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Most affordable private colleges in Georgia

30 private colleges in Georgia report net price data, ranging from $3,935 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $22,555. Georgia's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Georgia

$22,555

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in Georgia

30

The most affordable private colleges in Georgia, ranked by net price

1

Luther Rice College & Seminary

GA

Net price

$3,935

Receive grant aid

60%

2

Beulah Heights University

GA

Net price

$7,311

Receive grant aid

30%

3

Wesleyan College

GA

Net price

$15,621

Receive grant aid

100%

4

Shorter University

GA

Net price

$16,692

Receive grant aid

100%

5

Paine College

GA

Net price

$17,048

Receive grant aid

100%

6

Emmanuel University

GA

Net price

$19,006

Receive grant aid

97%

7

Thomas University

GA

Net price

$19,087

Receive grant aid

98%

8

Morris Brown College

GA

Net price

$19,468

Receive grant aid

79%

9

Young Harris College

GA

Net price

$20,509

Receive grant aid

100%

10

Toccoa Falls College

GA

Net price

$20,657

Receive grant aid

99%

11

Net price

$20,860

Receive grant aid

95%

12

Piedmont University

GA

Net price

$21,599

Receive grant aid

100%

13

Oglethorpe University

GA

Net price

$22,251

Receive grant aid

100%

14

Truett McConnell University

GA

Net price

$22,373

Receive grant aid

100%

15

Net price

$22,488

Receive grant aid

100%

16

Point University

GA

Net price

$22,622

Receive grant aid

98%

17

Net price

$22,806

Receive grant aid

95%

18

Herzing University-Atlanta

GA

Net price

$22,886

Receive grant aid

91%

19

Mercer University

GA

Net price

$24,197

Receive grant aid

100%

20

LaGrange College

GA

Net price

$24,564

Receive grant aid

100%

21

Net price

$25,383

Receive grant aid

100%

22

Covenant College

GA

Net price

$25,471

Receive grant aid

98%

23

Net price

$25,609

Receive grant aid

100%

24

Reinhardt University

GA

Net price

$27,507

Receive grant aid

100%

25

Emory University

GA

Net price

$27,986

Receive grant aid

46%

What makes a school affordable here

In Georgia, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Luther Rice College & Seminary, the most affordable on this list, 60% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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