University of
North Georgia
Public College in Dahlonega, GA. Six-year graduation rate 52%. Median 10-year earnings $50,135.
Ten years after entry, the median University of North Georgia student earns $50,135 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 52% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $17,750, 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
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 68% puts University of North Georgia on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 13,298 students applied, a pool deep enough to make the acceptance rate meaningful. Yield is high — 48% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate. 38% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
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 | 500–620 | 1,666 (38%) |
| SAT Math | 480–590 | |
| ACT Composite | 19–25 | 729 (17%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 52% finish inside six years. Retention of 73% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The 33% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. Retention drops to 61% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 15,554 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $11,157 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($6,981 versus $13,481), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 75% get grants averaging $6,825, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 22% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 3,648 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 | $6,981 |
| $30–48k | $7,261 |
| $48–75k | $10,118 |
| $75–110k | $12,059 |
| $110k+ | $13,481 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 3,393 of these 15,554 students, totalling $18,699,873 — an average of $5,511 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Lumpkin 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)