Southern Conference (SoCon) Tuition Comparison

The average tuition & fees of Southern Conference (SoCon) is $11,095 for in-state and $34,352 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Furman University has the highest tuition & fees of $59,770 and Western Carolina University has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,630 among Southern Conference (SoCon) members. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $10,349 for in-state and $19,711 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 67.77% and the SAT score is 1195 for the Southern Conference (SoCon). Their acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively low.

Table. Southern Conference (SoCon) Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN$18,512 ($10,448)
$304 ($304)		$19,174 ($11,110)
$322 ($322)		81.09%
4.07%		1,100 SAT
23 ACT
20 /1		11,775
395		50%
-3%
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC$38,508 ($12,570)
$1,138		$18,540 ($12,780)22.72%
-75.37%		1,190 SAT
25 ACT
10 /1		3,793
66		75%
3%
East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TN$13,726 ($10,216)
$692 ($510)		$26,486 ($11,366)
$582 ($582)		86.19%
-0.87%		1,080 SAT
23 ACT
30 /1		13,728
142		53%
4%
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC$59,770
$1,458		$14,796
$174		42.95%
-9.62%		1,340 SAT
31 ACT
-10 /1		2,554
49		79%
-2%
Mercer UniversityMacon, GA$31,565
$1,815		$14,971
$2,894		68.89%
2.43%		1,250 SAT
28 ACT
-10 /0		9,196
72		70%
-3%
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL$40,150
$2,006		$21,797
$807		82.36%
0.13%		1,150 SAT
25 ACT
-10 /0		6,097
306		77%
-2%
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC$24,012 ($7,661)
$673 ($68)		$23,329 ($8,614)
$653 ($68)		88.51%
-1.32%		1,205 SAT
24 ACT
25 /0		18,012
269		56%
-1%
Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA$52,638 ($21,046)
$1,452 ($562)		- (-)71.25%
-10.48%		1,180 SAT
28 ACT
10 /3		1,527
-33		76%
-5%
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC$8,630 ($4,630)
$98 ($98)		$18,595 ($7,876)
$98 ($98)		81.83%
-4.83%		1,180 SAT
23 ACT
25 /0		11,686
58		60%
1%
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC$56,005
$1,905		-51.94%
-6.65%		1,277 SAT
28 ACT
-4 /0		1,817
-56		84%
4%
Average$34,352 ($11,095)$19,711 ($10,349)68%1,1958,01968%