Georgia Southwestern State University Trade Programs

Georgia Southwestern State University is a public institution located in Americus, Georgia. Americus is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Georgia Southwestern State University?

Contact details for GSW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 Georgia Southwestern State University Dr., Americus, GA 31709-4693
Phone:	877-871-4594
Website:	gsw.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaSouthwestern
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/GaSouthwestern

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Can I Afford GSW?

In a recent term, part-time GSW students paid $169 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $616 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,064	$14,786
Fees	$916	$916
Books and Supplies	$1,240	$1,240
On Campus Room and Board	$9,574	$9,574
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,280	$5,280

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GSW, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $5,285 a year. That adds up to $21,140 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at GSW is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Georgia Southwestern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,634 undergraduate students at GSW, with 1,683 being full-time and 951 being part-time.

There are also 528 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,683 full-time undergraduates at GSW, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgia Southwestern State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	22
Black or African American	499
Hispanic or Latino	105
White	965
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Georgia Southwestern State University. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 18 countries are represented at GSW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, India, and China.

Online Learning at Georgia Southwestern State University

There are 18 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at GSW. In 2022-2023, 2,249 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GSW has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 28th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Georgia Southwestern State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Long Term Care Administration/Management	12	12
TOTAL	12	12

Georgia Southwestern State University Trades

In a recent academic period, Georgia Southwestern State University awarded 24 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	12
Total	0	0	0	24

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.