University of Georgia is harder to get into (34% vs 38% admitted), and students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $13,636 vs $22,032 a year. For fall 2027, University of Georgia needs the SAT or ACT; Clemson University doesn't need the SAT or ACT.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$28,728
$35,250
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$13,636
$22,032
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$34,480
$48,556
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
University of Georgia
Clemson University
Under $30,000
$8,995
$14,943
$30,000–$48,000
$8,715
$14,638
$48,000–$75,000
$11,169
$16,669
$75,000–$110,000
$15,969
$22,127
Over $110,000
$18,564
$27,922
After you start
Measure
University of Georgia
Clemson University
Undergrads
32,137
23,300
Graduate within 6 years
87%
88%
Come back for year two
94%
94%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$77,246
$79,064
Median debt at graduation
$15,623
$19,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers