Best Atlanta Colleges
13 ranked colleges are in Atlanta, and 31 within 50 miles enrolling 267,175 students combined.
Emory University ranks #28 nationally and leads the Atlanta area. Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus enrolls the most students with 53,363 currently taking classes. Georgia State University Perimeter College has the lowest tuition at $3,104 per year.
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Emory University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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4.8 | 5 reviews
- Jan 1 application deadline
Emory is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and the biological sciences. The wooded campus sits in Atlanta's Druid Hills neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1470-1550
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 11%
- Net Price $27,303
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- Jan 4 application deadline
Georgia Tech is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and the sciences. The urban campus sits in midtown Atlanta.
- SAT Range 1370-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.85
- Acceptance Rate 14%
- Net Price $15,918
Spelman College
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Spelman is a highly selective historically Black women's college known for undergraduate sciences and the liberal arts. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Atlanta's West End, part of the Atlanta University Center.
- SAT Range 1108-1320
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Acceptance Rate 25%
- Net Price $40,354
Agnes Scott College
- Private 4 Year
- Decatur, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- May 1 application deadline
Agnes Scott is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, writing, and global learning. The residential campus sits in historic Decatur, just outside Atlanta.
- SAT Range 1160-1330
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $27,499
Oglethorpe University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- Jul 15 application deadline
Oglethorpe is a private liberal arts college known for a required undergraduate core curriculum in the humanities and sciences. The wooded campus sits in Atlanta's Brookhaven neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1090-1310
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $20,490
Life University
- Private 4 Year
- Marietta, GA
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Life University is a private university known for chiropractic education and undergraduate exercise science and biology. The suburban campus is in Marietta near Atlanta.
- SAT Range 920-1130
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $29,111
Reinhardt University
- Private 4 Year
- Waleska, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Reinhardt is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and music. The campus is set in the small North Georgia mountain town of Waleska.
- SAT Range 940-1160
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $24,550
Georgia State University
- Public 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- Apr 1 application deadline
Georgia State is a large public university known for undergraduate business, public health, and public policy. The urban campus sits in downtown Atlanta.
- SAT Range 940-1180
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $16,854
University of West Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Carrollton, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jun 1 application deadline
West Georgia is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is in Carrollton, a small city about an hour west of Atlanta.
- SAT Range 950-1140
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $12,913
Clark Atlanta University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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| 0 reviews
- Apr 1 application deadline
Clark Atlanta is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate social work, business, and mass media arts. The urban Atlanta campus is part of the Atlanta University Center consortium with neighboring HBCUs.
- SAT Range 880-1120
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $31,223
Clayton State University
- Public 4 Year
- Morrow, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Jul 17 application deadline
Clayton State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The suburban Morrow campus sits beside a lake south of Atlanta.
- SAT Range 860-1078
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $8,192
Luther Rice College & Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Lithonia, GA
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| 0 reviews
Luther Rice is a private Christian college and seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus is in Lithonia in metro Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $27,883
Interactive College of Technology Chamblee
- Private 2 Year
- Chamblee, GA
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $15,430
Atlanta Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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| 0 reviews
Atlanta Technical College is a public technical college known for associate degrees and certificates in health sciences, industrial technology, and business. Students attend an urban campus in Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Atlanta Metropolitan State College
- Public 2 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- Jul 15 application deadline
Atlanta Metropolitan is a public state college known for undergraduate business administration and criminal justice. Most students commute to the urban campus in southwest Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,630
Beulah Heights University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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Beulah Heights is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The urban Atlanta campus centers on faith-based degree programs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
West Georgia Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Waco, GA
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West Georgia Technical College is a public technical college known for associate degrees and certificates in nursing, industrial technology, and business. The Waco campus is part of a multi-site college serving students across western Georgia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,323
Southern Crescent Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Griffin, GA
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Southern Crescent is a public technical college known for associate degrees and certificates in health sciences, industrial technology, and business. The Griffin campus serves students in a small city south of metro Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,148