Georgia

Where Georgia's high school graduates go to college

157,620
Total Freshmen
1561
Destination Colleges
80%
Stay In-State
84%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where Georgia's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 Kennesaw State University in-state Georgia 14,851 9.4%
2 Georgia Southern University in-state Georgia 9,827 6.2%
3 University of Georgia in-state Georgia 9,649 6.1%
4 Georgia State University in-state Georgia 8,590 5.4%
5 University of North Georgia in-state Georgia 8,130 5.2%
6 Georgia State University-Perimeter in-state Georgia 4,347 2.8%
7 Georgia Gwinnett College in-state Georgia 4,176 2.6%
8 Valdosta State University in-state Georgia 4,049 2.6%
9 Georgia Institute of Technology-Mai in-state Georgia 3,469 2.2%
10 University of West Georgia in-state Georgia 3,308 2.1%
11 Georgia College & State University in-state Georgia 2,680 1.7%
12 Albany State University in-state Georgia 2,441 1.5%
13 Columbus State University in-state Georgia 2,349 1.5%
14 Middle Georgia State University in-state Georgia 2,300 1.5%
15 Chattahoochee Technical College in-state Georgia 2,101 1.3%
16 Augusta University in-state Georgia 1,882 1.2%
17 Georgia Highlands College in-state Georgia 1,692 1.1%
18 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural Colleg in-state Georgia 1,591 1.0%
19 Georgia Military College in-state Georgia 1,524 1.0%
20 Auburn University Alabama 1,514 1.0%
21 Mercer University in-state Georgia 1,509 1.0%
22 Dalton State College in-state Georgia 1,507 1.0%
23 Clayton State University in-state Georgia 1,382 0.9%
24 Fort Valley State University in-state Georgia 1,315 0.8%
25 Central Georgia Technical College in-state Georgia 1,301 0.8%
26 East Georgia State College in-state Georgia 1,267 0.8%
27 Gwinnett Technical College in-state Georgia 1,239 0.8%
28 Savannah State University in-state Georgia 1,204 0.8%
29 Gordon State College in-state Georgia 1,169 0.7%
30 Georgia Northwestern Technical Coll in-state Georgia 1,169 0.7%
31 College of Coastal Georgia in-state Georgia 1,054 0.7%
32 West Georgia Technical College in-state Georgia 1,036 0.7%
33 Southern Crescent Technical College in-state Georgia 1,014 0.6%
34 The University of Alabama Alabama 950 0.6%
35 South Georgia State College in-state Georgia 947 0.6%
36 Lanier Technical College in-state Georgia 924 0.6%
37 Berry College in-state Georgia 904 0.6%
38 Georgia Southwestern State Universi in-state Georgia 888 0.6%
39 Savannah Technical College in-state Georgia 775 0.5%
40 Augusta Technical College in-state Georgia 770 0.5%
41 Oglethorpe University in-state Georgia 648 0.4%
42 Savannah College of Art and Design in-state Georgia 610 0.4%
43 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 606 0.4%
44 Young Harris College in-state Georgia 564 0.4%
45 Albany Technical College in-state Georgia 555 0.4%
46 North Georgia Technical College in-state Georgia 534 0.3%
47 Reinhardt University in-state Georgia 520 0.3%
48 The University of Tennessee-Knoxvil Tennessee 507 0.3%
49 Samford University Alabama 485 0.3%
50 Shorter University in-state Georgia 459 0.3%