Valdosta, GA

Valdosta State University

https://www.valdosta.edu

Repayment outcome

75.4%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$24,600–$50,600

middle 50% · median $38,000

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$15,672

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$16,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$20,958

Default rate

10.2%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Computer Science$48,432
Health Professions$48,363
Public Admin$43,128
Library Science$40,089
Physical Sciences$35,420
Business$34,603
Education$34,526
Foreign Languages$33,565
Criminal Justice$31,236
Parks & Fitness$30,119
Social Sciences$28,753
Communication and Media Studies.$28,547
Liberal Arts$27,527
English & Literature$26,353
Biology$26,353
Psychology$26,353
History$23,456
Visual & Performing Arts$17,624

Academics

Acceptance

55.2%

Avg SAT

1,033

Enrollment

9,634

What students study

15 fields offered

Business

18% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Education14.7%
03Health Professions11.1%
04English & Literature7.5%
05Criminal Justice6.3%
06Psychology6.1%
07Social Sciences5.7%
08Liberal Arts5.3%
09Biology4.5%
10Visual & Performing Arts4.5%
11Communications3.4%
12Parks & Fitness3.3%
13History3.1%
14Foreign Languages1.7%
15Physical Sciences1.1%