The Cheapest Colleges in Georgia by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest net price colleges in Georgia are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Dalton State College leads the list with a $5,776 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Dalton State CollegeDalton, Public Not For Profit |
$5,776 | 58% |
#2 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Public Not For Profit |
$8,106 | 35% |
#3 Gordon CollegeBarnesville, Public Not For Profit |
$9,272 | 36% |
#4 Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Public Not For Profit |
$9,611 | 37% |
#5 Southern Polytechnic State UniversityMarietta, Public Not For Profit |
$10,562 | 34% |
#6 Beulah Heights UniversityAtlanta, Private Not For Profit |
$10,973 | 44% |
#7 Carver Bible CollegeAtlanta, Private Not For Profit |
$11,105 | 45% |
#8 Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Public Not For Profit |
$11,620 | 37% |
#9 Columbus State UniversityColumbus, Public Not For Profit |
$11,855 | 40% |
#10 Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, Public Not For Profit |
$12,053 | 21% |
#11 College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, Public Not For Profit |
$12,085 | 27% |
#12 Wesleyan CollegeMacon, Private Not For Profit |
$12,117 | 67% |
#13 Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, Public Not For Profit |
$12,221 | 26% |
#14 Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, Public Not For Profit |
$12,344 | 39% |
#15 Armstrong State UniversitySavannah, Public Not For Profit |
$12,404 | 28% |
#16 Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Public Not For Profit |
$12,916 | 18% |
#17 Albany State UniversityAlbany, Public Not For Profit |
$13,678 | 25% |
#18 Paine CollegeAugusta, Private Not For Profit |
$14,699 | 40% |
#19 American InterContinental University AtlantaAtlanta, Private For Profit |
$15,159 | 29% |
#20 Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Public Not For Profit |
$15,451 | 18% |
#21 Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Public Not For Profit |
$15,463 | 13% |
#22 University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Public Not For Profit |
$15,749 | 17% |
#23 University of GeorgiaAthens, Public Not For Profit |
$16,580 | 30% |
#24 Bauder CollegeAtlanta, Private For Profit |
$16,942 | 14% |
#25 Emmanuel CollegeFranklin Springs, Private Not For Profit |
$17,148 | 46% |
#26 Georgia Institute of Technology Main CampusAtlanta, Public Not For Profit |
$17,410 | 32% |
#27 Shorter UniversityRome, Private Not For Profit |
$17,463 | 48% |
#28 University of Phoenix Atlanta CampusSandy Springs, Private For Profit |
$17,518 | -6% |
#29 University of Phoenix Augusta CampusAugusta, Private For Profit |
$17,728 | -8% |
#30 Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Public Not For Profit |
$17,750 | 35% |
#31 University of Phoenix Savannah CampusSavannah, Private For Profit |
$18,296 | -7% |
#32 University of Phoenix Columbus Georgia CampusColumbus, Private For Profit |
$18,399 | -8% |
#33 Brewton Parker CollegeMount Vernon, Private Not For Profit |
$18,930 | 38% |
#34 Truett McConnell CollegeCleveland, Private Not For Profit |
$19,397 | 41% |
#35 Shorter University College of Adult & Professional ProgramsAtlanta, Private Not For Profit |
$19,526 | 2% |
#36 Thomas UniversityThomasville, Private Not For Profit |
$19,605 | 3% |
#37 Piedmont CollegeDemorest, Private Not For Profit |
$19,796 | 52% |
#38 Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, Private Not For Profit |
$20,704 | 50% |
#39 Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, Public Not For Profit |
$20,958 | 4% |
#40 Mercer UniversityMacon, Private Not For Profit |
$21,693 | 59% |
#41 Brenau UniversityGainesville, Private Not For Profit |
$21,715 | 53% |
#42 Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, Private Not For Profit |
$21,816 | 63% |
#43 Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, Private Not For Profit |
$22,359 | 28% |
#44 Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta, Private Not For Profit |
$22,623 | 61% |
#45 Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, Private Not For Profit |
$22,645 | 42% |
#46 LaGrange CollegeLagrange, Private Not For Profit |
$23,185 | 50% |
#47 Georgia Christian UniversityLilburn, Private Not For Profit |
$23,418 | -18% |
#48 Herzing University AtlantaAtlanta, Private Not For Profit |
$23,867 | -2% |
#49 Point UniversityEast Point, Private Not For Profit |
$24,449 | 23% |
#50 Berry CollegeMount Berry, Private Not For Profit |
$24,605 | 54% |
#51 Emory UniversityAtlanta, Private Not For Profit |
$25,672 | 65% |
#52 Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, Private Not For Profit |
$26,116 | 48% |
#53 Life UniversityMarietta, Private Not For Profit |
$28,379 | 8% |
#54 Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, Private Not For Profit |
$29,100 | 19% |
#55 Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, Private Not For Profit |
$30,839 | 33% |
#56 Virginia College AugustaAugusta, Private For Profit |
$30,904 | -33% |
#57 Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Private Not For Profit |
$43,920 | 2% |
#58 Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Private Not For Profit |
$45,798 | 18% |