Tuition Trends for Georgia colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 173 colleges in Georgia - 66 public and 107 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Georgia is $6,351 for Georgia residents and $13,608 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $21,788. For Georgia community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $3,612 for state residents and $6,332 for out-of-state students.

Georgia public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 14.68% from $5,451 (2015) to $6,251 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by -8.54% over the past decade from $15,079 (2015) to $13,792 (2024). In private Georgia colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 10.22%, from $20,066 (2015) to $22,117 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 6.49% when living on campus and by 7.69% when living off campus at public Georgia colleges. For private Georgia colleges, the COA has increased by 15.32% (on-campus) and 16.32% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Georgia colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$19,513	$29,141	$34,128	$19,610	$29,238	$34,225
2015-16	$19,886 1.91%	$29,571 1.48%	$34,698 1.67%	$19,925 1.61%	$29,610 1.27%	$34,737 1.50%
2016-17	$20,236 1.76%	$29,515 -0.19%	$36,067 3.95%	$20,045 0.60%	$29,324 -0.97%	$35,876 3.28%
2017-18	$20,832 2.95%	$30,951 4.87%	$36,148 0.22%	$20,527 2.40%	$30,646 4.51%	$35,843 -0.09%
2018-19	$21,173 1.64%	$28,680 -7.34%	$35,527 -1.72%	$20,862 1.63%	$28,369 -7.43%	$35,216 -1.75%
2019-20	$21,594 1.99%	$29,107 1.49%	$36,119 1.67%	$21,209 1.66%	$28,722 1.24%	$35,734 1.47%
2020-21	$22,500 4.20%	$28,162 -3.25%	$36,712 1.64%	$22,086 4.14%	$27,748 -3.39%	$36,298 1.58%
2021-22	$22,201 -1.33%	$29,656 5.31%	$37,384 1.83%	$21,681 -1.83%	$29,136 5.00%	$36,864 1.56%
2022-23	$22,408 0.93%	$29,617 -0.13%	$38,329 2.53%	$22,242 2.59%	$29,451 1.08%	$38,163 3.52%
2023-24	$23,492 4.84%	$31,033 4.78%	$39,358 2.68%	$23,946 7.66%	$31,487 6.91%	$39,812 4.32%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Georgia colleges is $6,251 for Georgia residents and $13,792 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $22,117.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,326 for Georgia residents and $20,374 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $17,164.

The tuition & fees has increased 0.16% for graduate programs at Georgia colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Georgia colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$5,451	$15,079	$20,066	$7,040	$18,982	$16,121
2015-16	$5,578 2.33%	$15,263 1.22%	$20,390 1.61%	$7,300 3.69%	$19,427 2.34%	$16,058 -0.39%
2016-17	$5,576 -0.04%	$14,855 -2.67%	$21,407 4.99%	$7,228 -0.99%	$18,150 -6.57%	$16,118 0.37%
2017-18	$5,816 4.30%	$15,935 7.27%	$21,132 -1.28%	$7,292 0.89%	$19,418 6.99%	$15,613 -3.13%
2018-19	$6,037 3.80%	$13,544 -15.00%	$20,391 -3.51%	$7,404 1.54%	$19,578 0.82%	$16,136 3.35%
2019-20	$6,057 0.33%	$13,570 0.19%	$20,582 0.94%	$7,392 -0.16%	$19,088 -2.50%	$16,246 0.68%
2020-21	$6,619 9.28%	$12,281 -9.50%	$20,831 1.21%	$7,480 1.19%	$19,345 1.35%	$16,145 -0.62%
2021-22	$6,094 -7.93%	$13,549 10.32%	$21,277 2.14%	$7,489 0.12%	$19,275 -0.36%	$16,270 0.77%
2022-23	$5,906 -3.09%	$13,115 -3.20%	$21,827 2.58%	$7,022 -6.24%	$19,975 3.63%	$16,573 1.86%
2023-24	$6,251 5.84%	$13,792 5.16%	$22,117 1.33%	$6,964 -0.83%	$19,012 -4.82%	$16,332 -1.45%

Georgia 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Georgia Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Georgia colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,388
2015-16	$1,379 -0.65%
2016-17	$1,342 -2.68%
2017-18	$1,343 0.07%
2018-19	$1,254 -6.63%
2019-20	$1,301 3.75%
2020-21	$1,287 -1.08%
2021-22	$1,244 -3.34%
2022-23	$1,196 -3.86%
2023-24	$1,216 1.67%

Living Costs Changes

For Georgia colleges, the living have increased 18.78% when a student lives on campus facilities and 15.19% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Georgia colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$12,674	$13,427
2015-16	$12,929 2.41%	$13,761 0.99%
2016-17	$13,318 3.62%	$14,006 2.96%
2017-18	$13,673 1.86%	$14,134 3.31%
2018-19	$13,882 2.36%	$14,675 -1.12%
2019-20	$14,236 3.61%	$15,148 1.92%
2020-21	$14,594 1.95%	$15,778 -1.03%
2021-22	$14,863 1.54%	$15,748 3.91%
2022-23	$15,306 2.79%	$16,369 5.05%
2023-24	$16,025 4.52%	$17,496 7.19%

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Graduate

University of Georgia Public, four-years | Athens
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Tuition Trends for Georgia colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes