More selective than 93% of Georgia colleges we cover.
College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $27,993. College Scorecard.
Higher than 96% of Georgia colleges we cover and 96% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 96% of Georgia colleges we cover and 84% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
University of Georgia acceptance rate & admissions
Of 43,419 applicants, University of Georgia admitted 16,151 and 6,146 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class). The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1270–1480 on the SAT or 29–34 on the ACT.
IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class
Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
University of Georgia tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for Georgia residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
What University of Georgia costs to finish, and how fast it pays back
Graduates of University of Georgia took 4.2 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in Georgia. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.
| Family income | Net price / yr | Cost to finish | Years to pay back |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0–30k | $8,085 | $33,957 | 1.0 years |
| $30–48k | $8,686 | $36,481 | 1.0 years |
| $48–75k | $13,096 | $55,003 | 1.6 years |
| $75–110k | $16,942 | $71,156 | 2.0 years |
| $110k+ | $18,079 | $75,932 | 2.2 years |
Cost to finish = yearly price × 4.2 years, the average time graduates took (71% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($68,726) minus $33,516 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in GA (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $35,210 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method
College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.
University of Georgia majors, earnings & careers
University of Georgia offers 105 bachelor's majors across 10 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Science & Math · 31
- Business & Finance · 15
- Humanities & Languages · 15
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 12
- Engineering · 9
- Health & Medicine · 9
- Arts & Design · 5
- Communications & Media · 4
- Education · 3
- Technology & Computing · 2
Highest-earning majors at University of Georgia
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems | $113,184 | $19,500 |
| Biochemical Engineering | $111,951 | $23,689 |
| International Business | $109,345 | $15,820 |
| Computer Science | $107,397 | $22,500 |
| Computer Engineering | $99,739 | $17,528 |
| Electrical Engineering | $98,280 | $23,963 |
| Finance | $97,364 | $20,299 |
| Insurance | $94,729 | $22,394 |
Quick list of all 105 majors
- Accounting$93,260
- Agricultural Business$75,921
- Agricultural Engineering—
- Agricultural Public Services—
- Agriculture—
- Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)—
- Animal Sciences$61,176
- Anthropology$42,667
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services—
- Area Studies—
- Astronomy and Astrophysics—
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology—
- Biochemical Engineering$111,951
- Biochemistry$59,534
- Biological / Biosystems Engineering$93,156
- Biological and Physical Sciences$58,123
- Biology$60,366
- Biotechnology—
- Botany / Plant Biology—
- Broadcasting / Digital Media$45,555
- Business$91,970
- Business Administration$80,881
- Business Economics$84,675
- Cell / Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences—
- Chemistry—
- Civil Engineering$87,684
- Classical and Ancient Studies—
- Classics—
- Cognitive Science$69,169
- Communications$68,319
- Computational Science—
- Computer Engineering$99,739
- Computer Science$107,397
- Criminal Justice$50,717
- Dance—
- Dietetics$56,980
- East Asian Languages (Chinese / Japanese / Korean)—
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology$49,436
- Economics$82,438
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)$52,240
- Education (Subject Teaching)$56,024
- Electrical Engineering$98,280
- English$51,988
- Entrepreneurship—
- Environmental / Natural Resources Management and Policy—
- Environmental Engineering$81,604
- Environmental Science / Conservation—
- Ethnic / Gender Studies—
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$74,107
- Family and Consumer Sciences / Human Sciences Business Services—
- Film and Photography—
- Finance$97,364
- Food Science and Technology—
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services—
- Forestry$68,965
- Genetics—
- Geography—
- Geology / Earth Science—
- German—
- History$50,721
- Hospitality Management—
- Housing and Human Environments$69,818
- Human Development and Family Studies$59,664
- Insurance$94,729
- International Business$109,345
- International Relations$70,510
- Journalism$60,729
- Kinesiology / Exercise Science$67,275
- Landscape Architecture$74,983
- Liberal Arts / General Studies—
- Linguistics—
- Management Information Systems$113,184
- Marine Sciences—
- Marketing$85,785
- Mathematics$65,436
- Mechanical Engineering$88,366
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology—
- Middle / Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
- Music—
- Nutrition Science$70,867
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration—
- Philosophy—
- Physics—
- Physiology—
- Plant Sciences—
- Political Science$70,877
- Psychology$59,446
- Public Health$78,085
- Public Relations and Advertising$74,531
- Real Estate$78,372
- Rehabilitation / Therapy Sciences—
- Religious Studies—
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
- Social Work$48,747
- Sociology$61,124
- Soil Sciences—
- Spanish / French / Romance Languages$63,942
- Special Education$51,259
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$61,955
- Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders$67,975
- Statistics$83,092
- Studio Art$53,300
- Theatre$43,046
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$44,818
- Zoology / Animal Biology—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Finance → Financial analyst
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.2% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Marketing → Marketing specialist
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.0% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Athens
Overall prices in the Athens-Clarke County, GA area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,285. Housing costs 23% below the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 49 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
No hazard rated high.
FEMA National Risk Index, Clarke County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Clarke County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare University of Georgia with similar schools
Similar public colleges in Georgia by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Georgia | 38% | $13,936 | 90% | $68,726 | This school |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 14% | $12,116 | 94% | $102,772 | |
| Georgia State University | 55% | $15,931 | 53% | $47,384 | |
| Kennesaw State University | 69% | $15,048 | 52% | $57,552 | |
| University of West Georgia | 52% | $12,786 | 43% | $49,587 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
University of Georgia would cost you $1,820 more per year than Georgia Institute of Technology, on average.
- Lower sticker price at University of Georgia, mostly from lower housing & meal costs (−$1,514).
- Georgia Institute of Technology gives aided families $1,994 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Georgia resident | University of Georgia | Georgia Institute of Technology | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & fees | $11,450 | $12,058 | −$608 |
| Books & supplies | $1,002 | $800 | +$202 |
| Housing & meals | $11,246 | $12,760 | −$1,514 |
| Personal & travel | $4,678 | $3,200 | +$1,478 |
| Living-at-home adjustment | −$383 | −$651 | +$268 |
| Sticker price | $27,993 | $28,167 | −$174 |
| Average grants | −$14,057 | −$16,051 | +$1,994 |
| You pay | $13,936 | $12,116 | +$1,820 |
“+” means University of Georgia costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about University of Georgia
What is the University of Georgia acceptance rate?
University of Georgia accepts 38% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 16,151 of 43,419 applicants were admitted. The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1270–1480 on the SAT or 29–34 on the ACT.
How much does University of Georgia cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $27,993 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $13,936 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $8,085 and families earning $110k+ pay $18,079.
How much do University of Georgia graduates earn?
Former University of Georgia students earn a median $68,726 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the University of Georgia graduation rate?
90% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 94% return for their second year.
How long does a University of Georgia degree take to pay off?
For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at University of Georgia costs about $55,003 after grants ($13,096 a year for 4.2 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $68,726 ten years after starting, $35,210 more than high school graduates in Georgia ($33,516), so the cost is repaid in 1.6 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “University of Georgia: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-georgia (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).