There are 164 colleges in Georgia - 65 public and 99 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Georgia colleges is $5,753 for state residents and $19,916 for out-of-state students.
71 Georgia cities have at least one college and, of them, Atlanta has the most of 31 colleges. It has 19 four-year colleges and 6 community colleges with a total of 132,921 students. Augusta and Savannah also has a number of colleges of 8 and 7 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Georgia colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Atlanta | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | $23,519 ($7,783) |
$20,283 ($12,027) |
132,921 | 88,572 | 44,349 | 10 to 1 |
| Augusta | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | $17,339 ($8,122) |
$20,002 ($6,734) |
14,143 | 10,381 | 3,762 | 12 to 1 |
| Savannah | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | $20,728 ($5,498) |
$23,377 ($6,120) |
31,587 | 26,054 | 5,533 | 16 to 1 |
| Macon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | $22,246 ($4,432) |
$14,254 ($4,414) |
17,470 | 12,965 | 4,505 | 14 to 1 |
| Columbus | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | $16,804 ($5,751) |
$12,774 ($7,680) |
11,061 | 9,585 | 1,476 | 13 to 1 |
| Lawrenceville | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $9,302 ($4,458) |
$7,400 | 19,979 | 19,950 | 29 | 16 to 1 |
| Morrow | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $14,855 ($5,068) |
$12,625 ($6,134) |
7,419 | 6,855 | 564 | 14 to 1 |
| Decatur | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | $31,591 | $19,000 | 2,283 | 1,994 | 289 | 14 to 1 |
| Marietta | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | $15,036 | $10,806 | 12,355 | 10,517 | 1,838 | 18 to 1 |
| Valdosta | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | $17,062 ($6,007) |
$18,106 ($6,208) |
14,212 | 11,576 | 2,636 | 10 to 1 |
| Statesboro | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | $16,959 ($5,905) |
$21,424 ($6,520) |
27,526 | 24,024 | 3,502 | 12 to 1 |
| Gainesville | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | $33,275 | $14,552 | 8,364 | 7,028 | 1,336 | 14 to 1 |
| Sandy Springs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $21,140 | - | 1,818 | 1,818 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Stone Mountain | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 653 | 653 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Athens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $30,220 ($11,180) |
$26,576 ($10,268) |
44,770 | 34,877 | 9,893 | 16 to 1 |
| Rome | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $16,670 ($2,944) |
$17,000 | 12,424 | 12,282 | 142 | 18 to 1 |
| Duluth | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 978 | 978 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Americus | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $15,702 ($4,980) |
$14,722 ($4,408) |
4,869 | 4,272 | 597 | 17 to 1 |
| Warner Robins | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 9,683 | 9,683 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Lilburn | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 209 | 209 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Chamblee | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $13,920 | $15,135 | 5,447 | 4,862 | 585 | 32 to 1 |
| Albany | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $16,206 ($5,484) |
$15,136 ($4,858) |
8,911 | 8,389 | 522 | 16 to 1 |
| Conyers | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 593 | 593 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Thomasville | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $11,640 | $13,290 | 6,188 | 5,450 | 738 | 13 to 1 |
| Milledgeville | 2 | 2 | - | - | $17,892 ($8,302) |
$20,336 ($6,782) |
13,313 | 12,263 | 1,050 | 15 to 1 |
| Lithonia | 2 | 2 | - | - | $12,244 | $7,332 | 581 | 212 | 369 | 5 to 1 |
| Dalton | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $10,189 ($3,283) |
- | 4,612 | 4,612 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Kennesaw | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $17,040 ($5,786) |
$20,524 ($6,664) |
43,301 | 39,038 | 4,263 | 18 to 1 |
| Franklin Springs | 1 | 1 | - | - | $23,664 | $9,960 | 850 | 840 | 10 | 12 to 1 |
| Dahlonega | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,967 ($5,211) |
$17,904 ($5,556) |
18,029 | 17,240 | 789 | 18 to 1 |
| Toccoa Falls | 1 | 1 | - | - | $23,250 | $12,600 | 2,046 | 2,008 | 38 | 17 to 1 |
| Oxford | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,048 | 1,048 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Young Harris | 1 | 1 | - | - | $32,305 | $12,000 | 1,511 | 1,496 | 15 | 11 to 1 |
| Barnesville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,381 ($3,475) |
- | 3,135 | 3,135 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Alpharetta | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,792 ($9,792) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Brunswick | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,389 ($3,483) |
- | 3,147 | 3,147 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Hunter Army Airfield | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,304 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Smyrna | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 450 | 450 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Tifton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,101 ($3,195) |
- | 3,647 | 3,647 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Lagrange | 1 | 1 | - | - | $34,540 | $21,759 | 679 | 607 | 72 | 11 to 1 |
| Zebulon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lookout Mountain | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,464 | $15,651 | 886 | 847 | 39 | 12 to 1 |
| Sandersville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,819 | 1,819 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Fairburn | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evans | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 41 | 41 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Demorest | 1 | 1 | - | - | $30,680 | $11,940 | 1,843 | 1,245 | 598 | 11 to 1 |
| Fayetteville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Swainsboro | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,088 ($2,736) |
- | 1,873 | 1,873 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Tucker | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 84 | 84 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Fort Valley | 1 | 1 | - | - | $16,114 ($5,392) |
$17,836 ($6,052) |
2,605 | 2,360 | 245 | 20 to 1 |
| Douglas | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,322 ($2,970) |
- | 1,793 | 1,793 | - | 20 to 1 |
| West Point | 1 | 1 | - | - | $22,300 | $13,764 | 2,015 | 1,943 | 72 | 13 to 1 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,568 | $9,532 | 2,796 | 2,683 | 113 | 16 to 1 |
| Waycross | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,747 | 3,747 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Mount Berry | 1 | 1 | - | - | $40,416 | $12,960 | 2,360 | 2,243 | 117 | 12 to 1 |
| Carrollton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,024 ($5,971) |
$18,430 ($5,938) |
11,893 | 8,666 | 3,227 | 16 to 1 |
| Cumming | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Mount Vernon | 1 | 1 | - | - | $22,080 | $5,850 | 911 | 911 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Clarkston | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,874 | 2,874 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Griffin | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5,018 | 5,018 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Ft. Stewart | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,304 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waco | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6,140 | 6,140 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Vidalia | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,757 | 1,757 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Kings Bay | 1 | 1 | - | - | $8,304 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Martinez | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clarkesville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,449 | 2,449 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Madison | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Roswell | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 387 | 387 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Cuthbert | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,126 | - | 247 | 247 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Waleska | 1 | 1 | - | - | $28,420 | $14,570 | 1,141 | 1,059 | 82 | 12 to 1 |
| Dublin | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |