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Colleges in and near Gresham Park

Agnes Scott College is 4.4 miles from Gresham Park

No college sits inside Gresham Park’s boundary, but Agnes Scott College’s campus in Decatur, with 1,046 students on campus, is 4.4 miles from the center of town, and Georgia State University-Perimeter College is 5.3 miles away in Atlanta. About 1% of Gresham Park’s residents are enrolled in college, below Georgia (6%).

Agnes Scott 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 Gresham Park. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
23
104,914 students on campus
Nearest college
3.3 mi
Beulah Heights University
Residents in college
1%
Below GA (6%)
Nearest community college
5.3 mi
Georgia State University-Perimeter College · $3,104 tuition
Nearest public university
5.3 mi
Georgia State · $8,664 in-state
Median household income
$71K
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What stands out about college from Gresham Park

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

A college 4.4 miles awayAgnes Scott College has 1,046 students on campus in Decatur, 71% of whom graduate within six years.A community college 5.3 miles awayGeorgia State University-Perimeter College in Atlanta: tuition and fees $3,104 a year for Georgia residents.In-state price at Georgia StateLiving in Georgia, Georgia State University charges $8,664 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $24,840. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.Students are 1% of residentsBelow Georgia (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Gresham Park

16 private colleges within 14.3 miles, four public colleges within 7.9 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miGeorgia StateGeorgia Institute of TechnologyEmory UniversityGresham Park
University or collegeCommunity college
Beulah Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 215 on campus · 3.3 mi · Atlanta33%graduate$35kearningsColumbia Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 4.3 mi · DecaturGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Agnes Scott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,046 on campus · 4.4 mi · Decatur62%admitted$25knet price71%graduate$56kearningsGeorgia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 30,368 on campus · 5.3 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 · 5.3 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.Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 667 on campus · 5.3 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$5knet price17%graduate$33kearnings57% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Atlanta Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,157 on campus · 5.4 mi · Atlanta$-1knet price49%graduate$30kearningsTuition and fees: $3,382 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Herzing University-AtlantaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 268 on campus · 5.4 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.Atlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 350 on campus · 5.7 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Emory UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,248 on campus · 5.8 mi · Atlanta11%admitted$23knet price91%graduate$80kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Spelman CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,585 on campus · 6.3 mi · Atlanta25%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$60kearningsMorehouse School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 746 on campus · 6.3 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Clark Atlanta UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,990 on campus · 6.4 mi · Atlanta64%admitted$38knet price49%graduate$43kearningsMorris Brown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 6.4 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$25knet price25%graduate67% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Morehouse CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,425 on campus · 6.5 mi · Atlanta44%admitted$39knet price59%graduate$53kearningsGeorgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 27,011 on campus · 6.6 mi · Atlanta14%admitted$12knet price94%graduate$103kearningsGeorgia Piedmont Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,730 on campus · 7.3 mi · Clarkston$14knet price44%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $3,386 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Gupton Jones College of Funeral ServiceCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 187 on campus · 7.6 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.Clayton State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 3,593 on campus · 7.9 mi · Morrow68%admitted$8knet price40%graduate$49kearningsInteractive College of Technology-MorrowUniversity or college · For-profit · 113 on campus · 9.4 mi · Morrow$17knet price41%graduate$27kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Oglethorpe UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,521 on campus · 11.7 mi · Atlanta88%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$55kearningsInteractive College of Technology-ChambleeUniversity or college · For-profit · 529 on campus · 12.4 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 · 14.3 mi · Sandy Springs91%admitted$33knet price50%graduate$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.

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 $48–75k, where Gresham Park’s median household income ($71,042) falls.

Atlanta Technical College5.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $9,197 · tuition $3,382$462a year
Atlanta Metropolitan State College5.3 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $11,740$8,387a year
Clayton State University7.9 mi · Morrow · sticker $17,415$9,755a year
Georgia Institute of Technology6.6 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,167$10,818a year
Emory University5.8 mi · Atlanta · sticker $83,622$11,237a year
Georgia State University-Perimeter College5.3 mi · Atlanta · sticker $17,608 · tuition $3,104$12,528a year
Georgia Piedmont Technical College7.3 mi · Clarkston · sticker $21,274 · tuition $3,386$14,627a year
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee12.4 mi · Chamblee · sticker $22,064$16,456a year
Georgia State University5.3 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,241$16,656a year
Oglethorpe University11.7 mi · Atlanta · sticker $60,581$18,745a year
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow9.4 mi · Morrow · sticker $22,961$19,432a year
Agnes Scott College4.4 mi · Decatur · sticker $63,283$23,697a year
Morris Brown College6.4 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $31,968$28,167a year
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service7.6 mi · Decatur · mostly online · sticker $31,921 · tuition $20,950$30,536a year
Chamberlain University-Georgia14.3 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $38,272$32,638a year
Spelman College6.3 mi · Atlanta · sticker $50,952$36,602a year
Clark Atlanta University6.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $43,676$39,009a year
Morehouse College6.5 mi · Atlanta · sticker $51,433$40,092a year
Herzing University-Atlanta5.4 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $27,007—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 Gresham Park: 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 →Georgia StateGeorgia State University-Perimeter CollegeEmory UniversityClark Atlanta UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyClayton 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
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
Chamberlain University-Georgia50% graduate$92k earnings*$21k 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: Georgia State (2); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (2); Herzing University-Atlanta (11); Emory University (2); Interactive College of Technology-Morrow (4); Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee (4); Chamberlain University-Georgia (15).

Questions about college near Gresham Park

Is Gresham Park a college town?

No. About 1 of every 100 Gresham Park residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Beulah Heights University, is 3.3 miles away in Atlanta.

What colleges are near Gresham Park?

23 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Georgia State University (5.3 miles, 30,368 students on campus), Georgia Institute of Technology (6.6 miles, 27,011) and Emory University (5.8 miles, 14,248).

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

Georgia State University-Perimeter College in Atlanta, 5.3 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 State University cost if we live in Georgia?

Tuition and fees are $8,664 a year in-state and $24,840 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,787 (under $30,000 income) to $20,305 (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 Gresham Park. 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 →