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Georgia State University-Perimeter College

Atlanta, GA · City · 13,693 students
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$11,453
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
22%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$47,384
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
91%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

As the major two-year access institution of Georgia State University, Perimeter College is best known for providing affordable, high-quality pathways to associate degrees and seamless transitions into four-year bachelor’s programs. Across five metro Atlanta campuses and an expansive online division, the college excels in popular career and transfer tracks, including nursing, business administration, dental hygiene, and computer science. The student experience is defined by an exceptionally diverse, largely commuter population that benefits from small class sizes, active campus life organizations, and robust academic tutoring. Distinctively, Perimeter College combines the lower tuition rates and personalized faculty attention of a community college with full access to the vast resources, library systems, and school spirit of a major tier-one research university.

Location
Atlanta, GA, 30303-3083 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
ATL · Atlanta
8 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$3,104$10,064
Books & supplies$2,000$2,000
Cost of attendance$17,608$24,568 est.
Average net price$11,453Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$10,064
In-state: $3,104
Books & supplies$2,000
Cost of attendance$24,568 est.
In-state: $17,608
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $11,453
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$10,380
$30–48k
$10,367
$48–75k
$12,528
$75–110k
$15,622
$110k+
$16,785
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
22%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
25% graduated · 63% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 10% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$37,844
10 yrs after entry$47,384
Debt
Median at graduation$20,903
Monthly payment$222
Middle 50% owe$5.5k–$25k
90th percentile$35,989
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: $40,902 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
91%
Test policy
Test optional
Per College Scorecard
SAT average
919
R 400–520 · M 360–500
SAT middle 50%: 760–1020
40080012001600

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Student Body
Gender
Men 38%Women 62%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell grant
45%
First-gen
32%
Family income
$27,922
Independent
30%
Veterans
0%
Age at entry
23.0
Part-time
56%
Race & ethnicity
White
13%
Hispanic
17%
Black
49%
Asian
9%
Two or more
5%
Non-resident
6%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$3M
Full-time faculty
67%
Faculty salary
$6,186/mo
Teaching spend
$4,667
per student
Federal loans
24%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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