alphabetical / by state
68 Traditional Schools in Georgia
The 13th original British colony in North America, Georgia was founded by James Edward Oglethorpe, a British parliamentarian and reformer. Oglethorpe’s original plan for the Georgia Colony was intriguingly progressive, for the time; Georgia was originally intended to be a destination for Britain’s destitute to escape debtor’s prison and start a productive new life in America. Oglethorp’s elaborately designed colony for farmers and craftsmen never came about, however; instead, Britain chose colonists based on their ability to man a militia that could protect the rest of the colonies from the Spanish colony in Florida (a decision that proved wise when Spain invaded a few years later). While Georgia supported the American Revolution and Constitution, less than a century later it was one of the first states to secede and begin the Civil War, and the last to rejoin the Union. Much of the state was wiped out by Sherman’s March to the Sea, especially the major railroad hub of Atlanta, but that would mark an unlikely beginning rather than an end.
Georgia’s growth following Reconstruction would coalesce around Atlanta, especially spurred on by major innovations in higher education. Atlanta was the place where the “New South” was coined, and its place as a center of commerce, technology, and education was assured by the establishment of Georgia Tech - a symbol of the new industrial economy that would transform the South - and by Morehouse College and Spelman College, African-American institutions that would be beacons of education and opportunity for freed slaves and their children, and later centers of the Civil Rights struggle. In the 20th century, Georgia moved rapidly from an agriculture-based economy to manufacturing and industry, and today is home to more than a dozen Fortune 500 and two dozen Fortune 1000 companies, while Atlanta is one of America’s global cities, impacting economic and cultural life all over the world.
Georgia’s higher education system is central to the state’s growth and development. The University of Georgia is the nation’s oldest public university, and one of most prominent public research institutions in the US; its programs helped define public higher education, while its home in Athens, GA, is a textbook example of a “college town.” Georgia is also home to Emory University, one of the Southern Ivies, and to top-tier liberal arts colleges like Berry College and Agnes Scott College. From medical and engineering research that opens new frontiers, to educating the next generation of cultural and civic leaders, Georgia’s colleges and universities were there at the beginning of American higher education, and are still at the forefront.

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA

Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA

Albany State University
Albany, GA

American InterContinental University-Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Andrew College
Cuthbert, GA

The Art Institute of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Metropolitan State College
Atlanta, GA

Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Atlanta, GA

Augusta University
Augusta, GA

Berry College
Mount Berry, GA

Beulah Heights University
Atlanta, GA

Brenau University
Gainesville, GA

Brewton-Parker College
Mount Vernon, GA

Chamberlain University-Georgia
Atlanta, GA

Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA

Clayton State University
Morrow, GA

College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, GA

Columbia Theological Seminary
Decatur, GA

Columbus State University
Columbus, GA

Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA

Dalton State College
Dalton, GA

DeVry University-Georgia
Decatur, GA

East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, GA

Emmanuel College (GA)
Franklin Springs, GA

Emory University
Atlanta, GA
78.7
College Consensus
76
Student Consensus

Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA

Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA
58.7
College Consensus
73
Student Consensus

Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GA

Georgia Highlands College
Rome, GA

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
80.3
College Consensus
74.1
Student Consensus

Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, GA

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
73.8
College Consensus
79
Student Consensus

Gordon State College
Barnesville, GA

Herzing University-Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Interdenominational Theological Center
Atlanta, GA

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

LaGrange College
Lagrange, GA

Life University
Marietta, GA

Luther Rice College & Seminary
Lithonia, GA

Mercer University
Macon, GA
54.5
College Consensus
69.8
Student Consensus

Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA

Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA

Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA

Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA

Paine College
Augusta, GA

University of Phoenix-Georgia
Atlanta, GA

Piedmont College
Demorest, GA

Point University
West Point, GA

Reformed University
Lawrenceville, GA

Reinhardt University
Waleska, GA

Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA

Savannah State University
Savannah, GA

Shorter University
Rome, GA

South Georgia State College
Douglas, GA

South University–Savannah Online
Savannah, GA

Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
71.4
College Consensus
75.2
Student Consensus

Strayer University-Georgia
Atlanta, GA

Thomas University
Thomasville, GA

Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls, GA

Truett McConnell University
Cleveland, GA

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA

Wesleyan College
Macon, GA
61.4
College Consensus
72.8
Student Consensus

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
