt at graduation
$19,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
46%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 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
$37,391
Men
$48,393

Men out-earn women by $11,002 (29%) 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
94°F
Winter low
36°F
Annual rain
46.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Macon Middle GA Rgnl AP, GA US station (9.7 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.