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Colleges in and near Conley

Clayton State University is 3.3 miles from Conley

No college sits inside Conley’s boundary, but Clayton State University’s campus in Morrow, with 3,593 students on campus, is 3.3 miles from the center of town, and Atlanta Technical College is 6.3 miles away in Atlanta. About 4% of Conley’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia (6%).

Clayton State 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 Conley. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
20
101,481 students on campus
Nearest college
3.3 mi
Clayton State
Residents in college
4%
About the same as GA (6%)
Nearest community college
6.3 mi
Atlanta Technical College · $3,382 tuition
Nearest public university
3.3 mi
Clayton State · $5,180 in-state
Median household income
$44K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Conley

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

A university 3.3 miles awayClayton State University has 3,593 students on campus in Morrow, 40% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at Clayton StateLiving in Georgia, Clayton State University charges $5,180 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $16,532. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 6.3 miles awayAtlanta Technical College in Atlanta: tuition and fees $3,382 a year for Georgia residents.Students are 4% 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 Conley

13 private colleges within 10.2 miles, four public colleges within 9.6 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miGeorgia StateGeorgia Institute of TechnologyEmory UniversityConley
University or collegeCommunity college
Clayton State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 3,593 on campus · 3.3 mi · Morrow68%admitted$8knet price40%graduate$49kearningsInteractive College of Technology-MorrowUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 4.9 mi · Morrow$17knet price41%graduate$27kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 667 on campus · 6.1 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$5knet price17%graduate$33kearnings57% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Atlanta Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,157 on campus · 6.3 mi · Atlanta$-1knet price49%graduate$30kearningsTuition and fees: $3,382 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Beulah Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 215 on campus · 6.7 mi · Atlanta33%graduate$35kearningsGeorgia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 30,368 on campus · 8.2 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 · 8.2 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.Morehouse School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 746 on campus · 8.3 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Herzing University-AtlantaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 268 on campus · 8.3 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.Spelman CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,585 on campus · 8.4 mi · Atlanta25%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$60kearningsMorehouse CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,425 on campus · 8.5 mi · Atlanta44%admitted$39knet price59%graduate$53kearningsClark Atlanta UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,990 on campus · 8.6 mi · Atlanta64%admitted$38knet price49%graduate$43kearningsAtlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 350 on campus · 8.7 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Morris Brown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 8.8 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$25knet price25%graduate67% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Columbia Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 9 mi · DecaturGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Agnes Scott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,046 on campus · 9.1 mi · Decatur62%admitted$25knet price71%graduate$56kearningsGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 27,011 on campus · 9.6 mi · Atlanta14%admitted$12knet price94%graduate$103kearningsGupton Jones College of Funeral ServiceCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 187 on campus · 10.1 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.Emory UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,248 on campus · 10.2 mi · Atlanta11%admitted$23knet price91%graduate$80kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,730 on campus · 11.7 mi · Clarkston$14knet price44%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $3,386 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 $30–48k, where Conley’s median household income ($44,056) falls.

Atlanta Technical College6.3 mi · Atlanta · sticker $9,197 · tuition $3,382$-1,264a year
Atlanta Metropolitan State College6.1 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $11,740$4,184a year
Clayton State University3.3 mi · Morrow · sticker $17,415$7,032a year
Georgia Institute of Technology9.6 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,167$7,209a year
Emory University10.2 mi · Atlanta · sticker $83,622$9,220a year
Georgia State University-Perimeter College8.2 mi · Atlanta · sticker $17,608 · tuition $3,104$10,367a year
Georgia Piedmont Technical College11.7 mi · Clarkston · sticker $21,274 · tuition $3,386$13,355a year
Georgia State University8.2 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,241$14,430a year
Morris Brown College8.8 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $31,968$21,593a year
Agnes Scott College9.1 mi · Decatur · sticker $63,283$21,956a year
Herzing University-Atlanta8.3 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $27,007$22,285a year
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service10.1 mi · Decatur · mostly online · sticker $31,921 · tuition $20,950$29,350a year
Spelman College8.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $50,952$34,108a year
Morehouse College8.5 mi · Atlanta · sticker $51,433$36,534a year
Clark Atlanta University8.6 mi · Atlanta · sticker $43,676$39,270a year
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow4.9 mi · Morrow · sticker $22,961—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 Conley: 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 →Clayton StateGeorgia StateGeorgia State University-Perimeter CollegeClark Atlanta UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyEmory University
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
Clark Atlanta University49% graduate$43k earnings$27k typical debt
Clayton State University40% graduate$49k earnings$26k typical debt
Spelman College78% graduate$60k earnings$25k 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
Agnes Scott College71% graduate$56k earnings$27k typical debt
Atlanta Metropolitan State College17% graduate$33k earnings$14k 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-Morrow (4); Georgia State (2); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (2); Herzing University-Atlanta (11); Emory University (2).

Questions about college near Conley

Is Conley a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Conley residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Clayton State University, is 3.3 miles away in Morrow.

What colleges are near Conley?

20 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Georgia State University (8.2 miles, 30,368 students on campus), Georgia Institute of Technology (9.6 miles, 27,011) and Emory University (10.2 miles, 14,248).

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

Atlanta Technical College in Atlanta, 6.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,382 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $-914, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Clayton State University cost if we live in Georgia?

Tuition and fees are $5,180 a year in-state and $16,532 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,405 (under $30,000 income) to $14,161 (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 Conley. 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 →