Georgia Southwestern State University SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
With a 75% acceptance rate, your strategy at Georgia Southwestern should be confirming fit and showing you can handle the work, not chasing a perfect score. If you submit scores, aim toward the upper SAT range around 1160, or ACT around 22, to put your academic profile clearly above the middle.
Data on this page is sourced from our college data partners and was last updated on July 9, 2026.
Georgia Southwestern State University facts and stats
Georgia Southwestern State University enrolls about 3,024 undergraduates in a small-town campus setting. Georgia Southwestern has a 58% freshman retention rate and a 41% six-year graduation rate. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18:1.
Americus, GA
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Key Georgia Southwestern State University application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
July 21
Early Action
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Early Decision
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Priority Deadline
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Financial Aid Priority
February 1
Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
If you choose to submit scores to Georgia Southwestern, plan to take your first SAT or ACT by the spring of junior year, then use the summer before senior year and the fall of senior year for retakes that could improve a superscore. Because the Regular Decision deadline is July 21, a December senior-year retake should still leave time for scores to arrive.
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What you'll actually pay
At Georgia Southwestern, in-state tuition is $5,220 and out-of-state tuition is $19,410. About 62% of students receive aid, with an average merit award of $1,485. Submit the FAFSA by the February 1 priority deadline to be considered for aid.
At Georgia Southwestern, out-of-state tuition is $19,410, while in-state tuition is $5,220, and room and board adds $9,314. Financial aid is common, with 62% of students receiving aid and an average aid package of $11,374. Merit awards average $1,485. Average debt at graduation is $6,665.
Student life at Georgia Southwestern State University
28% of undergrads live on campus
Fraternities and sororities are active on campus. 3% of men join fraternities, and 4% of women join sororities.
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