First-Gen Fit Rankings: Georgia

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 59 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 17 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 32 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 9 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Reformed University Lawrenceville	84 🏆 Excellent	—	—	—	84.2%
2	Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee	77 ✅ Good	—	81.8%	$14,598	75%
3	Fort Valley State University Fort Valley	76 ✅ Good	—	73.3%	$9,017	78.5%
4	Dalton State College Dalton	75 ✅ Good	—	49.9%	$3,962	70.9%
5	Savannah State University Savannah	75 ✅ Good	—	67.6%	$6,739	74.7%
6	Albany State University Albany	72 ✅ Good	—	69.3%	$10,693	78.6%
7	Clayton State University Morrow	69 ✅ Good	—	52.2%	$7,405	70.9%
8	Beulah Heights University Atlanta	66 ✅ Good	—	27.9%	—	100%
9	Paine College Augusta	65 ✅ Good	—	75.6%	$15,322	53.6%
10	Valdosta State University Valdosta	65 ✅ Good	—	52.3%	$9,378	71.9%
11	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton	64 ✅ Good	—	34.7%	$4,323	69.2%
12	Wesleyan College Macon	63 ✅ Good	—	45.8%	$11,045	76%
13	Georgia State University Atlanta	62 ✅ Good	—	50.8%	$13,787	79.9%
14	University of West Georgia Carrollton	61 ✅ Good	—	40.4%	$10,339	77.5%
15	American InterContinental University-Atlanta Atlanta	61 ✅ Good	—	81.2%	$16,482	14.3%
16	Columbus State University Columbus	60 ✅ Good	—	44.6%	$11,271	69.7%
17	Middle Georgia State University Macon	60 ✅ Good	—	42.9%	$10,668	65.3%
18	University of North Georgia Dahlonega	60 ✅ Good	—	28.1%	$6,981	73.5%
19	Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	51.8%	$14,356	63.4%
20	Georgia Southwestern State University Americus	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.4%	$10,477	57.6%
21	Thomas University Thomasville	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	55.4%	$15,640	49.3%
22	Augusta University Augusta	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.8%	$11,064	75.6%
23	Emory University Atlanta	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.2%	$7,363	95.7%
24	Georgia Southern University Statesboro	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.3%	$12,162	77.8%
25	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.7%	$12,235	76.7%
26	College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.5%	$13,298	58.7%
27	University of Georgia Athens	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	16.8%	$8,085	94%
28	Morris Brown College Atlanta	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	65.3%	$23,264	70.6%
29	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	13.9%	$7,666	98.1%
30	Piedmont University Demorest	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.4%	$15,416	69.8%
31	Herzing University-Atlanta Atlanta	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	70.3%	$21,612	25%
32	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	70.5%	$37,356	70.7%
33	Brenau University Gainesville	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	45.9%	$19,481	65%
34	Shorter University Rome	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.5%	$15,929	60.5%
35	South University-Savannah Online Savannah	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	79.6%	$27,856	34%
36	DeVry University-Georgia Decatur	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	73.7%	$28,229	40%
37	Mercer University Macon	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.4%	$19,817	82.2%
38	Oglethorpe University Atlanta	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	36%	$16,207	73.3%
39	Emmanuel University Franklin Springs	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.7%	$17,735	70.9%
40	LaGrange College Lagrange	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.1%	$20,764	67.2%
41	Agnes Scott College Decatur	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.5%	$21,467	81.3%
42	Reinhardt University Waleska	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.8%	$21,877	62.2%
43	Luther Rice College & Seminary Lithonia	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	50%	$27,883	50%
44	Berry College Mount Berry	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.8%	$18,189	83.5%
45	Covenant College Lookout Mountain	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	19.1%	$18,310	88.2%
46	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	17.6%	$15,396	82.4%
47	Brewton-Parker College Mount Vernon	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	45.2%	$24,574	48.4%
48	Morehouse College Atlanta	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.7%	$36,359	86.9%
49	South University-Savannah Savannah	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	61.9%	$27,713	22.2%
50	Chamberlain University-Georgia Sandy Springs	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	51.6%	$32,321	40%
51	Young Harris College Young Harris	39 ⚠️ Low	—	20.4%	$19,721	64.6%
52	Life University Marietta	37 ⚠️ Low	—	40%	$28,151	62.8%
53	Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls	36 ⚠️ Low	—	16.1%	$20,825	62.5%
54	Truett McConnell University Cleveland	34 ⚠️ Low	—	10.2%	$21,274	67%
55	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah	32 ⚠️ Low	—	18.8%	$44,858	86.3%
56	Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
57	Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
58	Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
59	Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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