Georgia Southwestern State University vs Point University

Metric	Georgia Southwestern State University	Point University
Undergraduate enrollment	2,424	1,996
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	75.2%	44.3%
Average SAT	978	—
Median ACT	21	19
In-state tuition	$5,220	$24,000
Out-of-state tuition	$16,572	$24,000
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$12,019	$25,335
Median debt at graduation	$18,851	$25,250
Graduation rate	40.6%	34.1%
First-year retention	57.6%	74.1%
Median salary (10 yr)	$48,757	$38,740

Metric

Georgia Southwestern State University

Point University

Undergraduate enrollment

2,424

1,996

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

75.2%

44.3%

Average SAT

978

—

Median ACT

In-state tuition

$5,220

$24,000

Out-of-state tuition

$16,572

$24,000

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$12,019

$25,335

Median debt at graduation

$18,851

$25,250

Graduation rate

40.6%

34.1%

First-year retention

57.6%

74.1%

Median salary (10 yr)

$48,757

$38,740

What the numbers say

Point University is the harder admit at 44.3%, against 75.2% at Georgia Southwestern State University.
Georgia Southwestern State University costs less after aid — $12,019 a year versus $25,335, a difference of $13,316 annually, or roughly $53,264 across four years.
Georgia Southwestern State University graduates report higher median earnings — $48,757 against $38,740 ten years after entry.
Georgia Southwestern State University graduates a larger share of its students — 40.6% versus 34.1%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Georgia Southwestern State University comes out ahead at 4.1× versus 1.5×.

Comparison tables are a starting point, not a decision. Three things matter more than anything in the table above:

Your real aid offer. Net price is an average across all income levels. Two students at the same school can pay amounts that differ by tens of thousands. Wait for actual award letters before ruling anything out on cost.
Your intended major. Earnings vary more between majors at one school than between schools for one major. A computer science graduate from the "lower earning" school here will likely out-earn a general studies graduate from the other.
Whether you will finish. Graduation rate is the metric most predictive of whether the money spent turns into a credential. Campus fit, support services, and commute all feed into it more than prestige does.

Visit before you commit

Both Georgia Southwestern State University and Point University run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.