Public · Community college

South Georgia State College

Douglas, Georgia · Remote town

51%
Transfer rate
$8,767
Avg net price
16%
Grad / completion
$35,697
Median earnings

South Georgia State College is a public associate-granting institution in Douglas, Georgia (remote town setting), enrolling 1,466 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,466 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division I

About Douglas, Georgia

Douglas is a city in and the county seat of Coffee County, Georgia, United States. Douglas was founded in 1855 as the seat of the newly formed Coffee County. It was named for Senator Stephen A. Douglas from Illinois, a renowned stump speaker who was the challenger to Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860. Farming plays a large role in the area's economy. Major agricultural products from the town and surrounding county include peanuts, corn, tobacco, and cotton. Chicken is also a major part of the economy. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
103 miles to Macon, GA
To the ocean
81 miles
Nearest airport
55 miles to Valdosta (VLD)

How South Georgia State College compares

Graduation rate16%

Higher than 3% · #69 of 72 in Georgia

First-year retention39%

Higher than 5%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,697

Higher than 51% · #21 of 66 in Georgia

Average net price$8,767

Cheaper than 76% · #21 cheapest of 73 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$11,500

Lower than 33%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment1,466

Larger than 78%

Percentiles compare South Georgia State 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

1,466undergrads
  • Women89561%
  • Men57139%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White59%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Other or multiracial5.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,466
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
32%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$25,804
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,120
Endowment
$9,117,676

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 522 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Georgia93%
  • Other U.S. states6.1%
  • International0.6%

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

1% 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
$3,314
Out-of-state tuition
$10,274
Room & board
$9,928
Books & supplies
$760
Total cost of attendance
$16,177
Average net price
$8,767

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)
16%
Graduated on time (4 years)
20%
First-year retention
39%
Transferred to another college
51%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,570
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,697
Median debt at graduation
$11,500
Students with federal loans
27%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
21%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
20%
Low-income (Pell)
16%
First-generation
16%

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
547
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
37%
Housing charge (year)
$5,710
Meal plan (year)
$3,834
Application fee
$20
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
83 (51 men · 32 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 (4)

Baseball36
Soccer18
Basketball15
Softball14

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

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (1,893 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.

2.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
1.3
Burglary
0.7
Fondling
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
$7,553
$30–48k
$7,603
$48–75k
$9,823
$75–110k
$11,781
$110k+
$13,749

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
$39,292

$9,823/year × about 4.0 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.

25%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,891
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 25% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,891. 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 478 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)
$35,697
Typical debt at graduation
$11,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
39%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 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
$32,246
Men
$40,322

Men out-earn women by $8,076 (25%) 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
92°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
47.5″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Douglas, GA US station (2.1 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.