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The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Georgia. Many of these schools have multiple campuses. In such cases, only the location of the main campus in Georgia is specified. Most public institutions and traditional private institutions in Georgia are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Most HBCUs are located in the Southern United States, where state laws generally required educational segregation until the 1950s and 1960s. Alabama has the highest number of HBCUs, followed by North Carolina, and then Georgia. The list of closed colleges includes many that, because of state laws, were racially segregated.
1969 – Albany State College (now Albany State University) and Savannah State College (now Savannah State University) joined the SIAC in the 1969–70 academic year. 1971 – South Carolina State left the SIAC after the 1970–71 academic year. 1976 – Alabama State left the SIAC after the 1975–76 academic year.
City Conference Albany Tech Titans: Albany Technical College: Albany: Georgia Collegiate: Andrew Fighting Tigers: Andrew College: Cuthbert: Georgia Collegiate: Atlanta Metropolitan Red-Eyed Panthers: Atlanta Metropolitan College: Atlanta: Georgia Collegiate: Central Georgia Tech Titans: Central Georgia Technical College: Macon: Georgia ...
While FAMU was ranked No. 1 by Niche in the HBCU category, Spelman College holds the No. 2 spot and Howard University was ranked No. 3.
HBCU libraries have formed the HBCU Library Alliance. That alliance, together with Cornell University, have a joint program to digitize HBCU collections. The project is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. [87] Additionally, more historically black colleges and universities are offering online education programs.
Rank Combined Statistical Area Population, 2023 estimates 1 Atlanta–Athens–Clarke County–Sandy Springs (GA-AL) 7,221,137 2 Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro: 640,193 3 Columbus–Phenix City (AL)–Auburn (AL)–Opelika (AL) 566,030 4 Macon–Warner Robins: 436,853
According to the 2010 United States census, Georgia was the 8th most populous state with 9,688,681 inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning 57,513.49 square miles (148,959.3 km 2) of land. [1] Georgia is divided into 159 counties and contains 535 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, consolidated city-counties, and ...