Universities in Georgia

Georgia has 59 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education — 21 public, 32 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 300,870 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile. 9 are historically Black colleges or universities.

#	Institution	Sector	Undergrads
1	Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Public	41,254
2	University of GeorgiaAthens · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	32,137
3	Georgia State UniversityAtlanta · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	26,623
4	Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Public	21,790
5	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Public	18,785
6	University of North GeorgiaDahlonega · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	16,146
7	Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	15,243
8	Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	11,344
9	University of West GeorgiaCarrollton · Doctoral/Professional University	Public	7,520
10	Emory UniversityAtlanta · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research	Private	7,298
11	Valdosta State UniversityValdosta · Doctoral/Professional University	Public	6,622
12	Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	6,574
13	South University-Savannah OnlineSavannah · Doctoral/Professional University	Private for-profit	6,433
14	Albany State UniversityAlbany · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	5,956
15	Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	5,947
16	Columbus State UniversityColumbus · Master's, Larger Programs	Public	5,625
17	Augusta UniversityAugusta · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Public	5,613
18	Dalton State CollegeDalton · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	4,553
19	Mercer UniversityMacon · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Private	4,500
20	Clayton State UniversityMorrow · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	4,348
21	Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee · Special Focus: Engineering	Private for-profit	4,299
22	Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta · R2: Doctoral, High Research	Private	3,603
23	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed	Public	3,208
24	College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Public	2,979
25	Morehouse CollegeAtlanta · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	2,844
26	Savannah State UniversitySavannah · Master's, Small Programs	Public	2,833
27	Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley · Master's, Small Programs	Public	2,684
28	Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus · Master's, Medium Programs	Public	2,424
29	Berry CollegeMount Berry · Master's, Small Programs	Private	2,245
30	Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers	Private for-profit	1,940
31	Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	1,352
32	Piedmont UniversityDemorest · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	1,117
33	Reinhardt UniversityWaleska · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	1,066
34	Brenau UniversityGainesville · Doctoral/Professional University	Private	1,029
35	Shorter UniversityRome · Master's, Small Programs	Private	1,028
36	Thomas UniversityThomasville · Master's, Medium Programs	Private	998
37	Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	939
38	Life UniversityMarietta · Master's, Larger Programs	Private	893
39	Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	875
40	Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	836
41	Emmanuel UniversityFranklin Springs · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	775
42	Brewton-Parker CollegeMount Vernon · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	774
43	Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	755
44	Truett McConnell UniversityCleveland · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	744
45	American InterContinental University-AtlantaAtlanta · Master's, Medium Programs	Private for-profit	734
46	LaGrange CollegeLagrange · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	636
47	DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur · Special Focus: Engineering	Private for-profit	516
48	Morris Brown CollegeAtlanta · Other / Unclassified	Private	432
49	Wesleyan CollegeMacon · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	400
50	Paine CollegeAugusta · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	388
51	Herzing University-AtlantaAtlanta · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields	Private	387
52	South University-SavannahSavannah · Master's, Larger Programs	Private for-profit	270
53	Reformed UniversityLawrenceville · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	253
54	Luther Rice College & SeminaryLithonia · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	165
55	Beulah Heights UniversityAtlanta · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences	Private	138
56	Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolAtlanta · Special Focus: Business & Management	Private	—
57	Columbia Theological SeminaryDecatur · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	—
58	Interdenominational Theological CenterAtlanta · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant	Private	—
59	Morehouse School of MedicineAtlanta · Special Focus: Faith-Related	Private	—

A directory, not a ranking — listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.