The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Georgia is Atlanta, GA with a total of 33 colleges with 144,454 students enrolled. Atlanta is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in Georgia.The largest college in Atlanta is Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus with 53,363 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Georgia include
- Augusta, GA (8 colleges, 16,507 students). The largest college in Augusta is Augusta University with 10,900 students.
- Savannah, GA (7 colleges, 35,331 students). The largest college in Savannah is Savannah College of Art and Design with 18,550 students.
- Macon, GA (6 colleges, 18,336 students). The biggest institution in Macon is Mercer University with 9,196 students.
- Lawrenceville, GA (5 colleges, 23,937 students). The largest college in Lawrenceville is Georgia Gwinnett College with 12,230 students.
- Columbus, GA (5 colleges, 11,560 students). The leading institution in Columbus is Ohio State University-Main Campus with 61,443 students.
- Morrow, GA (5 colleges, 7,682 students). The leading institution in Morrow is Clayton State University with 6,163 students.
- Decatur, GA (5 colleges, 2,113 students). The biggest institution in Decatur is Millikin University with 1,586 students.
- Marietta, GA (4 colleges, 14,613 students). The most prominent college in Marietta is Life University with 2,714 students.
- Gainesville, GA (4 colleges, 9,394 students). The biggest institution in Gainesville is University of Florida with 56,311 students.
Georgia Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in Georgia, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.