Affordability & Value
A private school education at a state school price
Oglethorpe is the only school in Georgia, public or private, to be named among the nation’s top 20 “best buy” schools in the latest Fiske Guide to Colleges.
Oglethorpe will match the in-state flagship tuition for all 50 states, including District of Columbia and U.S. Territories, for qualified students. Students will LITERALLY get a private school education at a state school price. Learn more about Oglethorpe’s signature Flagship 50 scholarship program.
Flagship 50
College should be about your top choice, not the bottom line. A small, private university in the big city of Atlanta where professors’ #1 priority is teaching you. A place with unparalleled hands-on opportunities for research, service and work experience. This is Oglethorpe. We believe small is better, and if you do too, we want […]
Private vs. Public: Doing the Math
Have you ever found yourself in this situation? You’re having a conversation and the subject of choosing a college comes up. You suggest Oglethorpe University and talk about the great professors, the small classes and the beautiful campus. The response? “I wish we could afford it, but we’re only looking at big state schools because […]
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