How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Georgia Southern University admits 87.9% of applicants, providing broad access to students across Georgia and the Southeast. Among enrolled undergraduates, 36.2% receive Pell Grants and 25.1% are first-generation college students — a profile that reflects the university's role as a regional anchor for families who are navigating higher education for the first time. Transfer enrollment is meaningful at 23.6%, signaling that Georgia Southern University serves as a destination for students who begin their academic path elsewhere. Azimuth ranks Georgia Southern University #201 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells a mixed story. The six-year completion rate is 54.9%, with 48.6% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Freshman retention stands at 77.8%. On the mobility side, low-income graduates earn median earnings of $43,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 51.6 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Georgia Southern University #79 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access and outcomes at scale, institutions like Georgia Southern University that serve large shares of Pell and first-generation students face a structural challenge: per-student earnings gains must be strong enough to lift mobility rankings even as the denominator of students served remains large.
Georgia Southern University admits 87.9% of applicants, providing broad access to students across Georgia and the Southeast. Among enrolled undergraduates, 36.2% receive Pell Grants and 25.1% are first-generation college students — a profile that reflects the university's role as a regional anchor for families who are navigating higher education for the first time. Transfer enrollment is meaningful at 23.6%, signaling that Georgia Southern University serves as a destination for students who begin their academic path elsewhere. Azimuth ranks Georgia Southern University #201 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells a mixed story. The six-year completion rate is 54.9%, with 48.6% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Freshman retention stands at 77.8%. On the mobility side, low-income graduates earn median earnings of $43,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 51.6 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Georgia Southern University #79 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access and outcomes at scale, institutions like Georgia Southern University that serve large shares of Pell and first-generation students face a structural challenge: per-student earnings gains must be strong enough to lift mobility rankings even as the denominator of students served remains large.
Georgia Southern University admits 87.9% of applicants, providing broad access to students across Georgia and the Southeast. Among enrolled undergraduates, 36.2% receive Pell Grants and 25.1% are first-generation college students — a profile that reflects the university's role as a regional anchor for families who are navigating higher education for the first time. Transfer enrollment is meaningful at 23.6%, signaling that Georgia Southern University serves as a destination for students who begin their academic path elsewhere. Azimuth ranks Georgia Southern University #201 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For students who enroll, the graduation rate tells a mixed story. The six-year completion rate is 54.9%, with 48.6% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Freshman retention stands at 77.8%. On the mobility side, low-income graduates earn median earnings of $43,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 51.6 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Georgia Southern University #79 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access and outcomes at scale, institutions like Georgia Southern University that serve large shares of Pell and first-generation students face a structural challenge: per-student earnings gains must be strong enough to lift mobility rankings even as the denominator of students served remains large.
