Clayton State University

Clayton State University is a public college in Morrow, GA. Its average net price is $8,868 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$7,686
$30,001 to $48,000$8,232
$48,001 to $75,000$8,685
$75,001 to $110,000$12,363
$110,001 and up$15,601
$5,240Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$16,904Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$8,868Average Net Price
$12,226Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,250Books and Supplies
$3,934Other Expenses
50.4%Students on Pell Grants
35.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

68.5%Acceptance Rate
450 to 558SAT Reading, Middle Half
410 to 520SAT Math, Middle Half
15 to 19ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$45,099
8 years after entry$49,603
10 years after entry$54,701
37.5%Graduation Rate
70.9%Retention Rate
$25,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Morrow, GALocation
Large suburbSetting
4,348Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$35,700 Small program - rough guide n=31
Biology$35,737 Small program - rough guide n=43$29,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Business Administration, Management and Operations$46,975 n=160$33,000 n=115
Business and Commerce$46,395 Small program - rough guide n=37$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=50
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$34,526 n=124$31,000 n=136
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$53,054 Small program - rough guide n=33$29,275 Small program - rough guide n=47
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263$28,425 Small program - rough guide n=30
Criminal Justice$34,605 Small program - rough guide n=44$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=36
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$61,737 Small program - rough guide n=53$22,676 Small program - rough guide n=42
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$26,025 Small program - rough guide n=32$26,924 Small program - rough guide n=33
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$34,910 n=105$31,000 n=158
Health and Medical Administrative Services$41,223 Small program - rough guide n=53$29,934 Small program - rough guide n=42
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$42,636 Small program - rough guide n=89$42,625 Small program - rough guide n=98
Marketing$45,355 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Registered Nursing$86,653 n=142$31,750 Small program - rough guide n=68
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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