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Point University

West Point, Georgia · Distant town

44.3%
Admit rate
$25,335
Avg net price
34%
Graduation rate
$38,740
Median earnings

Point University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in West Point, Georgia (distant town setting), enrolling 1,996 undergraduates. It has a Christian Churches and Churches of Christ religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,996 undergradsDistant townSelective · 44% admitNAIA Division II · Appalachian Athletic ConferenceCold winters

About West Point, Georgia

West Point is a city in Troup and Harris counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. Prior to being named West Point, the area was commonly referred to as Miller's Bend. Kia Motors opened an automobile factory in West Point in 2009. Since 2011, the West Point auto factory has been manufacturing models of the Kia K5, Kia Sorento, Kia Sportage, and Kia Telluride. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
31 miles to Columbus, GA
To the ocean
175 miles
Nearest airport
29 miles to Columbus (CSG)

How Point University compares

Selectivity44.3%

More selective than 87% · #7 most selective of 46 in Georgia

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 16% · #37 of 54 in Georgia

First-year retention74%

Higher than 43%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,740

Higher than 12% · #42 of 54 in Georgia

Average net price$25,335

Cheaper than 28% · #43 cheapest of 54 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$25,250

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment1,996

Larger than 57%

Percentiles compare Point 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

2,259students
  • Undergraduate1,99688%
  • Graduate26312%

Undergraduates by gender

1,996undergrads
  • Women86443%
  • Men1,13257%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White55%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian2.1%
  • Other or multiracial14%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,996
Graduate enrollment
263
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
25%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$34,603
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$53,721
Endowment
$5,720,295

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

Admissions

Admission rate
44.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$24,000
Room & board
$9,875
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$33,564
Average net price
$25,335

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)
34%
Graduated on time (4 years)
18%
First-year retention
74%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,410
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,740
Median debt at graduation
$25,250
Students with federal loans
14%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
26%

About 16% 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
18%
Low-income (Pell)
29%
First-generation
31%

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
328
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
16%
Housing charge (year)
$4,500
Meal plan (year)
$4,600
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division II
Football conference
Appalachian Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
435 (292 men · 143 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 (9)

Football121
Soccer77
Baseball55
Other Sports46
Basketball32
Golf32
Volleyball25
Lacrosse24
Softball23

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,260 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.

2.0reported offenses a year
0 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.0

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
$23,992
$30–48k
$24,000
$48–75k
$25,993
$75–110k
$27,437
$110k+
$26,601

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
$122,671

$25,993/year × about 4.7 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.

93%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$9,776
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 93% — get grant money from Point University itself, averaging $9,776, which softens the sticker price.

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 262 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)
$38,740
Typical debt at graduation
$25,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
65%
Out-earn a HS grad
49%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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
$35,327
Men
$45,634

Men out-earn women by $10,307 (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
90°F
Winter low
32°F
Annual rain
52.5″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, W PT, GA US station (0.5 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.