What you'll pay at Georgia schools

Students will pay more to attend a college in the University System of Georgia next year. The State Board of Regents set tuition Tuesday. Here are the rates for colleges popular with metro Atlanta students:

College … Fall’ 13 tuition … Fall ‘12 tuition … Fall ‘11 tuition

Georgia Tech … $4,129 … $3,859 … $3,641

University of Georgia … $4,014 … $3,823 … $3,641

Georgia State … $3,900 … $3,768 … $3,641

Southern Polytechnic … $2,694 … $2,628 … $2,564

Georgia Southern … $2,487 … $2,426 … $2,367

Kennesaw State … $2,487 … $2,426 … $2,367

U. of West Georgia … $2,487 … $2,426 … $2,367

Clayton State … $2,312… $2,256 … $2,201

Georgia Gwinnett … $1,731 … $1,689 … $1,648

Georgia Perimeter … $1,298 … $1,266 … $1,235

Source: University System of Georgia.

Tuition After HOPE

About 30 percent of University System of Georgia students receive the HOPE scholarship. Award payouts for the lottery-funded scholarship will increase by 3 percent next year, but students will still have an out-of-pocket expense for tuition. Here are examples for some area schools:

College … Fall’ 13 tuition … HOPE amount … The difference

Georgia Tech … $4,129 … $3,276.95 … $852.05

University of Georgia … $4,014 … $3,276.95 … $737.05

Georgia State … $3,900 … $3,276.95 … $623.05

Kennesaw State … $2,487 … $2,130.25 … $356.75

Georgia Gwinnett … $1,731 … $1,483.20 … $247.80

Georgia Perimeter … $1,298 … $1,111.47 … $186.53