Georgia Gwinnett College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,136

1.98% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$12,348

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

13.5%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

12,287

67.5% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

14.9%

297 Graduates

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Graduates

Operations

About

Georgia Gwinnett College is a higher education institution located in Gwinnett County, GA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Georgia Gwinnett College were General Business (329 degrees awarded), Information Technology (122 degrees), and General Psychology (107 degrees).

In 2017, 1,017 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Georgia Gwinnett College. 55.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 44.7% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (461 degrees), 1.92 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (240 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Georgia Gwinnett College is $3,136, which is $-22,058 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($25,194).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Georgia Gwinnett College is $3,136, which is $-22,058 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($25,194).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $12,348.

In 2017, 68% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 44% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,136

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Georgia Gwinnett College was $3,136. The cost of tuition at Georgia Gwinnett College is $-22,058 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($25,194).

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Average Net Price

$12,348

2017 Value

0.291%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Georgia Gwinnett College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $12,348. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Georgia Gwinnett College grew by 0.291%.

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Other Student Expenses

$12,680

Room and Board

$1,390

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Georgia Gwinnett College was of $12,680 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,390. The cost of room and board increased by 3.09% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies increased by 4.51% during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

68%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

44%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

68% of undergraduate students at Georgia Gwinnett College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a growth of 1.49% with respect to 2016, when 67% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

13.5%

2016 Default Rate

369

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Georgia Gwinnett College was 13.5%, which represents 369 out of the 2738 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Enrollment

Georgia Gwinnett College has a total enrollment of 12,287 students. The full-time enrollment at Georgia Gwinnett College is 8,289 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,998. This means that 67.5% of students enrolled at Georgia Gwinnett College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Georgia Gwinnett College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 32.3% Black or African American, 31.4% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% Asian, 3.43% Two or More Races, 0.163% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.122% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Georgia Gwinnett College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority Black or African American Female (18.9%), followed by White Female (15.9%) and White Male (14.7%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

67.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Georgia Gwinnett College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 12,287 students. The full-time enrollment at Georgia Gwinnett College is 8,289 and the part-time enrollment is 3,998. This means that 67.5% of students enrolled at Georgia Gwinnett College are enrolled full-time compared with 80.6% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

67%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Georgia Gwinnett College was 67%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (73%), Georgia Gwinnett College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. Black or African American

    3,971

  2. White

    3,852

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    2,332

The enrolled student population at Georgia Gwinnett College is 32.3% Black or African American, 31.4% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% Asian, 3.43% Two or More Races, 0.163% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.122% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.9% White, 14% Black or African American, and 12.6% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 100 students (0.814%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2017, 107 more women than men received degrees from Georgia Gwinnett College. The majority of degree recipients at Georgia Gwinnett College are white (461 degrees awarded). There were 1.92 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (240 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Georgia Gwinnett College is General Business (329 degrees awarded), followed by Information Technology (122 degrees) and General Psychology (107 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Georgia Gwinnett College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are History (36 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (58 degrees), and Biology (104 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Software developers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Georgia Gwinnett College are Software developers (446,273 people), Physicians (442,092 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (317,290 people), Other managers (306,647 people), and Postsecondary teachers (212,714 people).

The most specialized majors at Georgia Gwinnett College are History (36 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (58 degrees), Biology (104 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (122 degrees), and Psychology (107 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Georgia Gwinnett College are Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Dentists, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Georgia Gwinnett College are History (36 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (58 degrees), Biology (104 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (122 degrees), and Psychology (107 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Georgia Gwinnett College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (699,899 people), Elementary & secondary schools (686,947 people), Computer Systems Design (568,704 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (551,245 people), and Offices of physicians (236,277 people).

The most specialized majors at Georgia Gwinnett College are History (36 degrees awarded), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (58 degrees), Biology (104 degrees), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (122 degrees), and Psychology (107 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Georgia Gwinnett College.

Most Common

  1. General Business

    329 degrees awarded

  2. Information Technology

    122 degrees awarded

  3. General Psychology

    107 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Georgia Gwinnett College was General Business with 329 degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 455

  2. 562

In 2017, 455 degrees were awarded to men at Georgia Gwinnett College, which is 0.81 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (562).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 166 degrees were awarded to men at Georgia Gwinnett College in General Business, which is 1.02 times more than the 163 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 163 degrees were awarded to women at Georgia Gwinnett College in General Business, which is 0.982 times less than the 166 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

4%

100% Completion Time

21%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 4% of students graduating from Georgia Gwinnett College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 21% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 27% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Male

Highest Graduation Rate (66.7%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Georgia Gwinnett College is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (66.7% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.673% of graduates (2 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    461 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American

    240 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    125 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Georgia Gwinnett College is white (461 degrees awarded). There were 1.92 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (240 degrees).

0.885% of degree recipients (9 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    246 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    215 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American Female

    138 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Georgia Gwinnett College is white female (246 degrees awarded). There were 1.14 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (215 degrees).

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Operations

Georgia Gwinnett College has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $132k (N/A%), compared to the 7.76% average return ($2.88M on $37.1M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2017, Georgia Gwinnett College had a total salary expenditure of $148M. Georgia Gwinnett College employs 212 Assistant professors, 144 Associate professors, and 38 Professors. Most academics at Georgia Gwinnett College are Female Assistant professors (113), Male Assistant professors(99), and Male Associate professors (80).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Georgia Gwinnett College are: Management, with 121 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 75 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 75 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2017 Endowment

0%

growth from 2016

Georgia Gwinnett College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Georgia Gwinnett College stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $N/A approximately the same as than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $867k - Federal

  2. $244k - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2017, Georgia Gwinnett College received $867k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $244k from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$61.3M

2017 Salaries

7.58%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Georgia Gwinnett College paid a median of $61.3M in salaries, which represents 41.4% of their overall expenditure ($148M) and a 7.58% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.36% growth from 2015 and a 12.4% growth from 2014.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 14.2M (38.9% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$31M

Instructional Salaries

450

Number of Employees

In 2017, Georgia Gwinnett College paid a total of $31M to 450 employees working as instructors, which represents 50.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $3.02M (30.9%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Assistant professor

Most Common Instructor

212 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

121 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Georgia Gwinnett College were Assistant professor with 212 employees; Associate professor with 144 employees; and Associate professor with 38 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Georgia Gwinnett College were Management with 121 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 75 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 75 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Female Assistant professor

  2. Male Assistant professor

  3. Male Associate professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Georgia Gwinnett College was Female Assistant professor with 113 employees, Male Assistant professor with 99 employees, and Male Associate professor with 80 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Georgia Gwinnett College.

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