Top Georgia Colleges

Agnes Scott College

• Location: Decatur, Georgia
• Enrollment: 927 (all undergraduate)
• Type of Institution: private liberal arts college for women
• Distinctions: 9 to 1 student / faculty ratio; easy access to Atlanta; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences; nearly all students receive grant aid; one of the top women's colleges
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Agnes Scott College profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Agnes Scott admissions

Berry College

• Location: Rome, Georgia
• Enrollment: 2,174 (2,073 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
• Distinctions: 12 to 1 student / faculty ratio; 26,000-acre campus (largest in the world); excellent options for outdoor activities; dual-degree programs with Georgia Tech and Emory; top-rated work experience program; excellent grant aid
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Berry College profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Berry admissions

Covenant College

• Location: Lookout Mountain, Georgia
• Enrollment: 1,058 (1,005 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church
• Distinctions: stunning mountain top location; Christ-centered mission and college identity; nearly all students receive grant aid
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Covenant College profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Covenant admissions

Emory University

• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Enrollment: 14,067 (6,861 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private research university
• Distinctions: member of the Association of American Universities for strong research programs; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences; highly selective admissions; among the country's best universities; 8 to 1 student / faculty ratio
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Emory University profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Emory admissions

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)

• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Enrollment: 26,839 (15,489 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: public research university
• Distinctions: ranked among the country's top public universities; one of the top engineering schools; member of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference; excellent value
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Georgia Tech profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Georgia Tech admissions

Mercer University

• Location: Macon, Georgia
• Enrollment: 8,615 (4,706 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private university
• Distinctions: highly-ranked master's level university in the South; member of the NCAA Division I Southern Conference; nearly all students receive significant grant aid
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Mercer University profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Mercer admissions

Morehouse College

• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Enrollment: 2,108 (all undergraduate)
• Type of Institution: private all-male historically black liberal arts college
• Distinctions: rich history with alums such as Martin Luther King Jr., Maynard Jackson and Spike Lee; curricular emphasis on leadership and volunteerism; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Morehouse College profile

Oglethorpe University

• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Enrollment: 1,184 (all undergraduate)
• Type of Institution: private liberal arts college
• Distinctions: historic campus; home of the Georgia Shakespeare theatre company; options for self-designed and interdisciplinary majors; nearly all students receive grant aid
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Oglethorpe University profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Oglethorpe admissions

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

• Location: Savannah, Georgia
• Enrollment: 12,364 (10,005 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private art school
• Distinctions: campus includes many historic buildings in Savannah; other campuses in Atlanta, France and Hong Kong; highly ranked art school with a curriculum grounded in both the liberal arts and fine arts; the majority of students receive grant aid
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Savannah College of Art and Design Admissions Statistics.

Spelman College

• Location: Atlanta, Georgia
• Enrollment: 2,125 (all undergraduate)
• Type of Institution: private all-female historically black liberal arts college
• Distinctions: 10 to 1 student / faculty ratio; highly ranked school for promoting social mobility; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Spelman College profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Spelman admissions

University of Georgia

• Location: Athens, Georgia
• Enrollment: 36,574 (27,951 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: public research university
• Distinctions: rich history dating back to 1785; appealing college town location; well-respected Honors Program for high achieving students; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strengths in the liberal arts and sciences
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the University of Georgia profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for UGA admissions

Wesleyan College

• Location: Macon, Georgia
• Enrollment: 676 (630 undergraduates)
• Type of Institution: private liberal arts college for women
• Distinctions: 8 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size of 20; oldest alumae association in the U.S.; first college in U.S. chartered to grant degrees to women; ranked a "best value" by Princeton Review (all students receive significant grant aid)
• For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Wesleyan College profile
• GPA, SAT and ACT graph for Wesleyan College admissions

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