For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Georgia colleges is 52.79%, 211,963 accepted out of 401,502 applicants.
For Georgia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 34,693 (9.46%) compared to last year, from 366,809 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 725, which is more than 1.20% last year.
Georgia colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.08% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Georgia colleges. The yield decreased by 1.74%.
Among Georgia colleges, Emory University has the lowest acceptance rate of 10.65% with 3,562 accepted students out of 33,450 applicants. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 59,789 and Kennesaw State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 9,117.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Georgia. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University | 33,450 1,521 | 3,562 19 | 1,438 12 | 10.65% -0.45% | 40.37% 0.12% |
| Emory University-Oxford College | 22,118 2,128 | 2,899 -550 | 429 -92 | 13.11% -4.14% | 14.80% -0.31% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 59,789 7,412 | 8,413 -209 | 3,836 73 | 14.07% -2.39% | 45.60% 1.96% |
| Spelman College | 12,023 1,413 | 2,990 -627 | 705 -22 | 24.87% -9.22% | 23.58% 3.48% |
| University of Georgia | 42,732 -687 | 16,108 -43 | 6,169 23 | 37.70% 0.50% | 38.30% 0.25% |
| Thomas University | 517 -9 | 198 -29 | 140 | 38.30% -4.86% | 70.71% 9.04% |
| Morehouse College | 5,733 123 | 2,520 -363 | 684 2 | 43.96% -7.43% | 27.14% 3.48% |
| Point University | 958 -2,292 | 424 -1,770 | 352 -732 | 44.26% -23.25% | 83.02% 33.61% |
| Andrew College | 1,581 801 | 723 324 | 257 149 | 45.73% -5.42% | 35.55% 8.48% |
| University of West Georgia | 8,860 461 | 4,573 426 | 1,423 62 | 51.61% 2.24% | 31.12% -1.70% |
| Georgia State University | 33,447 3,217 | 18,543 -283 | 4,208 -334 | 55.44% -6.84% | 22.69% -1.44% |
| Wesleyan College | 1,352 -32 | 799 -60 | 107 7 | 59.10% -2.97% | 13.39% 1.75% |
| Reinhardt University | 1,841 86 | 1,133 165 | 334 15 | 61.54% 6.38% | 29.48% -3.47% |
| LaGrange College | 1,522 65 | 945 24 | 236 53 | 62.09% -1.12% | 24.97% 5.10% |
| Agnes Scott College | 2,090 233 | 1,299 49 | 210 -31 | 62.15% -5.16% | 16.17% -3.11% |
| Young Harris College | 1,384 -542 | 867 -366 | 220 -22 | 62.64% -1.38% | 25.37% 5.74% |
| Berry College | 6,544 77 | 4,188 188 | 616 39 | 64.00% 2.15% | 14.71% 0.29% |
| Clark Atlanta University | 27,245 -427 | 17,497 -387 | 1,000 -69 | 64.22% -0.41% | 5.72% -0.26% |
| Fort Valley State University | 5,201 121 | 3,426 236 | 781 39 | 65.87% 3.07% | 22.80% -0.46% |
| University of Toccoa Falls | 1,125 249 | 742 183 | 270 57 | 65.96% 2.15% | 36.39% -1.71% |
| University of North Georgia | 13,298 1,665 | 9,035 641 | 4,331 417 | 67.94% -4.22% | 47.94% 1.31% |
| Clayton State University | 1,870 88 | 1,280 22 | 518 14 | 68.45% -2.14% | 40.47% 0.41% |
| Mercer University | 9,813 -1,245 | 6,760 -589 | 859 -156 | 68.89% 2.43% | 12.71% -1.10% |
| Kennesaw State University | 34,680 11,542 | 23,995 7,987 | 9,117 883 | 69.19% 0.01% | 38.00% -13.44% |
| Valdosta State University | 6,253 1,564 | 4,520 605 | 1,173 38 | 72.29% -11.20% | 25.95% -3.04% |
| Emmanuel University | 500 39 | 370 124 | 237 33 | 74.00% 20.64% | 64.05% -18.88% |
| Georgia Southwestern State University | 2,328 283 | 1,750 172 | 551 18 | 75.17% -1.99% | 31.49% -2.29% |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | 2,694 76 | 2,040 20 | 960 -152 | 75.72% -1.44% | 47.06% -7.99% |
| Georgia College & State University | 6,310 96 | 4,936 -518 | 1,801 -15 | 78.23% -9.54% | 36.49% 3.19% |
| Truett McConnell University | 667 -63 | 522 -140 | 242 25 | 78.26% -12.42% | 46.36% 13.58% |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | 15,956 1,025 | 13,241 746 | 3,496 -155 | 82.98% -0.70% | 26.40% -2.82% |
| Gordon State College | 1,958 -168 | 1,682 -163 | 607 -122 | 85.90% -0.88% | 36.09% -3.42% |
| Augusta University | 6,011 119 | 5,194 -68 | 1,303 79 | 86.41% -2.90% | 25.09% 1.83% |
| Covenant College | 823 72 | 712 98 | 282 36 | 86.51% 4.75% | 39.61% -0.46% |
| Brenau University | 3,625 864 | 3,182 781 | 290 85 | 87.78% 0.82% | 9.11% 0.57% |
| Georgia Southern University | 20,840 6,430 | 18,317 5,401 | 5,170 417 | 87.89% -1.74% | 28.23% -8.57% |
| Oglethorpe University | 2,216 -638 | 1,960 246 | 351 -40 | 88.45% 28.39% | 17.91% -4.90% |
| Georgia State University-Perimeter College | 13,073 8 | 11,867 -1,145 | 3,146 -322 | 90.77% -8.82% | 26.51% -0.14% |
| Chamberlain University-Georgia | 35 9 | 32 7 | 27 10 | 91.43% -4.72% | 84.38% 16.38% |
| Luther Rice College & Seminary | 12 -23 | 11 -1 | 8 -1 | 91.67% 57.38% | 72.73% -2.27% |
| Life University | 574 170 | 534 155 | 225 20 | 93.03% -0.78% | 42.13% -11.96% |
| Piedmont University | 1,770 -296 | 1,651 -267 | 241 -45 | 93.28% 0.44% | 14.60% -0.31% |
| Herzing University-Atlanta | 80 12 | 75 11 | 52 8 | 93.75% -0.37% | 69.33% 0.58% |
| Paine College | 3,105 852 | 2,963 1,085 | 106 -14 | 95.43% 12.07% | 3.58% -2.81% |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | 6,153 -237 | 5,876 -231 | 2,612 -104 | 95.50% -0.07% | 44.45% -0.02% |
| Shorter University | 904 121 | 872 113 | 292 23 | 96.46% -0.47% | 33.49% -1.95% |
| Brewton-Parker Christian University | 996 -22 | 961 82 | 257 13 | 96.49% 10.14% | 26.74% -1.02% |
| College of Coastal Georgia | 2,627 79 | 2,578 68 | 772 58 | 98.13% -0.38% | 29.95% 1.50% |
| Columbus State University | 3,648 98 | 3,616 93 | 1,150 67 | 99.12% -0.12% | 31.80% 1.06% |
| Middle Georgia State University | 4,346 470 | 4,332 465 | 1,319 6 | 99.68% -0.09% | 30.45% -3.50% |
| DeVry University-Georgia | 16 | 16 3 | 16 4 | 100.00% 18.75% | 100.00% 7.69% |