In-state tuition won’t rise at AU, most other Ga. state universities
AUGUSTA, Ga. - State regents decided Tuesday to leave in-state tuition the same at Augusta University and most other public colleges and universities in the state.
Out-of-state tuition will increase by 2%, and out-of-country tuition will rise by 3% for the 2025-2026 academic year.
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This is the seventh time in 10 years for tuition costs to stay flat for Georgia students across most institutions.
Regents voted Tuesday to hold costs level at 18 of the system’s 26 schools, while costs will rise at six schools and fall at two others.
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The typical Georgia school will charge in-state undergraduates $6,466 in tuition and mandatory fees for two semesters next year.
Tuition and fees will range from $3,506 at Swainsboro-based East Georgia State College to $12,002 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
The biggest changes will come at Albany State University and the University of North Georgia. Both institutions are beginning to raise the lower rates they have charged for two-year associate’s degrees to match the rates they charge for four-year degrees.
Costs will also rise slightly at Clayton State University, Dalton State College, Fort Valley State University and the University of Georgia because of increases in mandatory fees, although tuition itself will stay flat.
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Laurhyn Palmer, 15, was in class when her brother, United States Navy Hospitalman Devion Palmer, made an entrance.
The typical in-state student continues to pay less than in 2022. After that year, regents eliminated a fee that was charged on top of tuition, lowering costs at almost all institutions.
But costs are going up for students from outside Georgia. Tuition for students from other states will rise by 2%, while tuition for students from outside the country will rise by 3%. Those students pay tuition rates that are more than three times what in-state students pay. Institutions sometimes waive out-of-state charges.
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On Monday, a group gathered at Emory University, which is one of many schools across the nation where international students have been impacted as President Donald Trump’s istration cracks down on immigration.
“The system’s priorities of graduating more students, affordability and efficiency are always at the forefront when setting tuition rates,” Chief Fiscal Officer Tracey Cook told regents during their meeting at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. “The board’s actions over the past several years have definitely reinforced this commitment to affordability.”
For students receiving lottery-funded HOPE Scholarships, the scholarship pays for tuition. However, students and their families must themselves pay for mandatory fees.
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