Emory University was founded by the United Methodist Church in 1836 at a location five miles from downtown Atlanta. The school's campus covers 634 acres of land and serves as home to more than 12,900 undergraduate and graduate students. The college's admission rate is roughly 30 percent, according to the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges." The average class size for introductory courses at the university is around 27 students, while the overall average class size in 20 students. About 60 percent of students at Emory benefit from some form of financial aid.
U.S. News and World Report ranked Emory the 20th best university in the United States in its "Best Colleges of 2011" ratings. As of October 2010, the college's African history, social psychology, physicians assistant, midwifery, biomedical engineering and public health programs ranked in the top 10 of the most recently tabulated "U.S. News and World Report" ratings.
Savannah State University is a public institution located on a 165-acre campus in the city of Savannah. Established in 1890, the school is one of the country's historically black universities and colleges as identified by the U.S. Department of Education. Approximately 95 percent of the university's more than 3,800 undergraduate and graduate students are b lack, according to the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges." The school admits roughly 40 percent of all applicants. In introductory lectures, classes average 27 students; the overall school's average class size is 22 students.
The university grants both baccalaureate and master's degrees. Social work marine science and computer information systems are generally regarded as the university's top academic programs. Around 90 percent of freshmen and 87 percent of all continuing students at Savannah State are financial aid recipients.
The University of Georgia is a public institution in the rural community of Athens. Home to more than 34,800 students, the college campus is more than 600 acres in size. When the university was founded in 1785, it became the first state-chartered university in the United States. The university admits around 54 percent of applicants, reports the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges."
Among the academic programs offered at the University of Georgia are 140 baccalaureate, 124 master's and 91 doctoral majors. The college is also home to schools of law, pharmacy and veterinary science. U.S. News and World Report ranked the university 56th in the nation in its "Best Colleges 2011" ratings. Approximately one-third of students at the University of Georgia receive financial aid.
A private, nonsectarian institution Brenau University is in the suburban community of Gainesville, which is 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. A small institution on a 57-acre campus, the school has fewer than 900 undergraduate and graduate students. The school admits around 38 percent of applicants, explains the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges." U.S. News and World Report ranked the college 29th among regional colleges in the southern United States in its "Best Colleges 2011" ratings.
Brenau University's main campus is primarily a women's college with nursing, occupational therapy and performing arts it largest programs in terms of enrollment. Regional, co-educational learning centers also offer programs at locations in North Atlanta, Atlanta, Augusta, Gainesville and Kings Bay. Around 78 percent of freshmen and 71 percent of continuing students are financial aid recipients.