Colleges

Colleges in Georgia

Georgia has 43 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 21 public and 22 private. The largest is Kennesaw State University, with 41,254 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw	public	41,254	69.2%	1000–1220	$5,808	$15,048	52.2%
University of Georgia	Athens	public	32,137	37.7%	1270–1480	$11,450	$13,936	89.7%
Georgia State University	Atlanta	public	26,623	55.4%	940–1180	$8,664	$15,931	53.1%
Georgia Southern University	Statesboro	public	21,790	87.9%	986–1133	$6,022	$15,267	54.9%
Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta	public	18,785	14.1%	1370–1540	$12,058	$12,116	94%
University of North Georgia	Dahlonega	public	16,146	67.9%	980–1210	$5,285	$9,823	37.3%
Savannah College of Art and Design	Savannah	private	15,243	83%	1030–1270	$41,630	$49,430	69.4%
Georgia Gwinnett College	Lawrenceville	public	11,344	95.5%		$4,532	$15,844	21.5%
University of West Georgia	Carrollton	public	7,520	51.6%	950–1140	$6,088	$12,786	43.5%
Emory University	Atlanta	private	7,298	10.7%	1470–1550	$64,280	$22,585	91.1%
Valdosta State University	Valdosta	public	6,622	72.3%	920–1100	$6,124	$10,945	42.4%
Middle Georgia State University	Macon	public	6,574	99.7%	950–1190	$5,038	$12,361	25.3%
Albany State University	Albany	public	5,956			$5,656	$11,898	31.1%
Georgia College & State University	Milledgeville	public	5,947	78.2%	1070–1230	$9,186	$20,686	63.6%
Columbus State University	Columbus	public	5,625	99.1%	800–1060	$5,898	$13,115	41.8%
Augusta University	Augusta	public	5,613	86.4%	970–1140	$8,414	$13,787	48.8%
Dalton State College	Dalton	public	4,553			$3,336	$5,012	25.3%
Mercer University	Macon	private	4,500	68.9%	1160–1350	$42,312	$23,847	69.6%
Clayton State University	Morrow	public	4,348	68.5%	860–1078	$5,180	$8,365	39.9%
Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta	private	3,603	64.2%		$28,310	$37,702	49%
Spelman College	Atlanta	private	3,414	24.9%	1108–1320	$31,556	$38,967	78.5%
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	Tifton	public	3,208	75.7%	860–1080	$3,268	$6,842	36.2%
Morehouse College	Atlanta	private	2,844	44%		$32,893	$39,013	59.4%
Savannah State University	Savannah	public	2,833			$5,750	$8,172	28%
Fort Valley State University	Fort Valley	public	2,684	65.9%	930–1070	$5,526	$10,338	41.1%
Gordon State College	Barnesville	public	2,544	85.9%	890–1130	$3,628	$8,105	20.4%
Georgia Southwestern State University	Americus	public	2,424	75.2%	890–1110	$5,220	$12,019	40.6%
Berry College	Mount Berry	private	2,245	64%	1125–1330	$41,686	$22,320	69.5%
Point University	West Point	private	1,996	44.3%		$24,000	$25,335	34.1%
Oglethorpe University	Atlanta	private	1,352	88.5%	1090–1310	$47,590	$19,509	54.1%
Piedmont University	Demorest	private	1,117	93.3%	1038–1245	$31,700	$20,599	47.4%
Reinhardt University	Waleska	private	1,066	61.5%		$30,074	$24,425	43.6%
Brenau University	Gainesville	private	1,029	87.8%	930–1200	$34,027	$18,924	32.9%
Shorter University	Rome	private	1,028	96.5%	1040–1200	$24,630	$16,646	37.7%
Thomas University	Thomasville	private	998	38.3%	990–1220	$11,640	$18,499	27.5%
Covenant College	Lookout Mountain	private	939	86.5%	1160–1380	$42,040	$26,265	71.5%
Life University	Marietta	private	893	93%	920–1130	$15,036	$29,791	37.9%
Toccoa Falls College	Toccoa Falls	private	875	66%	1010–1230	$23,950	$21,642	43.7%
Agnes Scott College	Decatur	private	836	62.2%	1160–1330	$50,604	$24,754	70.7%
Emmanuel University	Franklin Springs	private	775	74%		$25,500	$20,925	42.3%
Young Harris College	Young Harris	private	755	62.6%		$32,305	$22,034	41.8%
Truett McConnell University	Cleveland	private	744	78.3%		$26,792	$22,227	37.8%
LaGrange College	Lagrange	private	636	62.1%		$35,400	$20,875	46.9%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Georgia?

43 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 21 public and 22 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Georgia?

By acceptance rate, Emory University (10.7%), Georgia Institute of Technology (14.1%), Spelman College (24.9%), University of Georgia (37.7%), Thomas University (38.3%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Georgia?

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $3,268 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.