HOW TO APPLY
HOW TO APPLY
SEE YOURSELF TAKING THESTATEWAY® WITH US?
START THE PROCESS.
SEE YOURSELF TAKING THESTATEWAY® WITH US? START THE PROCESS.
If you’re a high school senior or graduated within the last two years, you’ll apply to begin your bachelor’s degree program using the Common Application. Georgia State is test-optional for admission through Summer 2025.*
To begin an associate degree program at Perimeter College or transition to a bachelor’s degree at the Atlanta Campus, you’ll apply using the Perimeter College Application.
To pursue a degree, certificate, non-degree and/or transient graduate program across the university (excluding the College of Law, for which you’ll visit this site), you’ll apply using the Graduate Admission Application.
Pencil Us In:
Fall First-Year Admission Timeline -
Atlanta Campus
Admission application opens
Early action admission deadline, Honors and scholarships priority consideration deadline*
Final application deadline
Official transcripts and OPTIONAL test scores submission deadline
*Decision by Dec. 15 for GA residents, Jan. 15 for out-of-state residents
INTERESTED IN AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM?
Take the Next Steps: Apply
and $60 fee in early fall of your senior year of high school.**
Official high school transcripts through the Georgia Student Finance Commission, the Common Application or Parchment, or by mail to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
P.O. Box 4009,
Atlanta, GA 30302
Letter Of Recommendation (optional) through the Common Application
*If your high school GPA is 3.4 or higher, we don’t need your test scores.*** If your GPA is below 3.4, send them to us.
SAT Scores through collegeboard.org (Georgia State’s SAT code is 5251)
ACT Scores through act.org (Georgia State’s ACT code is 0826)
**For applicants to the Atlanta Campus only.
***Some scholarships may still require test scores.
Read more about our test-optional policy.