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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Atlanta Metropolitan State College
  • College of Coastal Georgia

What stands out

Atlanta Metropolitan State College has the lower average net price, College of Coastal Georgia reports the higher graduation rate, College of Coastal Georgia reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Atlanta Metropolitan State College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Atlanta Metropolitan State College compared with College of Coastal Georgia
MetricAtlanta Metropolitan State CollegeAtlanta, GAPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceLowest median debtCollege of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GAPublic · 2-yearHighest graduation rateHighest retentionHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$5,258lowest$15,261
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$11,740$21,924
In-state tuition$3,248$3,616
Out-of-state tuition$10,400$10,936
Admissions
Acceptance rateNot reported98%
SAT midpointNot reported912
ACT midpointNot reported19
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.16%26%highest
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.45%59%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$14,123lowest$15,039
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$33,252$39,318highest
Campus
Undergraduates1,2282,979

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.