How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Georgia Colleges

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Georgia Colleges is 70.79%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2024 acceptance rate increased by 2.1%.

Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Georgia Colleges has increased by 4.52% from 66.26% to 70.79%. Of the 50 Georgia Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 29 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 21 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.

You can check 2024 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Georgia Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Georgia Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2019 to 2024 at Georgia Colleges
School Name2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-245-Year Change
Luther Rice College & SeminaryLithonia, GA50.00%44.44%
5.56%
47.37%
2.92%
67.57%
20.2%
34.29%
33.28%
15.71%
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, GA73.42%75.99%
2.57%
75.36%
0.62%
66.96%
8.4%
77.01%
10.04%
3.59%
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA64.82%67.52%
2.7%
69.85%
2.33%
66.52%
3.32%
66.99%
0.47%
2.17%
Albany State UniversityAlbany, GA------
Andrew CollegeCuthbert, GA41.40%58.64%
17.24%
51.33%
7.3%
49.63%
1.7%
51.03%
1.4%
9.63%
Point UniversityWest Point, GA28.89%34.87%
5.97%
46.56%
11.7%
24.20%
22.36%
68.00%
43.8%
39.11%
Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta, GA------
Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA54.82%59.05%
4.23%
58.24%
0.8%
56.26%
1.98%
65.00%
8.74%
10.18%
Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA70.59%77.22%
6.63%
69.90%
7.32%
66.31%
3.59%
62.01%
4.31%
8.58%
Beulah Heights UniversityAtlanta, GA------
Brenau UniversityGainesville, GA57.52%92.19%
34.66%
89.11%
3.08%
86.55%
2.56%
87.00%
0.45%
29.48%
Brewton-Parker CollegeMount Vernon, GA96.24%98.14%
1.9%
79.74%
18.4%
94.76%
15.02%
85.95%
8.81%
10.29%
College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GA87.17%95.94%
8.77%
97.35%
1.41%
98.33%
0.98%
99.02%
0.69%
11.85%
Clayton State UniversityMorrow, GA51.14%68.54%
17.41%
62.56%
5.98%
56.32%
6.24%
70.99%
14.67%
19.85%
Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GA79.42%78.32%
1.1%
78.52%
0.2%
87.80%
9.28%
99.01%
11.21%
19.6%
Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, GA98.22%97.55%
0.67%
88.54%
9.01%
84.13%
4.41%
82.02%
2.11%
16.19%
Dalton State CollegeDalton, GA------
South University-SavannahSavannah, GA------
East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, GA------
Emmanuel UniversityFranklin Springs, GA46.15%52.75%
6.59%
77.84%
25.09%
62.66%
15.17%
52.93%
9.73%
6.77%
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA15.60%19.17%
3.57%
13.05%
6.11%
11.35%
1.7%
11.00%
0.35%
4.6%
Georgia Highlands CollegeRome, GA------
Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA51.81%72.32%
20.5%
72.26%
0.06%
43.09%
29.16%
62.99%
19.9%
11.18%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA20.58%21.34%
0.77%
15.96%
5.38%
17.14%
1.18%
16.00%
1.14%
4.58%
Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GA58.33%73.40%
15.07%
85.58%
12.18%
73.18%
12.4%
77.02%
3.83%
18.69%
Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GA79.59%85.94%
6.34%
87.68%
1.74%
79.95%
7.73%
87.99%
8.04%
8.4%
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA54.47%91.17%
36.7%
90.51%
0.66%
88.89%
1.62%
90.00%
1.11%
35.53%
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA76.15%82.39%
6.24%
99.99%
17.6%
66.78%
33.21%
62.00%
4.78%
14.15%
University of GeorgiaAthens, GA45.30%48.38%
3.09%
39.98%
8.4%
42.55%
2.56%
37.00%
5.55%
8.3%
Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GA83.86%78.78%
5.08%
87.64%
8.87%
93.32%
5.68%
87.02%
6.3%
3.16%
LaGrange CollegeLagrange, GA48.81%59.67%
10.85%
74.82%
15.16%
59.12%
15.7%
63.01%
3.88%
14.19%
Life UniversityMarietta, GA95.60%96.81%
1.21%
95.91%
0.9%
97.77%
1.86%
94.06%
3.71%
1.55%
Herzing University-AtlantaAtlanta, GA89.74%92.47%
