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Top colleges in GA by 10-year ROI

College Scorecard + IPEDS Last updated: May 2026

Executive Summary

Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in GA with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads this list at $417,020 (10 Yr. ROI).

Leaders: top 3

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

10 Yr. ROI $417,020

GA · Public

Emory University

10 Yr. ROI $280,290

GA · Private nonprofit

Chamberlain University-Georgia

10 Yr. ROI $276,189

GA · Private for-profit

Top 25 Top colleges in GA by 10-year ROI

Rank	Institution	State	Control	Enrollment	10 Yr. ROI	Also see
1	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	GA	Public	18,785	$417,020	Grad 94.0% · Net $12,116
2	Emory University	GA	Private nonprofit	7,298	$280,290	Grad 91.1% · Net $22,585
3	Chamberlain University-Georgia	GA	Private for-profit	1,940	$276,189	Grad 50.0% · Net $33,188
4	University of Georgia	GA	Public	32,137	$245,766	Grad 89.7% · Net $13,936
5	Kennesaw State University	GA	Public	41,254	$187,954	Grad 52.2% · Net $15,048
6	Clayton State University	GA	Public	4,348	$186,097	Grad 39.9% · Net $8,365
7	University of North Georgia	GA	Public	16,146	$185,713	Grad 37.3% · Net $9,823
8	Georgia Southwestern State University	GA	Public	2,424	$173,827	Grad 40.6% · Net $12,019
9	Georgia College & State University	GA	Public	5,947	$169,798	Grad 63.6% · Net $20,686
10	Dalton State College	GA	Public	4,553	$169,493	Grad 25.3% · Net $5,012
11	Georgia Southern University	GA	Public	21,790	$169,030	Grad 54.9% · Net $15,267
12	Valdosta State University	GA	Public	6,622	$164,862	Grad 42.4% · Net $10,945
13	University of West Georgia	GA	Public	7,520	$162,932	Grad 43.5% · Net $12,786
14	Augusta University	GA	Public	5,613	$159,568	Grad 48.8% · Net $13,787
15	Thomas University	GA	Private nonprofit	998	$155,746	Grad 27.5% · Net $18,499
16	Mercer University	GA	Private nonprofit	4,500	$151,308	Grad 69.6% · Net $23,847
17	Oglethorpe University	GA	Private nonprofit	1,352	$150,014	Grad 54.1% · Net $19,509
18	Brenau University	GA	Private nonprofit	1,029	$145,352	Grad 32.9% · Net $18,924
19	Columbus State University	GA	Public	5,625	$143,624	Grad 41.8% · Net $13,115
20	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	GA	Public	3,208	$141,578	Grad 36.1% · Net $6,842
21	Middle Georgia State University	GA	Public	6,574	$140,558	Grad 25.3% · Net $12,361
22	LaGrange College	GA	Private nonprofit	636	$140,415	Grad 46.9% · Net $20,875
23	Gordon State College	GA	Public	2,544	$139,506	Grad 20.4% · Net $8,105
24	Shorter University	GA	Private nonprofit	1,028	$134,344	Grad 37.7% · Net $16,646
25	Berry College	GA	Private nonprofit	2,245	$134,049	Grad 69.5% · Net $22,320

Method notes

Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.

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