For Georgia Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $4,804 for Georgia residents and $11,438 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $7,249 for Georgia residents and $20,170 for out-of-state students.
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $34,484 and Southern Regional Technical College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,575 among Georgia Public colleges. For graduate programs, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $32,144 and Columbus State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $10,140 among Georgia Public colleges.
The average COA of Georgia Public colleges in 2025 is $22,338 for state residents and $28,971 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $4,804 | $11,438 | $7,249 | $20,170 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,298 | $1,298 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,280 | $11,280 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,955 | $4,955 | ||
| COA | $22,338 | $28,971 | $24,782 | $37,703 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Georgia Public colleges is $4,804 for state residents and $11,438 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Georgia Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $3,866 | $1,226 | $9,627 | $1,045 |
| 2021-2022 | $3,948 | $1,230 | $9,624 | $1,048 |
| 2022-2023 | $3,995 | $953 | $9,783 | $812 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,272 | $969 | $10,000 | $813 |
| 2024-2025 | $3,818 | $986 | $10,642 | $795 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Georgia Public colleges in 2025 is $7,249 for state residents and $20,170 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Georgia Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,575 | $1,905 | $17,440 | $1,905 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,585 | $1,904 | $17,371 | $1,904 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,624 | $1,359 | $17,627 | $1,359 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,602 | $1,362 | $17,650 | $1,362 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,915 | $1,335 | $18,835 | $1,335 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Georgia Public colleges in 2025 is $251 for state residents and $769 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $299 for state residents and $976 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $228 | $692 | $284 | $934 |
| 2021-2022 | $229 | $692 | $287 | $934 |
| 2022-2023 | $232 | $710 | $287 | $934 |
| 2023-2024 | $233 | $712 | $287 | $934 |
| 2024-2025 | $251 | $769 | $299 | $976 |
The average living costs of Georgia Public colleges in 2025 is $16,235 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,596 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Georgia Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,786 | $4,172 | $8,389 | $5,208 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,914 | $4,387 | $8,544 | $5,375 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,075 | $4,539 | $9,166 | $5,424 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,637 | $4,778 | $10,362 | $5,853 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,280 | $4,955 | $12,623 | $5,973 |