Do Georgia Residents Get In-State Tuition in Oregon? (Undergraduate, 2026)
No — Georgia residents pay full non-resident undergraduate tuition in Oregon, about $43,500 a year at University of Oregon against $15,100 for residents. There is no exchange program between Georgia and Oregon; the only route to the in-state rate is establishing Oregon residency, which takes 12 months.
- You would pay
- $43,500/yr
- Resident pays
- $15,100/yr
- Over 4 yrs
- No saving available
Tuition and mandatory fees only, compiled from published rates and rounded. Excludes housing, books and course differentials. Eligibility is decided by the institution, not by this page.
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The two states belong to different regional systems, and the regional systems do not interoperate. Expect the published non-resident rate at University of Oregon: $43,500.
12 other states offer Georgia residents a reduced undergraduate rate, the lowest being Mississippi at about $9,900. At home, in-state undergraduate tuition is $12,100 at University of Georgia, so Oregon works out at $31,400 a year more than staying home.
Worth checking before you accept the non-resident rate: whether the campus offers a border-county waiver, a legacy or alumni rate, or a merit award pegged to the residency gap. These are institutional decisions and they are not published centrally.
Every route from Georgia to Oregon
No exchange program or bilateral agreement connects these two states at undergraduate level, so the route table is empty.
Where Georgia residents pay less
Staying home, a Georgia resident pays $12,100 a year for in-state undergraduate tuition at University of Georgia. The cheapest Oregon option for you is $43,500 at University of Oregon, which is $31,400 a year more than staying home, or $125,600 over 4 years.
Georgia belongs to Academic Common Market (ACM) at undergraduate level, so 12 of 50 states offer Georgia undergraduate students a reduced rate. Oregon is not one of them.
| State | Route | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia to Mississippi | Academic Common Market · University of Mississippi | $9,900 |
| Georgia to West Virginia | Academic Common Market · West Virginia University | $9,900 |
| Georgia to Arkansas | Academic Common Market · University of Arkansas | $10,300 |
| Georgia to Maryland | Academic Common Market · University of Maryland, College Park | $11,900 |
| Georgia to Louisiana | Academic Common Market · Louisiana State University | $12,000 |
Georgia's neighboring states, compared
What a Georgia resident pays for undergraduate tuition in each state that borders Georgia, cheapest first:
- Alabama$13,700/yr · Academic Common Market
- South Carolina$13,700/yr · Academic Common Market
- Tennessee$14,100/yr · Academic Common Market
- Florida$28,700/yr · non-resident
- North Carolina$39,300/yr · non-resident
Compare all 50 states from Georgia in the checker. Each figure is one reference campus per state, not a state average.
Oregon residency, in brief
Oregon grants in-state tuition after 12 months of domicile before the term begins (OAR 580-010-0030), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile. Moving to Oregon to enroll does not by itself start the clock.
Oregon residency requirements in full · how long every state requires
Step by step
- Budget for the non-resident rate at University of Oregon: $43,500 a year against $15,100 for residents.
- Check whether the specific campus you want offers its own non-resident scholarship or a border-county waiver — those are institutional, sit outside the state agreements, and are the most commonly missed discount.
- If you plan to stay, price the residency route: Oregon requires 12 months of domicile, and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile, so the family would need to move.
- Read the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission rules in full before you enroll — classification is decided once, and re-classification later in a degree is the hardest version of this problem.
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Asked and answered
›Do Georgia residents get in-state tuition in Oregon?
No. Georgia residents pay the full non-resident rate of $43,500 at University of Oregon. The only route to the $15,100 in-state rate is establishing Oregon residency.
›How long does it take to get in-state tuition in Oregon?
Oregon requires 12 months of domicile before the term begins (OAR 580-010-0030), and a financially dependent student takes the parents' domicile.
›How much would undergraduate study in Oregon actually cost a Georgia resident?
About $43,500 a year in tuition and mandatory fees at University of Oregon, against $15,100 for an Oregon resident. Figures are compiled 2025–26 published rates and exclude housing, books and course-specific differentials.
›Where can Georgia residents get reduced undergraduate tuition?
In 12 states at undergraduate level. Outside Oregon, the lowest are Mississippi ($9,900), West Virginia ($9,900), Arkansas ($10,300). Each figure is one reference campus, and awards are made campus by campus.
›Is studying in Oregon cheaper than staying in Georgia?
No. Georgia's in-state undergraduate rate is $12,100 a year at University of Georgia, and the cheapest Oregon option for a Georgia resident is $43,500, so Oregon costs about $31,400 more a year, or $125,600 over 4 years, in tuition and fees alone.
Sources
Every eligibility rule on this page is checked against the operating compact commission or the state's own residency authority. Last verified 2026-08-07.
Tuition figures on this page are compiled 2025–26 published rates (basis: published compiled), rounded to the nearest $100 and refreshed each June. Eligibility rules are checked against the cited compact commission or residency authority.
- Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission — residency for tuition purposes ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Oregon — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
- University of Georgia — tuition and fees ↗Accessed 2026-08-07
How this page was made
Compiled and checked by Billy Reiner, editor of In-State Check. Last verified 2026-08-07.
- Compiled from published rate pages
- The in-state and non-resident figures are tuition and mandatory fees for one full-time year, read from University of Oregon’s own 2025–26 rate page and rounded to the nearest $100. Housing, books, travel and course-specific differentials are not included in them.
- Checked against the administering body
- Compact membership at this level was checked against the commission that runs the program (WICHE, SREB). The residency test — the durational requirement, the domicile evidence and the dependent-student rule — was checked against Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission, OAR 580-010-0030. Nothing here is taken from another comparison site.
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