Student Age Distribution at Georgia Colleges

530,572

Total

44,750

Under 18 (8.43%)

131,060

18-19 (24.70%)

204,439

20-24 (38.53%)

63,799

25-29 (12.02%)

86,489

Over 30 (16.30%)

A total of 530,572 students are enrolled in Georgia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Georgia colleges and universites, 44,750 students are 18 years old or younger(8.43%), 131,060 students are 18 or 19 years old (24.70%), 115,597 students are between 20 and 22 years old (21.79%), 88,842 students are between 22 and 24 years old (16.74%), and 63,799 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.02%).

52,005 students are between 30 and 39 years old (9.80%), 22,715 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.28%), 11,769 students are 50 years old or older (2.22%).

Student Population by Age for Georgia Colleges

In Georgia 4-year colleges and universites, 19,572 students are 18 years old or younger(4.71%), 105,990 students are 18 or 19 years old (25.53%), 100,266 students are between 20 and 22 years old (24.15%), 75,193 students are between 22 and 24 years old (18.11%), 50,840 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.25%), 38,001 students are between 30 and 39 years old (9.15%), 16,508 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.98%), 8,736 students are 50 years old or older (2.10%)

In Georgia community colleges, there are 50,012 students are younger than 20 years old (43.79%), 28,577 students are between 20 and 24 years old (25.02%), 12,699 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.12%), and 22,908 students are 30 years old or older (20.06%).

In Georgia trade schools, there are 236 students are younger than 20 years old (19.05%), 403 students are between 20 and 24 years old (32.53%), 260 students are between 25 and 29 years old (20.98%), and 336 students are 30 years old or older (27.12%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Georgia Colleges
Total Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels530,572 44,750
(8.43%)
131,060
(24.70%)
115,597
(21.79%)
88,842
(16.74%)
63,799
(12.02%)
52,005
(9.80%)
22,715
(4.28%)
11,769
(2.22%)
4-Year Colleges415,137 19,572
(4.71%)
105,990
(25.53%)
100,266
(24.15%)
75,193
(18.11%)
50,840
(12.25%)
38,001
(9.15%)
16,508
(3.98%)
8,736
(2.10%)
Community Colleges114,196 25,177
(22.05%)
24,835
(21.75%)
15,138
(13.26%)
13,439
(11.77%)
12,699
(11.12%)
13,746
(12.04%)
6,153
(5.39%)
3,009
(2.63%)
Trade Schools1,239 1
(0.08%)
235
(18.97%)
193
(15.58%)
210
(16.95%)
260
(20.98%)
258
(20.82%)
54
(4.36%)
24
(1.94%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Georgia Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Georgia colleges. A total of 530,572 students have enrolled in Georgia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Georgia Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegePublic, 4-year3,825562
(14.69%)
1,529
(39.97%)
1,016
(26.56%)
412
(10.77%)
145
(3.79%)
100
(2.61%)
37
(0.97%)
24
(0.63%)
Agnes Scott CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0799
(0.83%)
325
(30.12%)
401
(37.16%)
196
(18.16%)
82
(7.60%)
38
(3.52%)
17
(1.58%)
8
(0.74%)
Albany Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,719506
(18.61%)
424
(15.59%)
288
(10.59%)
326
(11.99%)
357
(13.13%)
459
(16.88%)
230
(8.46%)
129
(4.74%)
Albany State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,768208
(3.07%)
2,335
(34.50%)
1,546
(22.84%)
1,089
(16.09%)
518
(7.65%)
579
(8.55%)
323
(4.77%)
170
(2.51%)
Andrew CollegePrivate, 4-year49615
(3.02%)
300
(60.48%)
72
(14.52%)
23
(4.64%)
21
(4.23%)
22
(4.44%)
31
(6.25%)
12
(2.42%)
Atlanta Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,498362
(8.05%)
787
(17.50%)
527
(11.72%)
527
(11.72%)
744
(16.54%)
1,023
(22.74%)
362
(8.05%)
166
(3.69%)
Augusta Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,455377
(8.46%)
841
(18.88%)
691
(15.51%)
684
(15.35%)
613
(13.76%)
734
(16.48%)
361
(8.10%)
154
(3.46%)
Berry CollegePrivate, 4-year2,48427
(1.09%)
1,049
(42.23%)
1,044
(42.03%)
149
(6.00%)
53
(2.13%)
59
(2.38%)
66
(2.66%)
37
(1.49%)
Brenau UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,436209
(8.58%)
425
(17.45%)
252
(10.34%)
358
(14.70%)
443
(18.19%)
372
(15.27%)
249
(10.22%)
128
(5.25%)
College of Coastal GeorgiaPublic, 4-year3,468433
(12.49%)
1,076
(31.03%)
680
(19.61%)
493
(14.22%)
316
(9.11%)
290
(8.36%)
109
(3.14%)
71
(2.05%)
West Georgia Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,9401,354
(19.51%)
1,464
(21.10%)
927
(13.36%)
937
(13.50%)
827
(11.92%)
853
(12.29%)
411
(5.92%)
167
(2.41%)
Clayton State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,1631,102
(17.88%)
820
(13.31%)
976
(15.84%)
1,089
(17.67%)
800
(12.98%)
772
(12.53%)
329
(5.34%)
275
(4.46%)
Columbus Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,307438
(13.24%)
622
(18.81%)
440
(13.31%)
437
(13.21%)
439
(13.27%)
554
(16.75%)
233
(7.05%)
144
(4.35%)
Columbus State UniversityPublic, 4-year7,913437
(5.52%)
1,713
(21.65%)
1,418
(17.92%)
1,385
(17.50%)
937
(11.84%)
