Academic Common Market
Academic Common Market
Study in a specialized field at an out-of-state college. Pay in-state tuition rates.
Is a degree program you’d like to pursue not available in your state? Is out-of state tuition a barrier to a major offered at a college in another state? Looking for options with lower tuition?
You’re in the right place. For more than 35 years, SREB’s Academic Common Market has enabled students to pursue out-of-state college degrees at in-state tuition rates, through agreements among the states and colleges and universities.
Search from more than 1,900 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 15 states.
To qualify, you must:
Be a resident of one of 15 participating SREB states.
Select a program eligible for residents of your home state.
Complete the admission process at the institution that offers the program.
Be certified as a resident of your home state by contacting your state’s ACM coordinator.
Search for Programs
The ACM program inventory includes programs that have already been approved for the Academic Common Market for your state.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Academic Common Market?
- The Academic Common Market is a tuition-savings program for college students in 15 SREB states, who want to pursue degrees that are not offered by their in-state institutions. Students can enroll in out-of-state institutions that offer their degree program and pay the institution’s in-state tuition rates. More than 1,900 undergraduate and graduate programs are available.
The Academic Common Market Electronic Campus Program
In-state tuition and online programs
This innovative SREB program combines the tuition benefits of the Academic Common Market with the distance learning capacity of the Electronic Campus. This initiative makes selected programs available at in-state tuition and through distance learning.
State ACM Websites and Contacts
Important Notice: As a result of the General Assembly of North Carolina’s Appropriations Act of 2011, North Carolina no longer participates in the Academic common Market.