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Colleges in and near Brookhaven

Brookhaven is home to Oglethorpe University

Oglethorpe University (1,521 students on campus) is inside the city, and Emory University (14,248) is 4.9 miles from the center, just over the line in Atlanta. About 6% of Brookhaven’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia (6%).

Oglethorpe UniversityChamberlain University-GeorgiaEmory University

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Brookhaven. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
29
112,325 students on campus
Nearest college
1 mi
Oglethorpe University
Residents in college
6%
About the same as GA (6%)
Nearest community college
7.7 mi
Georgia Piedmont Technical College · $3,386 tuition
Nearest public university
6.9 mi
Georgia Institute of Technology · $12,058 in-state
Median household income
$118K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Brookhaven

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Three colleges within 4.9 milesOglethorpe University admits 88% of applicants; Chamberlain University-Georgia admits 91%; Emory University admits 11%. Together they have 17,152 students on campus.In-state price at Georgia Institute of TechnologyLiving in Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology charges $12,058 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $34,484. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 7.7 miles awayGeorgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston: tuition and fees $3,386 a year for Georgia residents.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as Georgia (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Brookhaven

22 private colleges within 13.8 miles, three public colleges within 11.2 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miGeorgia StateGeorgia Institute of TechnologyEmory UniversityBrookhaven
University or collegeCommunity college
Oglethorpe UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,521 on campus · In Brookhaven88%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$55kearningsInteractive College of Technology-ChambleeUniversity or college · For-profit · 529 on campus · 2.7 mi · Chamblee$16knet price37%graduate$27kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Chamberlain University-GeorgiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,383 on campus · 3.6 mi · Sandy Springs91%admitted$33knet price50%graduate$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.Emory UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,248 on campus · 4.9 mi · Atlanta11%admitted$23knet price91%graduate$80kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Gwinnett College-Sandy SpringsUniversity or college · For-profit · 114 on campus · 5.8 mi · Sandy Springs$34knet price67%graduate$31kearningsAgnes Scott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,046 on campus · 6.8 mi · Decatur62%admitted$25knet price71%graduate$56kearningsGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 27,011 on campus · 6.9 mi · Atlanta14%admitted$12knet price94%graduate$103kearningsAtlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 350 on campus · 7.4 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Columbia Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 7.4 mi · DecaturGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,730 on campus · 7.7 mi · Clarkston$14knet price44%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $3,386 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Herzing University-AtlantaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 268 on campus · 7.9 mi · Atlanta · mostly online94%admitted$22knet price14%graduate$37kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Earnings are reported for all 11 campuses that file with it.Georgia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 30,368 on campus · 8 mi · Atlanta55%admitted$16knet price53%graduate$47kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Georgia State University-Perimeter CollegeCommunity college · Public · 9,537 on campus · 8 mi · Atlanta91%admitted$11knet price22%graduate$47kearningsTuition and fees: $3,104 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Morris Brown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 8.4 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$25knet price25%graduate67% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Beulah Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 215 on campus · 8.6 mi · Atlanta33%graduate$35kearningsClark Atlanta UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,990 on campus · 8.9 mi · Atlanta64%admitted$38knet price49%graduate$43kearningsLincoln College of Technology-MariettaUniversity or college · For-profit · 438 on campus · 8.9 mi · Marietta$31knet price64%graduate$32kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Spelman CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,585 on campus · 9 mi · Atlanta25%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$60kearningsMorehouse CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,425 on campus · 9.1 mi · Atlanta44%admitted$39knet price59%graduate$53kearningsMorehouse School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 746 on campus · 9.2 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Gwinnett College-Marietta CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 9.3 mi · Marietta$34knet price31%graduate$25kearningsAtlanta Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,157 on campus · 11 mi · Atlanta$-1knet price49%graduate$30kearningsTuition and fees: $3,382 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 667 on campus · 11.2 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$5knet price17%graduate$33kearnings57% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Life UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,459 on campus · 11.3 mi · Marietta93%admitted$30knet price38%graduate$47kearningsFortis College-SmyrnaUniversity or college · For-profit · 488 on campus · 12 mi · Smyrna$24knet price59%graduate$36kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Aviation Institute of Maintenance-AtlantaUniversity or college · For-profit · 779 on campus · 12.5 mi · Duluth$27knet price46%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Gwinnett College-LilburnUniversity or college · For-profit · 132 on campus · 12.7 mi · Lilburn$30knet price58%graduate$31kearningsChattahoochee Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 13.2 mi · Marietta$3knet price38%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $3,540 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Gupton Jones College of Funeral ServiceCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 187 on campus · 13.8 mi · Decatur · mostly online$29knet price75%graduate$43kearnings59% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $20,950 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Brookhaven’s median household income ($117,663) falls.

