Small colleges in Georgia are a great option for students interested in a more intimate campus experience, more personal attention from excellent professors, and more immediate access to support services. Whether the focus is on the technical or on the liberal arts, small colleges give you the chance to pursue a well-rounded education while working closely with classmates and professors in a dynamic community atmosphere.
The state of Georgia is home to 70 colleges and universities. 38 of these schools are public institutions, each offering a wide variety of traditional and online courses as well as a full range of graduate programs for both on-campus and online students.
The University of Georgia, located in the city of Athens, is the largest college in Georgia, with over 35,000 students. Those attending Georgia State University and Georgia Southern University will enter into a friendly athletics rivalry. Tuition at Georgia State costs $9,000, and at Georgia Southern, $6,000.
Both the University of Georgia and Georgia State University are among the 36 colleges in Georgia offering online degree programs.
In addition, there are numerous fully online colleges in Georgia with accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Of the 20 religiously affiliated colleges and schools in Georgia, Emory University has both the highest tuition at just over $50,000 per year, and the largest private school student population, with over 13,000 in attendance.
Georgia is also home to the prestigious Savannah College of Art and Design, which offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in architecture, advertising, art history, and more.
Prospective students looking to earn an associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree can choose from an extremely broad range of in-class and online programs.
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Both traditional and online students in Georgia can earn degrees in religious studies, business, social work, law, and computer science. Those looking to attend technical colleges can also choose from a handful of brick-and-mortar and online colleges that offer two-year degrees in medicine, nursing, and education.
Part of the University System of Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan State college is the state’s most affordable college at $3,000. Students at Atlanta Metropolitan can major in fields like mathematics, criminal justice, and philosophy. Most degree programs are available through in-person or online programs.
Georgia is home to the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and the Okefenokee Swamp, which is the largest such water-mass in North America. This diverse landscape in The Peach State provides Georgia’s college and graduate students with a beautiful backdrop for an education. It’s also worth noting that Georgia residents who enroll in fully online programs at public universities or community colleges in Georgia will still receive in-state tuition discounts.
Georgia also offers a loan repayment-based financial aid program for qualifying graduates in the medical field through the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce. Check out the best traditional and online degree programs and top career paths this southern state has to offer.
The following list of the best small colleges and universities in Georgia is composed mainly of four-year undergraduate schools (though a handful also offer graduate programs). We’ve identified 32 small colleges in Georgia. The list below of the 25 best small colleges in Georgia. To be included schools must fully accredited, and must have student body populations below 5,000 students.
Tuition + fees
$29K
Acceptance
65%
Graduation
47%
Student body
1K
Morehouse College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$28K
Acceptance
51%
Graduation
76%
Student body
2K
Median SAT/ACT
1125/22
Spelman College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$24K
Acceptance
58%
Graduation
42%
Student body
4K
Median SAT/ACT
960/18
Clark Atlanta University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$44K
Acceptance
70%
Graduation
75%
Student body
1K
Agnes Scott College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$26K
Acceptance
62%
Graduation
56%
Student body
<1K
Median SAT/ACT
1029/22
Wesleyan College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$43K
Acceptance
81%
Graduation
58%
Student body
2K
Median SAT/ACT
1190/25
Oglethorpe University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$6K
Acceptance
46%
Graduation
24%
Student body
3K
Median SAT/ACT
912/17
Savannah State University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$39K
Acceptance
70%
Graduation
72%
Student body
2K
Berry College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$6K
Acceptance
72%
Graduation
45%
Student body
3K
Fort Valley State University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$4K
Graduation
27%
Student body
4K
Dalton State College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$30K
Acceptance
75%
Graduation
40%
Student body
1K
Median SAT/ACT
1045/21
Young Harris College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$33K
Acceptance
89%
Graduation
47%
Student body
2K
Median SAT/ACT
1045/20
Brenau University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$5K
Acceptance
86%
Graduation
34%
Student body
3K
Median SAT/ACT
1025/20
Georgia Southwestern State University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$15K
Acceptance
52%
Graduation
8%
Student body
<1K
Median SAT/ACT
876/17
Paine College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$33K
Acceptance
75%
Graduation
46%
Student body
<1K
Median SAT/ACT
1051/21
LaGrange College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$23K
Acceptance
81%
Graduation
37%
Student body
1K
Median SAT/ACT
1055/21
Shorter University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$18K
Acceptance
51%
Graduation
17%
Student body
<1K
Median SAT/ACT
1000/18
Andrew College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$3K
Graduation
20%
Student body
4K
Georgia Highlands College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$21K
Acceptance
62%
Graduation
53%
Student body
1K
Toccoa Falls College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$38K
Acceptance
89%
Graduation
73%
Student body
<1K
Median SAT/ACT
1182/25
Covenant College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$22K
Acceptance
47%
Graduation
29%
Student body
1K
Median SAT/ACT
995/19
Point University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$4K
Acceptance
97%
Graduation
24%
Student body
3K
Median SAT/ACT
1000/19
College of Coastal Georgia’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$26K
Acceptance
70%
Graduation
34%
Student body
1K
Median SAT/ACT
1050/21
Reinhardt University’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$4K
Acceptance
75%
Graduation
31%
Student body
3K
Median SAT/ACT
1000/18
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Tuition + fees
$3K
Graduation
13%
Student body
2K
East Georgia State College’s faculty and alumni have been influential in:
Many of our 2022 undergraduate focused rankings look considerably different than 2021. That’s because we took a fundamentally different apporach. For 2021 we utilized our Concentrated Influence algorithm, designed to take away the size advantage larger schools have when we rank their faculty and alumni’s academic influence. Concentrated influence highlights smaller schools that are proportionally as successful as larger universities at cultivating influential alumni and faculty.