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Colleges in and near Druid Hills

Georgia State University is 4 miles from Druid Hills

No college sits inside Druid Hills’ boundary, but Georgia State University’s campus in Atlanta, with 30,368 students on campus, is 4 miles from the center of town, and Georgia State University-Perimeter College is 4 miles away in Atlanta. About 13% of Druid Hills’ residents are enrolled in college, above Georgia (6%).

Emory UniversityAgnes Scott CollegeGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityGeorgia State University-Perimeter College

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 Druid Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
29
108,713 students on campus
Nearest college
0.5 mi
Emory University
Residents in college
13%
Above GA (6%)
Nearest community college
4 mi
Georgia State University-Perimeter College · $3,104 tuition
Nearest public university
3.9 mi
Georgia Institute of Technology · $12,058 in-state
Median household income
$130K
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What stands out about college from Druid Hills

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

Five colleges within 4 milesEmory University admits 11% of applicants; Agnes Scott College admits 62%; Georgia Institute of Technology admits 14%. Together they have 82,210 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 4 miles awayGeorgia State University-Perimeter College in Atlanta: tuition and fees $3,104 a year for Georgia residents.Students are 13% of residentsAbove Georgia (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Druid Hills

22 private colleges within 14.8 miles, four public colleges within 13.1 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miGeorgia StateGeorgia Institute of TechnologyEmory UniversityDruid Hills
University or collegeCommunity college
Emory UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,248 on campus · 0.5 mi · Atlanta11%admitted$23knet price91%graduate$80kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Agnes Scott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,046 on campus · 2.2 mi · Decatur62%admitted$25knet price71%graduate$56kearningsColumbia Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 3.1 mi · DecaturGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 350 on campus · 3.6 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Beulah Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 215 on campus · 3.6 mi · Atlanta33%graduate$35kearningsGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 27,011 on campus · 3.9 mi · Atlanta14%admitted$12knet price94%graduate$103kearningsHerzing University-AtlantaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 268 on campus · 3.9 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 · 4 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 · 4 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 · 5 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$25knet price25%graduate67% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Clark Atlanta UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,990 on campus · 5.4 mi · Atlanta64%admitted$38knet price49%graduate$43kearningsSpelman CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,585 on campus · 5.4 mi · Atlanta25%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$60kearningsGeorgia Piedmont Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,730 on campus · 5.5 mi · Clarkston$14knet price44%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $3,386 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Morehouse School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 746 on campus · 5.5 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Morehouse CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,425 on campus · 5.6 mi · Atlanta44%admitted$39knet price59%graduate$53kearningsOglethorpe UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,521 on campus · 6.3 mi · Atlanta88%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$55kearningsAtlanta Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,157 on campus · 6.6 mi · Atlanta$-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 · 6.8 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$5knet price17%graduate$33kearnings57% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Interactive College of Technology-ChambleeUniversity or college · For-profit · 529 on campus · 7.2 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 · 8.9 mi · Sandy Springs91%admitted$33knet price50%graduate$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.Gupton Jones College of Funeral ServiceCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 187 on campus · 10 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.Gwinnett College-Sandy SpringsUniversity or college · For-profit · 114 on campus · 11 mi · Sandy Springs$34knet price67%graduate$31kearningsLincoln College of Technology-MariettaUniversity or college · For-profit · 438 on campus · 12.2 mi · Marietta$31knet price64%graduate$32kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Clayton State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 3,593 on campus · 13.1 mi · Morrow68%admitted$8knet price40%graduate$49kearningsGwinnett College-Marietta CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 13.2 mi · Marietta$34knet price31%graduate$25kearningsGwinnett College-LilburnUniversity or college · For-profit · 132 on campus · 14.4 mi · Lilburn$30knet price58%graduate$31kearningsFortis College-SmyrnaUniversity or college · For-profit · 488 on campus · 14.7 mi · Smyrna$24knet price59%graduate$36kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Interactive College of Technology-MorrowUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 14.7 mi · Morrow$17knet price41%graduate$27kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Life UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,459 on campus · 14.8 mi · Marietta93%admitted$30knet price38%graduate$47kearnings

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 Druid Hills’ median household income ($130,139) falls.

Atlanta Technical College6.6 mi · Atlanta · sticker $9,197 · tuition $3,382$7,293a year
Atlanta Metropolitan State College6.8 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $11,740$11,740a year
Clayton State University13.1 mi · Morrow · sticker $17,415$14,161a year
Georgia State University-Perimeter College4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $17,608 · tuition $3,104$16,785a year
Georgia Institute of Technology3.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,167$17,396a year
Georgia State University4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,241$20,305a year
Oglethorpe University6.3 mi · Atlanta · sticker $60,581$22,055a year
Morris Brown College5 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $31,968$28,568a year
Agnes Scott College2.2 mi · Decatur · sticker $63,283$30,054a year
Life University14.8 mi · Marietta · sticker $41,295$30,883a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta12.2 mi · Marietta · sticker $35,543$35,401a year
Chamberlain University-Georgia8.9 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $38,272$38,272a year
Clark Atlanta University5.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $43,676$38,680a year
Morehouse College5.6 mi · Atlanta · sticker $51,433$42,723a year
Spelman College5.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $50,952$44,529a year
Emory University0.5 mi · Atlanta · sticker $83,622$53,018a year
Herzing University-Atlanta3.9 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $27,007—a year
Georgia Piedmont Technical College5.5 mi · Clarkston · sticker $21,274 · tuition $3,386—a year
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee7.2 mi · Chamblee · sticker $22,064—a year
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service10 mi · Decatur · mostly online · sticker $31,921 · tuition $20,950—a year
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs11 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $37,004—a year
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus13.2 mi · Marietta · sticker $37,328—a year
Gwinnett College-Lilburn14.4 mi · Lilburn · sticker $37,077—a year
Fortis College-Smyrna14.7 mi · Smyrna · sticker $31,288—a year
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow14.7 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 Druid Hills: 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 UniversityClayton State
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
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: Emory University (2); Herzing University-Atlanta (11); Georgia State (2); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (2); Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee (4); Chamberlain University-Georgia (15); Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta (6); Fortis College-Smyrna (5); Interactive College of Technology-Morrow (4).

Questions about college near Druid Hills

Is Druid Hills a college town?

No. About 13 of every 100 Druid Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Emory University, is 0.5 miles away in Atlanta.

What colleges are near Druid Hills?

29 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Georgia State University (4 miles, 30,368 students on campus), Georgia Institute of Technology (3.9 miles, 27,011) and Emory University (0.5 miles, 14,248).

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

Georgia State University-Perimeter College in Atlanta, 4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,104 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $11,453, 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 Druid Hills. 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 →