Atlanta citizens rightly take great pride in their educational institutions. Local elementary and secondary schools compare very favorably with their counterparts in the rest of the country. Atlanta is also home to several institutions of higher education, most notable Georgia State University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Emory University. The University of Georgia operates a satellite campus in Gwinnett County. The Atlanta population is relatively well-educated compared to other major metropolitan areas in the United States. It ranks 20th in the proportion of the populace that possess at least a bachelor's degree. This places it ahead of many larger cities, including New York and Los Angeles, which are tied for 34th, and Chicago, which is ranked 49th.

Georgia Institue of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation’s top research universities, distinguished by its commitment to improving the human condition through advanced science and technology. Georgia Tech’s campus occupies 330 acres in the heart of the lively, progressive city of Atlanta, where more than 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive a focused, technologically based education.

The Institute offers many nationally recognized, top-ranked programs. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in the Colleges of Architecture, Engineering, Sciences, Computing, Management, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Our students learn from world-class teachers and scholars working at the frontiers of science and technology. Georgia Tech researchers are developing new vaccines and cures for diseases; designing sophisticated new prosthetic limbs for land mine victims; studying development and transportation patterns to improve regional air quality; and providing policy leadership to reduce the global threat posed by weapons of mass destruction.

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Emory University
Emory University is home to nine major academic divisions, numerous centers for advanced study, and a host of prestigious affiliated institutions. In addition to Emory College, the University encompasses a graduate school of arts and sciences; professional schools of medicine, theology, law, nursing, public health, and business; and Oxford College, a two-year undergraduate division on the original campus of Emory in Oxford, Ga.

Emory was founded at Oxford by the Methodist Church in 1836. Led by President William M. Chace, an award-winning teacher and scholar, the University has 11,300 students and 2,500 faculty members who represent all regions of the United States and more than 100 foreign nations.

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University of Georgia
The University's main campus, in Athens, Georgia, covers 605 acres and includes 313 buildings. To its north, the campus adjoins historic downtown Athens, which features many boutiques, restaurants, entertainment and service businesses.

Traditional North Campus is the home of the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, and Journalism and Mass Communication, and the schools of Environment and Design and Law, as well as the Main Library. Noteworthy buildings on North Campus are Old College (1801), New College (1823), Demosthenian Hall (1824), the University Chapel (1832), and Phi Kappa Hall (1834). The Ladies' Garden Club Founders Memorial Garden enhances the area near Denmark Hall. Visitor information is available at many University of Georgia campus locations.

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