Georgia Colleges & Universities

Albany, GA — Public HBCU, est. 1903; home of the Golden Rams; SIAC Conference member; one of the most storied HBCU football programs in the South; serves southwest Georgia

Athens, GA — Public flagship research university, est. 1785 (first state-chartered university in the U.S.); home of the Bulldogs; alma mater of Herschel Walker (Heisman 1982), Fran Tarkenton (Pro Football HOF), and Teresa Edwards (Basketball HOF); national football champions 2021

Atlanta, GA — Private HBCU, est. 1988 (formed by merger of Clark College and Atlanta University); home of the Panthers; part of the Atlanta University Center consortium; SIAC Conference member

Atlanta, GA — Private research university, est. 1836; home of the Eagles; one of the South's premier research and medical institutions; NCAA Division III athletics; consistently ranked among the top 25 national universities

Atlanta, GA — Public research university, est. 1885; home of the Yellow Jackets; alma mater of Calvin Johnson "Megatron" (Pro Football HOF) and Bobby Jones (World Golf HOF, attended briefly); national football champions 1990; ACC member

Atlanta, GA — Public research university; home of the Panthers; located in downtown Atlanta; one of the largest universities in the Southeast; Sun Belt Conference member; notable for urban research and community impact

Atlanta, GA — Private HBCU, est. 1867; one of the most distinguished historically Black colleges in America; home of the Maroon Tigers; alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr. and noted athletes; one of only three all-male liberal arts HBCUs remaining in the U.S.

Atlanta, GA — Private liberal arts university, est. 1916; home of the Stormy Petrels; alma mater of Luke Appling (National Baseball Hall of Fame; .310 career BA — highest ever for a shortstop; Chicago White Sox; briefly attended before signing professionally); USA South Conference member

Atlanta, GA — Private HBCU women's college, est. 1881; home of the Jaguars; the nation's oldest private HBCU for women; part of the Atlanta University Center consortium; consistently one of the highest-ranked HBCUs in the nation

Augusta, GA — Public research university (includes Medical College of Georgia); home of the Jaguars; one of the state's leading medical and research institutions; Peach Belt Conference member

Augusta, GA — Private HBCU, est. 1882; home of the Lions; affiliated with the Methodist Church; SIAC Conference member; one of Georgia's oldest HBCUs, serving the Augusta metropolitan area

Columbus, GA — Public university; home of the Cougars; Peach Belt Conference member; serves the Columbus metropolitan area and Phenix City, AL; strong programs in business, education, and fine arts

Demorest, GA (Habersham County, same county as Johnny Mize's hometown) — Private liberal arts university, est. 1897; home of the Lions; affiliated with the United Church of Christ; USA South Conference member; serves northeast Georgia

Fort Valley, GA (Peach County) — Public HBCU, est. 1895; home of the Wildcats; the only public HBCU in Georgia's university system located outside of Atlanta or Savannah; SIAC Conference member; strong agricultural heritage

Kennesaw, GA (Cobb County) — Public university; home of the Owls; one of the fastest-growing universities in Georgia; FCS football program that began play in 2015 and immediately reached the FCS playoffs

LaGrange, GA (Troup County) — Private Methodist liberal arts college, est. 1831; home of the Panthers; one of the oldest private colleges in Georgia; USA South Conference member; notable for community engagement and arts programs

Macon, GA — Private Baptist research university, est. 1833; home of the Bears; Division I athletics (Southern Conference); notable for law, medicine, and engineering programs; one of the oldest private universities in the South

Marietta, GA (Cobb County) — Private chiropractic and health sciences university; home of the Running Eagles; one of the world's largest chiropractic institutions; NAIA athletics; rugby powerhouse

Milledgeville, GA — Public liberal arts university; home of the Bobcats; Georgia's designated public liberal arts university; Peach Belt Conference member; alma mater of Flannery O'Connor

Mount Berry, GA (Floyd County, near Rome) — Private liberal arts college, est. 1902; home of the Vikings; holds the Guinness World Record for largest college campus by acreage (27,000+ acres); USA South Conference member

Rome, GA (Floyd County) — Private Baptist liberal arts university, est. 1873; home of the Hawks; Great South Athletic Conference member; serves northwest Georgia; notable for music and education programs

Savannah, GA — Public HBCU, est. 1890; home of the Tigers; the oldest HBCU in Georgia and the first public institution of higher learning for African Americans in the state; SIAC Conference member

Statesboro, GA — Public university; home of the Eagles; Sun Belt Conference member; six-time FCS national champions; one of the most successful programs in the history of college football at the FCS level

Valdosta, GA — Public university; home of the Blazers; Gulf South Conference member; NCAA Division II football powerhouse with multiple national championships; serves South Georgia

Waleska, GA (Cherokee County) — Private Methodist liberal arts university, est. 1883; home of the Eagles; NAIA member; serves the Cherokee County region of northwest Georgia