1,046
(13.22%)
631
(7.97%)
346
(4.37%)
Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,2822,249
(30.88%)
1,608
(22.08%)
824
(11.32%)
760
(10.44%)
708
(9.72%)
696
(9.56%)
299
(4.11%)
138
(1.90%)
Covenant CollegePrivate, 4-year1,100118
(10.73%)
477
(43.36%)
391
(35.55%)
106
(9.64%)
5
(0.45%)
1
(0.09%)
2
(0.18%)
-
Dalton State CollegePublic, 4-year5,135505
(9.83%)
1,660
(32.33%)
1,213
(23.62%)
918
(17.88%)
416
(8.10%)
265
(5.16%)
112
(2.18%)
46
(0.90%)
Pro Way Hair SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year67- 11
(16.42%)
5
(7.46%)
6
(8.96%)
13
(19.40%)
25
(37.31%)
4
(5.97%)
3
(4.48%)
East Georgia State CollegePublic, 4-year1,820354
(19.45%)
865
(47.53%)
318
(17.47%)
135
(7.42%)
58
(3.19%)
55
(3.02%)
22
(1.21%)
13
(0.71%)
Emory UniversityPrivate, 4-year15,17564
(0.42%)
2,637
(17.38%)
3,849
(25.36%)
3,124
(20.59%)
3,355
(22.11%)
1,564
(10.31%)
389
(2.56%)
193
(1.27%)
Georgia Highlands CollegePublic, 4-year5,382497
(9.23%)
1,249
(23.21%)
1,052
(19.55%)
895
(16.63%)
708
(13.15%)
601
(11.17%)
281
(5.22%)
99
(1.84%)
Fort Valley State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,89737
(1.28%)
1,243
(42.91%)
794
(27.41%)
488
(16.85%)
120
(4.14%)
111
(3.83%)
67
(2.31%)
37
(1.28%)
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusPublic, 4-year53,3631,595
(2.99%)
8,056
(15.10%)
8,780
(16.45%)
9,767
(18.30%)
12,236
(22.93%)
9,575
(17.94%)
2,479
(4.65%)
875
(1.64%)
Georgia Southwestern State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,700403
(10.89%)
935
(25.27%)
607
(16.41%)
483
(13.05%)
343
(9.27%)
500
(13.51%)
290
(7.84%)
139
(3.76%)
Georgia College & State UniversityPublic, 4-year7,09744
(0.62%)
3,085
(43.47%)
2,352
(33.14%)
726
(10.23%)
288
(4.06%)
287
(4.04%)
179
(2.52%)
136
(1.92%)
Georgia Southern UniversityPublic, 4-year27,4231,504
(5.48%)
8,425
(30.72%)
7,324
(26.71%)
4,724
(17.23%)
2,219
(8.09%)
1,840
(6.71%)
914
(3.33%)
473
(1.72%)
Georgia State UniversityPublic, 4-year34,944680
(1.95%)
7,536
(21.57%)
8,910
(25.50%)
7,810
(22.35%)
4,726
(13.52%)
3,180
(9.10%)
1,234
(3.53%)
868
(2.48%)
University of GeorgiaPublic, 4-year43,146248
(0.57%)
11,636
(26.97%)
15,823
(36.67%)
7,939
(18.40%)
3,788
(8.78%)
2,387
(5.53%)
839
(1.94%)
486
(1.13%)
Gordon State CollegePublic, 4-year3,179574
(18.06%)
953
(29.98%)
582
(18.31%)
367
(11.54%)
244
(7.68%)
252
(7.93%)
127
(3.99%)
80
(2.52%)
Southern Crescent Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,1851,594
(25.77%)
1,241
(20.06%)
693
(11.20%)
572
(9.25%)
630
(10.19%)
799
(12.92%)
444
(7.18%)
212
(3.43%)
Gwinnett Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,1661,763
(15.79%)
2,220
(19.88%)
1,707
(15.29%)
1,711
(15.32%)
1,513
(13.55%)
1,388
(12.43%)
586
(5.25%)
278
(2.49%)
LaGrange CollegePrivate, 4-year81315
(1.85%)
269
(33.09%)
261
(32.10%)
108
(13.28%)
46
(5.66%)
47
(5.78%)
48
(5.90%)
19
(2.34%)
Lanier Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,9081,641
(23.76%)
1,753
(25.38%)
1,052
(15.23%)
888
(12.85%)
655
(9.48%)
545
(7.89%)
258
(3.73%)
116
(1.68%)
Life UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,71410
(0.37%)
291
(10.72%)
313
(11.53%)
865
(31.87%)
822
(30.29%)
285
(10.50%)
76
(2.80%)
50
(1.84%)
Chattahoochee Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,1561,655
(14.84%)
2,862
(25.65%)
1,984
(17.78%)
1,567
(14.05%)
1,183
(10.60%)
1,129
(10.12%)
505
(4.53%)
271
(2.43%)
