BHU vs. Georgia Southwestern

Beulah Heights University vs. Georgia Southwestern State University comparison

	Beulah Heights University	Georgia Southwestern State University	College 3	College 4
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Overview	BHU	Georgia Southwestern
Location	Atlanta, GA	Americus, GA
Setting	Large City	Distant Town
Enrollment	375	3,408
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking		#970
Religious Affiliation	Interdenominational	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	beulah.org	gsw.edu
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Costs	BHU	Georgia Southwestern
Tuition (In State)	$7,632	$4,064
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,632	$14,786
Room & Board	$10,200	$9,574
Avg Net Price	$7,311	$11,779
Avg Grant Aid	$2,681	$8,120
% Receiving Grant Aid	30%	93%

Admission	BHU	Georgia Southwestern
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	2,045
Admitted	-	1,578
Acceptance Rate	Open	77.2%
Enrolled %	Open	33.8%
Avg High School GPA	3.0	3.17
Typical High School Grades	B	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range		16/21
SAT Range		900/1130
Submit Test Scores		Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline		Jul 21, 2026

Academics	BHU	Georgia Southwestern
Student to Faculty Ratio	6:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Philosophy and Religious Studies (100%)	Business (37%) Education (25%) Health Professions (11%) Psychology (6%) Social Sciences (3%)
Outcomes	BHU	Georgia Southwestern
Graduation Rate	-	30%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$33,900	$38,100
Making Student Loan Payments	16%	45%
Median Student Loan Debt	$46,673	$22,000
Median Loan Payment	$482	$227

Diversity	BHU	Georgia Southwestern
% Men	26%	5%
% Women	32%	14%
Racial Diversity	Low	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	3%	62%
% Black	78%	29%
% Hispanic	2%	3%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	2%
% International	1%	2%
% Unknown Race	8%	0%

Students	BHU	Georgia Southwestern
% In-State	44%	95%
% Out-of-State	19%	4%
Campus	BHU	Georgia Southwestern
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Georgia Southwestern State University is larger than than BHU based on total student enrollment (3,408 students vs. 375 students)

BHU vs. Georgia Southwestern Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, BHU or Georgia Southwestern?

• Beulah Heights University is 87.8% more expensive to attend than Georgia Southwestern for in-state tuition ($7,632.00 vs. $4,064.00)
• Out of state tuition is 93.7% higher at Georgia Southwestern than Beulah Heights University ($14,786.00 vs. $7,632.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Beulah Heights University than Georgia Southwestern ($7,311 vs. $11,779)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Georgia Southwestern State University are 6.5% lower than costs at Beulah Heights University ($9,574 vs. $10,200)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Georgia Southwestern State University than Beulah Heights University (93% vs. 30%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Georgia Southwestern State University students is 202.9% larger than aid received Beulah Heights University ($8,120 vs. $2,681)

Which college is harder to get into, BHU or Georgia Southwestern? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Georgia Southwestern or BHU .

• Accepted freshman Georgia Southwestern students have a 0.17 point higher average high school GPA (3.17) than students at BHU (3.0)

BHU vs. Georgia Southwestern Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, BHU or Georgia Southwestern? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Georgia Southwestern and BHU.

• Graduates from Georgia Southwestern State University earn on average $4,200 more per year than BHU graduates after ten years. ($38,100 vs. $33,900)
• Georgia Southwestern State University students graduate with a $24,673 lower median federal student loan debt than BHU graduates. ($22,000 vs. $46,673)
• Georgia Southwestern graduates are paying $255 less per month on federal student loans than BHU graduates. ($227 vs. $482)
• More Georgia Southwestern graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former BHU students, three years after graduation. (45% vs. 16%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/