Valdosta State University

Valdosta State University is a public college in Valdosta, GA. Its average net price is $10,804 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$9,482
$30,001 to $48,000$9,586
$48,001 to $75,000$10,089
$75,001 to $110,000$13,844
$110,001 and up$16,261
$6,124Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,172Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$10,804Average Net Price
$9,766Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$6,533Other Expenses
56.2%Students on Pell Grants
42.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

72.3%Acceptance Rate
480 to 570SAT Reading, Middle Half
440 to 530SAT Math, Middle Half
16 to 22ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$43,640
8 years after entry$48,151
10 years after entry$52,334
44.6%Graduation Rate
71.9%Retention Rate
$23,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Valdosta, GALocation
Small citySetting
6,622Undergraduate 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$40,590 Small program - rough guide n=32$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Astronomy and Astrophysics$41,014 National median for this major n=614Not published
Biology$32,034 Small program - rough guide n=52$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=58
Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,482 n=162$29,000 n=248
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$42,670 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=34
Communications$35,680 Small program - rough guide n=96$24,967 n=102
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Criminal Justice$44,118 Small program - rough guide n=38$28,000 Small program - rough guide n=93
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$29,121 Small program - rough guide n=61$26,000 n=170
Health and Medical Administrative Services$39,083 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$35,309 Small program - rough guide n=53$31,000 n=139
Marketing$42,695 Small program - rough guide n=57$24,479 Small program - rough guide n=44
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251$27,002 Small program - rough guide n=32
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General$32,431 National median for this major n=74Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807$22,450 Small program - rough guide n=34
Psychology$31,040 Small program - rough guide n=61$27,000 n=166
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$72,434 n=104$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=97
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology and Anthropology$37,664 National median for this major n=494$27,651 Small program - rough guide n=39
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$40,020 Small program - rough guide n=65$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=82

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