College Compass Start free →

Real costs by state · Georgia · public colleges, in-state prices

What Georgia families actually paid, campus by campus.

Across 20 Georgia public colleges, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid between $10,489 and $22,294 per year — the lowest at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh; in-state prices.)

SchoolSticker / yr$75–110k families paid
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College$13,956$10,489
University of North Georgia$18,177$12,059
Clayton State University$17,415$12,095
Gordon State College$14,771$12,326
Valdosta State University$20,801$14,906
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus$28,167$15,088
University of West Georgia$21,981$15,471
Fort Valley State University$19,879$15,571
Georgia State University-Perimeter College$17,608$15,622
Middle Georgia State University$19,617$15,901
Georgia Southwestern State University$20,484$16,373
Columbus State University$21,676$16,542
University of Georgia$27,993$16,942
Augusta University$23,524$17,548
Kennesaw State University$24,008$18,263
Georgia Southern University$24,430$18,408
College of Coastal Georgia$21,924$18,785
Georgia Gwinnett College$22,547$19,095
Georgia State University$28,241$19,390
Georgia College & State University$30,258$22,294

"Paid" is the average net price reported to the U.S. Department of Education for aided in-state families at $75,000–$110,000 household income — planning data, not an offer. Out-of-state families typically pay more. Other income bands are on each school's page.

Why the sticker price is a fiction — and what families actually pay →

What are your student's real admit chances? The math, shown →

Head to head

Kennesaw State University vs University of Georgia · Georgia State University vs Kennesaw State University · Georgia Southern University vs Kennesaw State University · Georgia State University vs University of Georgia · Georgia Southern University vs University of Georgia · Georgia Southern University vs Georgia State University

These are averages. Your family isn't average.
Run any of these schools against your student's real GPA, your income band, and your actual high school — odds with the math shown, the paperwork each requires, and the season's deadlines. First three schools free.

See your student's numbers →