Point University
Private College in West Point, GA. Six-year graduation rate 39%. Median 10-year earnings $38,740.
Ten-year median earnings of $38,740 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 39% graduate within six years. Graduates carry a median of $25,250 in debt — in line with the national norm.
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
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.65 — elevated (above 0.60)
Admissions
Point University admits 44% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly three in five applicants are turned away. The applicant pool is small at 958, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 83% 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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Only 39% finish within six years, so roughly three in five students leave without the credential. First-year retention is 74% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The 15:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,360 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $19,545 annually once grants are applied. Net price varies modestly by income — $23,992 at $0–30k against $26,601 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 97% of students receive it, averaging $6,871. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 14% of students.
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 · 259 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 | $23,992 |
| $30–48k | $24,000 |
| $48–75k | $25,993 |
| $75–110k | $27,437 |
| $110k+ | $26,601 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 323 of these 2,360 students, totalling $2,683,709 — an average of $8,309 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Troup 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)