Colleges in Georgia
Georgia has 44 private and 27 public 4-year colleges that enroll 61,736 first-year students yearly. The average tuition of public colleges is $20,760 for in-state students and $31,055 for out-of-state and international students.
Private colleges in Georgia charge around $27,906 per year in tuition regardless of residency.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, Georgia provided $200.1 million in financial aid to 36,056 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates. In addition, the colleges themselves awarded $218.2 million in grants and scholarships to 17,601 students.
Georgia receives 2.9% of the total pell grant the federal government allocates. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25,078 4-year college first-year undergraduates were awarded a total amount of $127.3 million in pell grant ($5,148 per student on average), and 28,066 students received a total amount of $151.1 million in the form of student loans from the federal government ($6,339 per student on average).
| Net price | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University-Oxford College 2 year | $33,973 | 93.1% | 24.2% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 4 year | $17,410 | 90.7% | 21.3% |
| Emory University 4 year | $25,672 | 90.3% | 19.2% |
| University of Georgia 4 year | $16,580 | 87.2% | 48.4% |
| Spelman College 4 year | $43,920 | 74.6% | 52.6% |
| Mercer University 4 year | $21,693 | 73.2% | 78.2% |
| Savannah College of Art and Design 4 year | $45,798 | 72.6% | 77.9% |
| Agnes Scott College 4 year | $21,816 | 72.4% | 67.5% |
| Berry College 4 year | $24,605 | 70.4% | 77.2% |
| Covenant College 4 year | $26,116 | 67.6% | 97.5% |
| Georgia College & State University 4 year | $20,958 | 61.7% | 85.9% |
| Morehouse College 4 year | $30,839 | 56.4% | 77.1% |
| Georgia Southern University 4 year | $15,463 | 53.7% | 91.2% |
| Georgia State University 4 year | $17,750 | 53.1% | 82.4% |
| Oglethorpe University 4 year | $22,623 | 51.1% | 66.9% |
| Wesleyan College 4 year | $12,117 | 50.9% | 59.8% |
| Toccoa Falls College 4 year | $22,359 | 49.4% | 57.7% |
| Kennesaw State University 4 year | $18,586 | 46.9% | 83.1% |
| Augusta University 4 year | $11,973 | 46.8% | 82.9% |
| Thomas University 4 year | $19,605 | 44.8% | 34.5% |