Founded in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly and located in Athens, Georgia, the University of Georgia is a collection of 16 separate colleges. These colleges provide academic instruction in such fields as law, agriculture, pharmacy, business and veterinary medicine. The university boasts a research library of 4.7 million volumes. The university has also produced a total of 21 Rhodes Scholars. As of the fall of 2009, the university had a combined enrollment of nearly 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
University of Georgia
Undergraduate Admissions
Terrell Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1633
706-542-8776
uga.edu
Originally founded as Emory College in 1836 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Atlanta campus of Emory University was made possible through the philanthropic gifts of money and land by Asa Chandler, the founder of the Coca-Cola Co. The Atlanta campus was constructed in 1915. The fortunes of the university are tied to other Coca-Cola executives as well. Both Robert Woodruff and Robert Goizueta have been generous benefactors to Emory University. Closely tied as it is to Coca-Cola, it considered a cardinal, though completely unofficial, breach of school spirit to drink any other brand of soda on the campus.
Emory University
201 Dowman Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6123
emory.edu
The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known "Georgia Tech," is housed on a 400-acre campus in Atlanta. As of 2010, combined graduate and undergraduate enrollment numbers around 20,000 students. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in architecture, engineering, management, computers and liberal arts, through its Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. According to the university's website, Georgia Tech is consistently ranked as one of the nation's top public universities.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332
404-894-2000
gatech.edu
Founded in 1835 and located in Atlanta, Oglethorpe University provides academic instruction in liberal arts and sciences along with other professional disciplines. The university's website indicates that, as of 2010, its enrollment is more than 1,000 students. While significantly smaller than some several other Georgia universities, Oglethorpe emphasizes that its rigorous academic degree programs foster an atmosphere of intellectual curiosity in a diverse community of students and faculty. And despite being located in a large urban setting, the university prides itself on its decidedly small college environment.
Oglethorpe University
4484 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30319
404-261-1441
oglethorpe.edu