Valdosta State University

What are the graduation rates for students at Valdosta State University?

VSU's reported four-year graduation rate is 25%, while its six-year rate is 42%. These measures follow a defined cohort of first-time, full-time students seeking a bachelor's degree; they do not describe the completion rate of every transfer, part-time, or graduate student.

The six-year figure allows more time for degree completion and therefore answers a different question from the four-year rate. VSU's reported first-year retention rate is 72%, meaning roughly seven in ten students in the measured cohort returned the following fall. Prospective students should consider these figures alongside the course sequence for their major and their own likely enrollment pattern. Neither rate, on its own, identifies why students continued, transferred, or stopped attending.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Valdosta State University?

Program-level College Scorecard figures describe median earnings measured about one year after completion for federally aided students included in the relevant earnings measure. They are historical outcomes for measured groups, not starting-salary offers or predictions for every graduate.

Reported examples include $61,210 for registered nursing, $39,103 for business administration and management, $38,464 for general computer and information sciences, and $33,514 for teacher education at specified levels and methods. The comparable figure for psychology is $24,742. These differences should not be read as a ranking of teaching quality: occupations, location, hours worked, further education, and the composition of each measured group can all affect earnings.

VSU's career services include individual and group career planning, résumé support, interview preparation, job fairs, and a job bank. Those are services students can use; they should not be confused with verified job-placement rates or guaranteed earnings.