2.73%
94.52%
2.05%
93.41%
1.11%
94.12%
0.71%
4.37%
Mercer UniversityMacon, GA74.22%78.16%
3.95%
75.41%
2.76%
74.68%
0.72%
66.00%
8.68%
8.22%
Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA99.80%77.07%
22.73%
65.18%
11.89%
60.01%
5.18%
51.00%
9.01%
48.8%
Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta, GA67.55%66.93%
0.62%
81.29%
14.36%
70.99%
10.3%
59.99%
11%
7.57%
Paine CollegeAugusta, GA64.94%74.99%
10.05%
52.01%
22.98%
51.51%
0.5%
83.00%
31.49%
18.06%
Piedmont UniversityDemorest, GA53.98%70.08%
16.1%
67.00%
3.08%
64.35%
2.65%
92.98%
28.63%
39%
Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, GA92.02%98.69%
6.66%
70.40%
28.29%
62.33%
8.07%
54.99%
7.34%
37.04%
Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA95.91%77.92%
17.99%
80.78%
2.85%
81.73%
0.96%
84.00%
2.27%
11.91%
Savannah State UniversitySavannah, GA------
Shorter UniversityRome, GA60.32%70.93%
10.61%
81.20%
10.27%
97.47%
16.27%
97.06%
0.41%
36.75%
Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA43.44%52.58%
9.13%
50.76%
1.82%
28.39%
22.37%
34.00%
5.61%
9.45%
Thomas UniversityThomasville, GA38.03%34.52%
3.51%
28.84%
5.68%
46.09%
17.25%
42.97%
3.12%
4.93%
Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, GA59.78%57.73%
2.05%
61.89%
4.16%
68.01%
6.12%
64.04%
3.97%
4.26%
Truett McConnell UniversityCleveland, GA94.11%97.29%
3.19%
68.82%
28.48%
80.83%
12.01%
90.96%
10.13%
3.15%
Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GA57.17%78.45%
21.27%
76.37%
2.08%
89.47%
13.1%
83.00%
6.46%
25.83%
Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GA43.83%59.81%
15.98%
62.16%
2.36%
66.80%
4.63%
61.99%
4.8%
18.17%
University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA59.30%77.62%
18.32%
69.70%
7.92%
80.12%
10.42%
49.01%
31.11%
10.29%
Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, GA64.65%65.03%
0.38%
74.76%
9.73%
77.29%
2.53%
64.02%
13.27%
0.63%
American InterContinental University-AtlantaAtlanta, GA------
Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, GA93.94%94.51%
0.57%
93.03%
1.48%
93.64%
0.6%
95.99%
2.36%
2.05%
Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee, GA------
South University-Savannah OnlineSavannah, GA------
Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, GA44.44%35.29%
9.15%
71.43%
36.13%
68.42%
3.01%
96.15%
27.73%
51.71%
Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA75.93%82.88%
6.96%
73.28%
9.6%
85.53%
12.25%
89.00%
3.47%
13.08%
Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, GA94.16%99.32%
5.16%
99.39%
0.07%
99.71%
0.32%
100.00%
0.29%
5.84%
DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur, GA93.02%39.81%
53.21%
36.36%
3.45%
50.00%
13.64%
81.25%
31.25%
11.77%
University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA81.48%81.45%
0.03%
81.16%
0.3%
69.63%
11.53%
72.00%
2.37%
9.48%
South Georgia State CollegeDouglas, GA------
Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, GA------
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA75.22%83.11%
7.89%
81.59%
1.53%
67.85%
13.74%
69.00%
1.15%
6.22%
Reformed UniversityLawrenceville, GA---65.00%73.42%
8.42%
8.42%
Strayer University-Augusta CampusAugusta, GA------
Strayer University - Macon CampusMacon, GA------
Strayer University-Morrow CampusMorrow, GA------
Strayer University-Cobb CampusAtlanta, GA------
Strayer University-Lithonia CampusLithonia, GA------
Strayer University-Savannah CampusSavannah, GA------
Troy University-Support SitesAlpharetta, GA------
Columbia College - Fort StewartFt. Stewart, GA------
Columbia College - Hunter Army AirfieldHunter Army Airfield, GA------
Columbia College - NSB Kings BayKings Bay, GA------
South College-AtlantaAtlanta, GA------
Morris Brown CollegeAtlanta, GA------
Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyAtlanta, GA------
Relay Graduate School of Education - AtlantaAtlanta, GA------
Average66.26%70.96%
4.7%
70.47%
0.49%
68.69%
1.78%
70.79%
2.1%
4.52%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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