Georgia State University

International students can apply for three intakes at Georgia State University which are Fall, Summer and Spring intakes.

Out of all of them, the Fall intake is the the largest and the most popular one. The application deadlines generally close in November for UG courses. Indian students generally go for courses in Business, Computer Science, Psychology and Health. The Summer intake can be considered a significant one UG international students. 

Students can check the status via the portal they used to submit the Common Application for GA State. The university usually takes around 7 to 10 business days to process the documents and update the status.

Students are advised to wait for this period at the very least. If the status is still not updated, students can then get in touch with the university.

International freshman (UG) students need a minimum IELTS score of 6.0. For PG courses, the IELTS requirement varies greatly for different courses. For Business courses offered by the GSU Business College, students need an IELTS score of 6.5. The college also accepts TOEFL and PTE Academic scores. For UG courses, a TOEFL score of 69 overall or a PTE score of 53 is enough.

No, students don't need to submit either a GRE or GMAT score for most GSU courses. Business programs offered by the Robinson College of Business, have waived off the test score requirement for most courses.

However, students applying for studies at the Georgia State College of Law, may have to submit a valid GRE or LSAT score for courses like JD.

Students still can submit a valid score in either test. This can certainly have positive effect on the overall application.

Associate degree programs are the most affordable courses one can pursue at Georgia State. These can be completed both online and offline, and usually have a duration of around 2 years. The average cost of these courses is around INR 9.75 Lakhs per year for 2026. This covers both tuition and fees.

Health Insurance and Living costs mean the overall cost of an associate programme at GSU is around INR 26.5 Lakhs per year.

Source: GSU University

Yes, students can waive off paying the GSU University application fee, provided they meet the conditions given below:

• Are a GSU-62 student and registered during the late registration window OR
• Are a dual enrolled student with funding for studies approved by the GSU OR
• Enrolled in one of the Film Academy Courses OR
• Only enrolled in courses offered under an agreement between the university and an external organization

The Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, and the University of Georgia make up the top 3 universities in the state, in the same order. The Georgia State University ranks #4 in the state, as part of the latest Shiksha rankings.

Given below is how these universities rank nationally, per Shiksha.

Yes, GSU is one of the few universities in the state that is rated as R1 by the Carnegie Classification. It is popular for its work in fields like Data Science, AI, Health and Social and Behavioral Sciences among others. Georgia State Uni has spent over USD 1.2 billion in the last 6 years.

It also gave USD 187.6 million in grant in the FY' 24 alone.

It can be considered moderately expensive to study at. The tuition costs range somewhere between INR 23.6 Lakhs and INR 50 Lakhs per year, across the UG and PG levels of study, depening on the course one applies to. This is much more affordable compared to the more popular places like MIT, Yale, and Harvard. Here, the tuition costs can go upto INR 1 Cr.