Cartoon from 1922 showing several colleges and universities in the metropolitan area

Atlanta, Georgia is home to the largest concentration of colleges and universities in the Southern United States. This is a list of colleges and universities in the city of Atlanta and Metro Atlanta.^[1]

City of Atlanta

Universities and graduate institutions

Morehouse College

Spelman College

Atlanta Metropolitan State College

• American InterContinental University
• Clark Atlanta University
• DeVry University
• Emory University
  • Annexed by the City of Atlanta effective January 1, 2018^[2]
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Georgia State University
• Interdenominational Theological Center
• John Marshall Law School
• Mercer University (Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus)
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• University of Georgia (Terry College of Business Atlanta Center)

Colleges

• Art Institute of Atlanta
• Atlanta Metropolitan State College
• Carver College
• Chamberlain College of Nursing
• Herzing College
• Morehouse College
• Morris Brown College
• Evangeline Booth College (The Salvation Army)
• Savannah College of Art and Design (Atlanta campus)
• Spelman College

Community and technical colleges

• Atlanta Technical College

Neighboring cities and towns

Universities and graduate institutions

Kennesaw State University

Clayton State University

• Brenau University (Fairburn)
• Brenau University (Gainesville)
• Brenau University (Norcross)
• Clayton State University (Morrow)
• Columbia Theological Seminary (Decatur)
• Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw)
• Life University (Marietta)
• Oglethorpe University (Brookhaven)
• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Georgia campus) (Suwanee)
• University of Georgia (Gwinnett Campus) (Lawrenceville); (Main Campus) (Athens)
• University of North Georgia (multiple campuses north of Atlanta)
• University of West Georgia (Carrollton)

Colleges

Agnes Scott College

• Agnes Scott College (Decatur)
• Ashworth College (Norcross)
• Georgia Gwinnett College (Lawrenceville)
• Oxford College (Oxford)
• Point University (West Point)

Community and technical colleges

• Chattahoochee Technical College (Marietta)
• Georgia Perimeter College (Decatur)
• Georgia Piedmont Technical College (Clarkston)
• Gwinnett College (Lilburn)
• Gwinnett College - Sandy Springs (Sandy Springs)
• Gwinnett Technical College (Lawrenceville)
• Laurus Technical Institute (Decatur and Jonesboro) (CLOSED MARCH 2015)
• North Metro Technical College (Acworth)