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Real costs by region · Southeast · families earning over $110,000

25 Southeast colleges under $17,000 a year — if you earn over $110,000.

Across 197 Southeast colleges, families earning over $110,000 paid between $11,026 and $62,609 a year. The 25 cheapest are all under $17,000 — and 2 of them are private.

School	Type	Admit	Sticker / yr	This band paidPaid
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	Public	76%	$13,956	$11,026
Gordon State College	Public	86%	$14,771	$12,615
University of Florida-Online	Public	61%	$17,843	$12,923
University of North Georgia	Public	68%	$18,177	$13,481
Berea College	Private	19%	$60,718	$13,700
Fayetteville State University	Public	82%	$16,652	$14,112
Clayton State University	Public	68%	$17,415	$14,161
Northern Kentucky University	Public	68%	$19,725	$14,522
University of North Alabama	Public	87%	$23,786	$14,866
Austin Peay State University	Public	96%	$22,233	$15,078
Bethel University	Private	60%	$31,203	$15,163
Morehead State University	Public	77%	$21,961	$15,164
Georgia Southwestern State University	Public	75%	$20,484	$15,415
Murray State University	Public	86%	$23,485	$15,450
Elizabeth City State University	Public	64%	$17,701	$15,663
The University of Tennessee-Martin	Public	88%	$23,079	$15,827
Valdosta State University	Public	72%	$20,801	$15,905
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Public	93%	$17,261	$15,999
Auburn University at Montgomery	Public	92%	$21,353	$16,117
Florida Polytechnic University	Public	58%	$21,817	$16,423
University of West Florida	Public	58%	$19,947	$16,620
University of Florida	Public	24%	$22,523	$16,723
Middle Georgia State University	Public	100%	$19,617	$16,762
Georgia State University-Perimeter College	Public	91%	$17,608	$16,785
University of West Georgia	Public	52%	$21,981	$16,810

"Paid" is the average net price reported to the U.S. Department of Education for aided families at over $110,000 household income — planning data, not an offer. Public colleges show in-state prices; out-of-state families typically pay more. Colleges enrolling fewer than 1,000 students are excluded, because federal price cells at very small schools are volatile enough to manufacture patterns that disappear at scale. A low price and a low admit rate are different things — the admit column is there so the two are never confused. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.

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