Located in suburban Decatur, Georgia, this women's college is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). The fall 2009 enrollment at the private liberal arts school was 881. Founded in 1889 as the Decatur Female Seminary, the college was renamed the Agnes Scott College in 1906. Students pursuing undergraduate degrees can choose from 33 majors and 31 minors and benefit from a low student-faculty ratio of 9:1. Students can also enroll in pre-law and pre-medicine programs, as well as dual-degree programs in nursing, engineering and architecture. Collegiate sports include basketball, lacrosse, soccer and softball.
Agnes Scott College
141 E. College Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
800-868-8602
agnesscott.edu
Founded in 1937 as a nondenominational Christian College, Atlanta Christian College today has a student body made up of men and women "who come from a wide array of evangelical backgrounds," according to the college's website. The college offers four broad categories of undergraduate study: associate of arts, a two-year program; bachelor of arts and bachelor of science, both four-year programs; and bachelor of theology, a five-year program of study. Students can select majors---and minors if they choose---from the following subject areas: Biblical Studies; Business; Child and Youth Development; Counseling and Human Services; Education; English; History; Humanities; Music; and Psychology. The school's athletic programs covers several sports, including baseball, men's and women's basketball, soccer and volleyball.
Atlanta Christian College
2605 Ben Hill Road
East Point, GA 30344
800-776-1222
acc.edu
Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, this historically African-American university was created in 1988 when Atlanta University (founded in 1865) and Clark College (founded in 1869) merged. The university's enrollment as of fall 2009 was nearly 3,900, including both undergraduate and graduate students. Clark Atlanta's student-faculty ratio is 17:1. The university is divided into four major schools: Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; and Social Work. The university's sports program includes baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, softball and tennis.
Clark Atlanta University
223 James P. Brawley Drive S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314
800-688-3228
cau.edu
Harriet B. Giles and Sophia B. Packard, Baptist missionaries from New England, founded this predominantly African-American women's college in 1881. The college, originally known as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, first made its home in the basement of Atlanta's Friendship Baptist Church. Now part of the Atlanta University Center, Spelman had an early 2010 enrollment of more than 2,100 students and boasted a student-faculty ratio of 12:1. The college, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, offers baccalaureate degrees in anthropology, art, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, child development, comparative women's studies, computer and information sciences, drama, economics, engineering, English, environmental science, French, history, human services, mathematics, music, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, Spanish and sociology.
Spelman College
350 Spelman Lane S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-681-3643
spelman.edu