For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Georgia colleges is 53.77%, 197,218 accepted out of 366,809 applicants.

For Georgia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 30,183 (8.97%) compared to last year, from 336,626 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 2,914, which is more than 5.07% last year.

Georgia colleges' acceptance rate increased by 1.12% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Georgia colleges. The yield decreased by 1.81%.

Among Georgia colleges, Emory University has the lowest acceptance rate of 11.00% with 3,512 accepted students out of 31,929 applicants. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 52,377 and Kennesaw State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 8,142.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Georgia Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Georgia. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Georgia Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Emory University31,929
-1,250
3,512
-255
1,405
-19
11.00%
-0.35%
40.01%
2.21%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus52,377
1,767
8,380
-292
3,687
40
16.00%
-1.14%
44.00%
1.95%
Emory University-Oxford College19,990
-109
3,398
383
510
88
17.00%
2.00%
15.01%
1.01%
Spelman College10,610
-3,039
3,607
-268
721
144
34.00%
5.61%
19.99%
5.10%
Luther Rice College & Seminary35
-2
12
-13
9
-10
34.29%
-33.28%
75.00%
-1.00%
University of Georgia43,419
4,099
16,065
-664
6,105
-168
37.00%
-5.55%
38.00%
0.50%
Thomas University526
168
226
61
140
39
42.97%
-3.12%
61.95%
0.74%
University of West Georgia8,399
3,616
4,116
284
1,358
-66
49.01%
-31.11%
32.99%
-4.17%
Morehouse College5,610
389
2,861
-272
687
13
51.00%
-9.01%
24.01%
2.50%
Andrew College780
-30
398
-4
107
18
51.03%
1.40%
26.88%
4.74%
Emmanuel University461
-305
244
-236
203
15
52.93%
-9.73%
83.20%
44.03%
Reinhardt University1,755
672
965
290
318
51
54.99%
-7.34%
32.95%
-6.61%
MAK Beauty Institute127758.33%
0.00%
100.00%
Oglethorpe University2,854
38
1,712
-287
394
-31
59.99%
-11.00%
23.01%
1.75%
Wesleyan College1,384
86
858
-9
103
-19
61.99%
-4.81%
12.00%
-2.07%
Georgia State University30,230
4,180
18,743
1,347
4,498
-981
62.00%
-4.78%
24.00%
-7.50%
Berry College6,467
824
4,010
268
561
-73
62.01%
-4.30%
13.99%
-2.95%
Fort Valley State University5,080
-1,167
3,200
508
736
184
62.99%
19.90%
23.00%
2.49%
LaGrange College1,457
43
918
82
184
-38
63.01%
3.89%
20.04%
-6.52%
Young Harris College1,926
-64
1,233
-305
247
-32
64.02%
-13.27%
20.03%
1.89%
Toccoa Falls College876
-190
561
-164
213
-25
64.04%
-3.97%
37.97%
5.14%
Clark Atlanta University27,672
11,519
17,987
8,899
1,079
-78
65.00%
8.74%
6.00%
-6.73%
Mercer University11,058
3,502
7,298
1,655
1,022
123
66.00%
-8.68%
14.00%
-1.93%
Agnes Scott College1,857
-22
1,244
-6
236
-40
66.99%
0.47%
18.97%
-3.11%
Point University3,250
895
2,210
1,640
1,083
821
68.00%
43.80%
49.00%
3.04%
Kennesaw State University23,138
2,032
15,965
1,645
8,142
1,118
69.00%
1.15%
51.00%
1.95%
Clayton State University1,782
-473
1,265
-5
506
-73
70.99%
14.67%
40.00%
-5.59%
University of North Georgia11,633
-287
8,376
76
3,937
62
72.00%
2.37%
47.00%
0.31%
Reformed University79
39
58
32
46
34
73.42%
8.42%
79.31%
33.16%
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College2,618
269
2,016
443
1,109
271
77.01%
10.05%
55.01%
1.74%
Georgia Southwestern State University2,045
106
1,575
156
536
51
77.02%
3.84%
34.03%
-0.15%
DeVry University-Georgia16
10
13
10
12
10
81.25%
31.25%
92.31%
25.64%
Covenant College751
-62
616
-68
246
4
82.02%
-2.11%
39.94%
4.56%
Valdosta State University4,689
-286
3,892
-559
1,129
2
83.00%
-6.47%
29.01%
3.69%
Paine College2,253
-1,049
1,870
169
112
22
83.00%
31.49%
5.99%
0.70%
Savannah College of Art and Design14,931
544
12,542
783
3,637
168
84.00%
2.27%
29.00%
-0.50%
Brewton-Parker College1,018
274
875
170
245
28
85.95%
-8.81%
28.00%
-2.78%
Brenau University2,761
427
2,402
382
216
-21
87.00%
0.45%
8.99%
-2.74%
Gordon State College2,126
105
1,850
-36
740
-119
87.02%
-6.30%
40.00%
-5.55%
Georgia College & State University6,214
1,800
5,468
1,939
1,804
440
87.99%
8.04%
32.99%
-5.66%
Augusta University5,892
701
5,244
804
1,206
159
89.00%
3.47%
23.00%
-0.58%
Georgia Southern University14,410
-270
12,969
-80
4,799
442
90.00%
1.11%
37.00%
3.61%
Truett McConnell University730
78
664
137
219
2
90.96%
10.13%
32.98%
-8.20%
Piedmont University2,066
-265
1,921
421
288
-13
92.98%
28.63%
14.99%
-5.08%
Life University404
-44
380
-58
205
37
94.06%
-3.71%
53.95%
15.59%
Herzing University-Atlanta68
-23
64
-21
44
-15
94.12%
0.71%
68.75%
-0.66%
Georgia Gwinnett College6,390
764
6,134
866
2,699
382
95.99%
2.35%
44.00%
0.02%
Chamberlain University-Georgia26
7
25
12
17
6
96.15%
27.73%
68.00%
-16.62%
Shorter University783
-88
760
-89
266
-1
97.06%
-0.41%
35.00%
3.55%
Columbus State University3,550
-320
3,515
117
1,090
58
99.01%
11.21%
31.01%
0.64%
College of Coastal Georgia2,548
29
2,523
46
706
-45
99.02%
0.69%
27.98%
-2.34%
Middle Georgia State University3,876
436
3,876
446
1,318
37
100.00%
0.29%
34.00%
-3.35%
Georgia State University-Perimeter College13,065
1,976
13,065
2,072
3,528
314
100.00%
0.87%
27.00%
-2.24%