Clayton State University Office of Recruitment and Admissions

Out-Of-State Tuition Waiver Application
For outstanding out-of-state Freshmen and Transfer students

Routinely ranked by US News and World Report as having the most diverse student population among comprehensive baccalaureate-level colleges and universities in the Southern United States, Clayton State University values diversity in its broadest sense and as such wishes to attract out-of-state students to further add geographic, academic, and personal diversity that out-of-state students bring. Therefore, each fall semester the university offers a limited number of out-of-state tuition waivers to academically outstanding freshman and transfer students. These waivers offer in-state tuition rates to our out-of-state students as an incentive to attend. To be considered, applicants must 1) be admitted and 2) meet the minimum criteria listed below. Decisions are made with a holistic perspective based on submitted materials.

Minimum Criteria for Consideration:

All applicants

  • Written Statement of at least one full page, but no more than two pages detailing
    why you wish to attend Clayton State University and what you wish to accomplish
    with your college education.
  • Listing of activities, honors/awards, community service, student leadership and work experience.
  • Must have been admitted to Clayton State by the out-of-state fee waiver application deadline of April 1, 2013.

Freshman Applicants

  • High School GPA (in college preparatory courses) 3.25
  • SAT 1000 (minimum 400 math, 430 critical reading) or ACT (minimum 22 composite, 17 math, 17 verbal)

Transfer Applicants

  • Transfer GPA of 3.0 on all completed and attempted coursework.

Click here to apply for the Out-Of-State Tuition Waiver.

Awards for freshman applicants are granted for up to four years or the completion of a bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first. Also note that all first year freshmen are required to live on campus. Click here to learn more about the freshman live on campus requirement.

Awards for transfer applicants are for two years or the completion of a bachelor’s degree, whichever comes first. Awardees must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA calculated at the end of each spring semester to continue receiving the waiver.

Deadline: April 1, 2013 for Fall 2013 semester.

For more information regarding out-of-state waivers, please contact Betty Momayezi at bettymomayezi@clayton.edu.

Recipients of the out-of-state tuition waiver must be lawfully present in the United States. Additional information regarding lawful presence can be found at here.

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