Mercer UniversityPrivate, 4-year9,19627
(0.29%)
1,494
(16.25%)
1,593
(17.32%)
1,837
(19.98%)
1,828
(19.88%)
1,318
(14.33%)
715
(7.78%)
383
(4.16%)
Morehouse School of MedicinePrivate, 4-year9672
(0.21%)
1
(0.10%)
4
(0.41%)
211
(21.82%)
493
(50.98%)
173
(17.89%)
51
(5.27%)
19
(1.96%)
North Georgia Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,599520
(20.01%)
737
(28.36%)
426
(16.39%)
276
(10.62%)
233
(8.96%)
228
(8.77%)
111
(4.27%)
68
(2.62%)
Oglethorpe UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,42541
(2.88%)
561
(39.37%)
581
(40.77%)
179
(12.56%)
40
(2.81%)
14
(0.98%)
4
(0.28%)
3
(0.21%)
Piedmont UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,85715
(0.81%)
427
(22.99%)
421
(22.67%)
224
(12.06%)
173
(9.32%)
290
(15.62%)
207
(11.15%)
100
(5.39%)
Reinhardt UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,23360
(4.87%)
490
(39.74%)
319
(25.87%)
212
(17.19%)
59
(4.79%)
51
(4.14%)
29
(2.35%)
13
(1.05%)
Savannah Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,942412
(10.45%)
733
(18.59%)
576
(14.61%)
527
(13.37%)
599
(15.20%)
655
(16.62%)
281
(7.13%)
159
(4.03%)
Savannah College of Art and DesignPrivate, 4-year18,550329
(1.77%)
6,037
(32.54%)
5,940
(32.02%)
3,510
(18.92%)
1,775
(9.57%)
631
(3.40%)
208
(1.12%)
120
(0.65%)
Savannah State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,193106
(3.32%)
1,196
(37.46%)
921
(28.84%)
511
(16.00%)
209
(6.55%)
133
(4.17%)
67
(2.10%)
50
(1.57%)
Shorter UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,318164
(12.44%)
438
(33.23%)
373
(28.30%)
144
(10.93%)
59
(4.48%)
56
(4.25%)
49
(3.72%)
25
(1.90%)
South Georgia Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,795300
(16.71%)
482
(26.85%)
323
(17.99%)
194
(10.81%)
172
(9.58%)
192
(10.70%)
64
(3.57%)
68
(3.79%)
Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,4661,182
(26.47%)
851
(19.06%)
517
(11.58%)
501
(11.22%)
523
(11.71%)
567
(12.70%)
215
(4.81%)
110
(2.46%)
Valdosta State UniversityPublic, 4-year10,262471
(4.59%)
1,852
(18.05%)
1,950
(19.00%)
2,027
(19.75%)
1,184
(11.54%)
1,409
(13.73%)
878
(8.56%)
491
(4.78%)
University of West GeorgiaPublic, 4-year14,3371,386
(9.67%)
2,461
(17.17%)
2,421
(16.89%)
2,056
(14.34%)
1,524
(10.63%)
1,907
(13.30%)
1,628
(11.36%)
954
(6.65%)
Empire Beauty School-GwinnettPrivate, Less than 2-year130- 28
(21.54%)
25
(19.23%)
20
(15.38%)
19
(14.62%)
29
(22.31%)
6
(4.62%)
3
(2.31%)
Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,282789
(24.04%)
614
(18.71%)
336
(10.24%)
311
(9.48%)
357
(10.88%)
513
(15.63%)
253
(7.71%)
109
(3.32%)
Athens Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,459769
(17.25%)
1,117
(25.05%)
822
(18.43%)
622
(13.95%)
462
(10.36%)
406
(9.11%)
177
(3.97%)
84
(1.88%)
Ogeechee Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,300339
(14.74%)
550
(23.91%)
423
(18.39%)
345
(15.00%)
234
(10.17%)
250
(10.87%)
113
(4.91%)
46
(2.00%)
Southeastern Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,903678
(35.63%)
452
(23.75%)
226
(11.88%)
151
(7.93%)
148
(7.78%)
147
(7.72%)
73
(3.84%)
28
(1.47%)
Oconee Fall Line Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,108316
(14.99%)
373
(17.69%)
287
(13.61%)
242
(11.48%)
307
(14.56%)
358
(16.98%)
169
(8.02%)
56
(2.66%)
Lincoln College of Technology-MariettaPrivate, 2-4 year5381
(0.19%)
114
(21.19%)
105
(19.52%)
86
(15.99%)
111
(20.63%)
85
(15.80%)
27
(5.02%)
9
(1.67%)