Atlanta Technical College11 mi · Atlanta · sticker $9,197 · tuition $3,382$7,293a year
Chattahoochee Technical College13.2 mi · Marietta · sticker $12,532 · tuition $3,540$10,158a year
Atlanta Metropolitan State College11.2 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $11,740$11,740a year
Georgia State University-Perimeter College8 mi · Atlanta · sticker $17,608 · tuition $3,104$16,785a year
Georgia Institute of Technology6.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,167$17,396a year
Georgia State University8 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,241$20,305a year
Oglethorpe UniversityIn Brookhaven · sticker $60,581$22,055a year
Morris Brown College8.4 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $31,968$28,568a year
Agnes Scott College6.8 mi · Decatur · sticker $63,283$30,054a year
Life University11.3 mi · Marietta · sticker $41,295$30,883a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta8.9 mi · Marietta · sticker $35,543$35,401a year
Chamberlain University-Georgia3.6 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $38,272$38,272a year
Clark Atlanta University8.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $43,676$38,680a year
Morehouse College9.1 mi · Atlanta · sticker $51,433$42,723a year
Spelman College9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $50,952$44,529a year
Emory University4.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $83,622$53,018a year
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee2.7 mi · Chamblee · sticker $22,064—a year
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs5.8 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $37,004—a year
Georgia Piedmont Technical College7.7 mi · Clarkston · sticker $21,274 · tuition $3,386—a year
Herzing University-Atlanta7.9 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $27,007—a year
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus9.3 mi · Marietta · sticker $37,328—a year
Fortis College-Smyrna12 mi · Smyrna · sticker $31,288—a year
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta12.5 mi · Duluth · sticker $32,167—a year
Gwinnett College-Lilburn12.7 mi · Lilburn · sticker $37,077—a year
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service13.8 mi · Decatur · mostly online · sticker $31,921 · tuition $20,950—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Brookhaven: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Emory UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia StateGeorgia State University-Perimeter CollegeClark Atlanta UniversityChattahoochee Technical College
Georgia State University53% graduate$47k earnings*$21k typical debt
Georgia Institute of Technology94% graduate$103k earnings$22k typical debt
Emory University91% graduate$80k earnings*$18k typical debt
Georgia State University-Perimeter College22% graduate$47k earnings*$21k typical debt
Chattahoochee Technical College38% graduate$37k earnings
Clark Atlanta University49% graduate$43k earnings$27k typical debt
Spelman College78% graduate$60k earnings$25k typical debt
Life University38% graduate$47k earnings$17k typical debt
Morehouse College59% graduate$53k earnings$25k typical debt
Atlanta Technical College49% graduate$30k earnings$10k typical debt
Georgia Piedmont Technical College44% graduate$35k earnings$13k typical debt
Oglethorpe University54% graduate$55k earnings$25k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee (4); Chamberlain University-Georgia (15); Emory University (2); Herzing University-Atlanta (11); Georgia State (2); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (2); Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta (6); Fortis College-Smyrna (5); Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta (2).

Majors

What students study in Brookhaven

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Oglethorpe University, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Business 27%Biology 12%Social sciences 11%Psychology 10%Interdisciplinary 8%Visual & performing arts 8%Everything else 23%

Biggest programs

Business Administration, Management and Operations42 graduates a year
$55k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Brookhaven

Is Brookhaven a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Brookhaven residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The largest campus in the city, Oglethorpe University, has 1,521 students on campus.

What colleges are in Brookhaven?

Oglethorpe University is inside the city. Emory University is 4.9 miles from the center, in Atlanta, Chamberlain University-Georgia is 3.6 miles from the center, in Sandy Springs, and Georgia Piedmont Technical College is 7.7 miles away in Clarkston.

What is the closest community college to Brookhaven, and what does it cost?

Georgia Piedmont Technical College in Clarkston, 7.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,386 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $13,761, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Georgia Institute of Technology cost if we live in Georgia?

Tuition and fees are $12,058 a year in-state and $34,484 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,666 (under $30,000 income) to $17,396 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Brookhaven. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →