Herzing University-Atlanta
Private College in Atlanta, GA. Six-year graduation rate 18%. Median 10-year earnings $36,909.
Ten-year median earnings of $36,909 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Only 18% finish within six years, so roughly four in five students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $21,500, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 18% — below national average
Admissions
Herzing University-Atlanta admits 94% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 80, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 69% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is the problem here: 18% graduate within six years. Just 25% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. At 499 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 499 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $21,390 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $21,612 at $0–30k against $25,613 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 92% of students get grant aid averaging $6,078, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Borrowing is widespread: 79% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 28 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $21,612 |
| $30–48k | $22,285 |
| $48–75k | $19,991 |
| $75–110k | $25,613 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 395 of these 499 students, totalling $3,514,998 — an average of $8,899 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Fulton County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)