American InterContinental University-AtlantaPrivate, 4-year801- 4
(0.50%)
23
(2.87%)
54
(6.74%)
134
(16.73%)
294
(36.70%)
187
(23.35%)
105
(13.11%)
Empire Beauty School-KennesawPrivate, Less than 2-year1611
(0.62%)
40
(24.84%)
29
(18.01%)
25
(15.53%)
28
(17.39%)
23
(14.29%)
4
(2.48%)
7
(4.35%)
Georgia Gwinnett CollegePublic, 4-year12,230701
(5.73%)
3,762
(30.76%)
3,075
(25.14%)
2,501
(20.45%)
1,226
(10.02%)
577
(4.72%)
257
(2.10%)
131
(1.07%)
Paul Mitchell the School-AtlantaPrivate, Less than 2-year249- 38
(15.26%)
41
(16.47%)
55
(22.09%)
69
(27.71%)
40
(16.06%)
6
(2.41%)
-
Empire Beauty School-MorrowPrivate, Less than 2-year242- 40
(16.53%)
34
(14.05%)
42
(17.36%)
51
(21.07%)
60
(24.79%)
12
(4.96%)
3
(1.24%)
Chamberlain University-GeorgiaPrivate, 4-year1,940- 21
(1.08%)
107
(5.52%)
342
(17.63%)
484
(24.95%)
605
(31.19%)
272
(14.02%)
109
(5.62%)
Empire Beauty School-SavannahPrivate, Less than 2-year127- 20
(15.75%)
19
(14.96%)
19
(14.96%)
25
(19.69%)
36
(28.35%)
5
(3.94%)
3
(2.36%)
Helms CollegePrivate, 2-4 year183- 22
(12.02%)
20
(10.93%)
27
(14.75%)
44
(24.04%)
47
(25.68%)
18
(9.84%)
5
(2.73%)
Empire Beauty School-AugustaPrivate, Less than 2-year73- 15
(20.55%)
14
(19.18%)
13
(17.81%)
9
(12.33%)
18
(24.66%)
4
(5.48%)
-
Augusta UniversityPublic, 4-year10,900390
(3.58%)
2,169
(19.90%)
1,852
(16.99%)
2,488
(22.83%)
1,997
(18.32%)
1,082
(9.93%)
598
(5.49%)
324
(2.97%)
Middle Georgia State UniversityPublic, 4-year8,363932
(11.14%)
1,978
(23.65%)
1,541
(18.43%)
1,370
(16.38%)
920
(11.00%)
911
(10.89%)
475
(5.68%)
236
(2.82%)
DeVry University-GeorgiaPrivate, 4-year522- 4
(0.77%)
13
(2.49%)
35
(6.70%)
115
(22.03%)
210
(40.23%)
96
(18.39%)
49
(9.39%)
University of North GeorgiaPublic, 4-year19,2911,825
(9.46%)
6,884
(35.69%)
5,167
(26.78%)
3,147
(16.31%)
1,150
(5.96%)
635
(3.29%)
301
(1.56%)
182
(0.94%)
South Georgia State CollegePublic, 4-year1,893375
(19.81%)
666
(35.18%)
361
(19.07%)
189
(9.98%)
132
(6.97%)
101
(5.34%)
50
(2.64%)
19
(1.00%)
Central Georgia Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,5274,134
(35.86%)
2,273
(19.72%)
1,016
(8.81%)
1,002
(8.69%)
1,036
(8.99%)
1,193
(10.35%)
585
(5.08%)
288
(2.50%)
Georgia Military CollegePublic, 4-year6,5751,640
(24.94%)
1,770
(26.92%)
888
(13.51%)
628
(9.55%)
607
(9.23%)
648
(9.86%)
286
(4.35%)
108
(1.64%)
Coastal Pines Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,1301,991
(48.21%)
784
(18.98%)
265
(6.42%)
241
(5.84%)
276
(6.68%)
349
(8.45%)
142
(3.44%)
82
(1.99%)
Empire Beauty School-NorthlakePrivate, Less than 2-year127- 23
(18.11%)
19
(14.96%)
17
(13.39%)
37
(29.13%)
19
(14.96%)
9
(7.09%)
3
(2.36%)
Kennesaw State UniversityPublic, 4-year47,7641,458
(3.05%)
14,886
(31.17%)
12,742
(26.68%)
9,879
(20.68%)
4,042
(8.46%)
2,728
(5.71%)
1,299
(2.72%)
730
(1.53%)
Emory University-Oxford CollegePrivate, 2-4 year96725
(2.59%)
836
(86.45%)
106
(10.96%)
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Southern Regional Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,3811,782
(33.12%)
1,075
(19.98%)
557
(10.35%)
505
(9.38%)
528
(9.81%)
576
(10.70%)
236
(4.39%)
122
(2.27%)
Dalton Institute of Esthetics and CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year47- 19
(40.43%)
6
(12.77%)
9
(19.15%)
6
(12.77%)
4
(8.51%)
2
(4.26%)
1
(2.13%)
Webb's Barber School of ArtsPrivate, Less than 2-year16- 1
(6.25%)
1
(6.25%)
4
(25.00%)
3
(18.75%)
4
(25.00%)
2
(12.50%)
1
(6.25%)