GaSou Housing Costs

$7,184 On-Campus Room Typical Cost

$4,308 On-Campus Meals Typical Cost

$1,216 Books & Supplies Typical Cost

$7,474 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

What is the Cost of Living at GaSou?

Room, board, and other expenses can add up to a significant amount. How much does this school charge for these necessities at Georgia Southern University.

On this page you will find:

Living Expenses Outline
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Housing and Meal Plan Costs at GaSou

Housing and meal plans are priced out separately here. The standard student paid $7,184 in 2026, and the cost of a typical dining plan was $4,308. When you add it all up, a typical student living on campus at Georgia Southern University paid roughly $28,358 in 2026 once room, board, books and other living expenses are included.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for Georgia Southern University.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$19,668	$21,882
— Housing	$7,184
— Meals	$4,308
Other Living Expenses	$7,474	$7,742
Books and Supplies	$1,216	$1,216
Total	$28,358	$30,840

Will You Spend Four Years On Campus? Projected Four-Year Cost: $130,278

The price of living on campus is rarely the same in your senior year as it was your first. Looking at the trend gives you a realistic picture of what you will actually spend by graduation.

At the projected rate, four years of on-campus living costs would total roughly $130,278 by the time you graduate.

Below is how room and board has changed across recent reported years — and where current trends point — at Georgia Southern University.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$15,894
Two Years Ago	$17,790
One Year Ago	$18,467
Most Recent Year (2026)	$19,668
One Year From Now *	$21,224
Two Years From Now *	$22,904
Three Years From Now *	$24,717
Four Years From Now *	$26,673

* estimated

Year over year, room and board rose an average of 7.9% a year over the last three years. At the same pace next year, the total would be roughly $29,914 for their first year on campus.

Projected forward, the last year of a four-year degree runs about $35,363 for a four-year (bachelor’s) degree, and about $31,594 in the final year of a two-year (associate) degree.

Over the entire degree (assuming you graduate on time), the total comes to about $130,278 for a four-year degree, versus about $61,508 for a two-year (associate) degree.