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Colleges in and near North Druid Hills

Emory University is 2.1 miles from North Druid Hills

No college sits inside North Druid Hills’ boundary, but Emory University’s campus in Atlanta, with 14,248 students on campus, is 2.1 miles from the center of town, and Georgia State University-Perimeter College is 5.7 miles away in Atlanta. About 12% of North Druid Hills’ residents are enrolled in college, above Georgia (6%).

Emory UniversityOglethorpe UniversityAgnes 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 North Druid Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
29
112,325 students on campus
Nearest college
2.1 mi
Emory University
Residents in college
12%
Above GA (6%)
Nearest community college
5.7 mi
Georgia State University-Perimeter College · $3,104 tuition
Nearest public university
5.1 mi
Georgia Institute of Technology · $12,058 in-state
Median household income
$103K
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What stands out about college from North Druid Hills

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

Three colleges within 4 milesEmory University admits 11% of applicants; Oglethorpe University admits 88%; Agnes Scott College admits 62%. Together they have 16,815 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 5.7 miles awayGeorgia State University-Perimeter College in Atlanta: tuition and fees $3,104 a year for Georgia residents.Students are 12% of residentsAbove Georgia (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of North Druid Hills

22 private colleges within 13.6 miles, three public colleges within 8.9 miles, and five community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miGeorgia StateGeorgia Institute of TechnologyEmory UniversityNorth Druid Hills
University or collegeCommunity college
Emory UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,248 on campus · 2.1 mi · Atlanta11%admitted$23knet price91%graduate$80kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Oglethorpe UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,521 on campus · 3.8 mi · Atlanta88%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$55kearningsAgnes Scott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,046 on campus · 4 mi · Decatur62%admitted$25knet price71%graduate$56kearningsColumbia Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 4.7 mi · DecaturGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Interactive College of Technology-ChambleeUniversity or college · For-profit · 529 on campus · 4.8 mi · Chamblee$16knet price37%graduate$27kearningsEarnings are reported for all 4 campuses that file with it.Georgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 27,011 on campus · 5.1 mi · Atlanta14%admitted$12knet price94%graduate$103kearningsAtlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 350 on campus · 5.2 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Georgia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 30,368 on campus · 5.7 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 · 5.7 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.Herzing University-AtlantaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 268 on campus · 5.7 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 Piedmont Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,730 on campus · 5.8 mi · Clarkston$14knet price44%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $3,386 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Beulah Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 215 on campus · 6 mi · Atlanta33%graduate$35kearningsChamberlain University-GeorgiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,383 on campus · 6.5 mi · Sandy Springs91%admitted$33knet price50%graduate$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.Morris Brown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 6.5 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 · 7 mi · Atlanta64%admitted$38knet price49%graduate$43kearningsSpelman CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,585 on campus · 7.1 mi · Atlanta25%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$60kearningsMorehouse CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,425 on campus · 7.2 mi · Atlanta44%admitted$39knet price59%graduate$53kearningsMorehouse School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 746 on campus · 7.2 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Gwinnett College-Sandy SpringsUniversity or college · For-profit · 114 on campus · 8.6 mi · Sandy Springs$34knet price67%graduate$31kearningsAtlanta Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,157 on campus · 8.7 mi · Atlanta$-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 · 8.9 mi · Atlanta · mostly online$5knet price17%graduate$33kearnings57% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Lincoln College of Technology-MariettaUniversity or college · For-profit · 438 on campus · 10.7 mi · Marietta$31knet price64%graduate$32kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Gupton Jones College of Funeral ServiceCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 187 on campus · 11.4 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-Marietta CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 11.5 mi · Marietta$34knet price31%graduate$25kearningsGwinnett College-LilburnUniversity or college · For-profit · 132 on campus · 13.1 mi · Lilburn$30knet price58%graduate$31kearningsLife UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,459 on campus · 13.2 mi · Marietta93%admitted$30knet price38%graduate$47kearningsFortis College-SmyrnaUniversity or college · For-profit · 488 on campus · 13.5 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 · 13.6 mi · Duluth$27knet price46%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Chattahoochee Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 15 mi · Marietta$3knet price38%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $3,540 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 $75–110k, where North Druid Hills’ median household income ($102,742) falls.

Atlanta Technical College8.7 mi · Atlanta · sticker $9,197 · tuition $3,382$5,413a year
Chattahoochee Technical College15 mi · Marietta · sticker $12,532 · tuition $3,540$7,410a year
Atlanta Metropolitan State College8.9 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $11,740$10,270a year
Emory University2.1 mi · Atlanta · sticker $83,622$13,821a year
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee4.8 mi · Chamblee · sticker $22,064$14,669a year
Georgia Institute of Technology5.1 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,167$15,088a year
Georgia Piedmont Technical College5.8 mi · Clarkston · sticker $21,274 · tuition $3,386$15,467a year
Georgia State University-Perimeter College5.7 mi · Atlanta · sticker $17,608 · tuition $3,104$15,622a year
Georgia State University5.7 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,241$19,390a year
Oglethorpe University3.8 mi · Atlanta · sticker $60,581$23,924a year
Agnes Scott College4 mi · Decatur · sticker $63,283$25,194a year
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta13.6 mi · Duluth · sticker $32,167$30,097a year
Morris Brown College6.5 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $31,968$31,968a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta10.7 mi · Marietta · sticker $35,543$33,291a year
Life University13.2 mi · Marietta · sticker $41,295$33,995a year
Chamberlain University-Georgia6.5 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $38,272$38,272a year
Spelman College7.1 mi · Atlanta · sticker $50,952$38,640a year
Clark Atlanta University7 mi · Atlanta · sticker $43,676$39,514a year
Morehouse College7.2 mi · Atlanta · sticker $51,433$41,179a year
Herzing University-Atlanta5.7 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $27,007—a year
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs8.6 mi · Sandy Springs · sticker $37,004—a year
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service11.4 mi · Decatur · mostly online · sticker $31,921 · tuition $20,950—a year
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus11.5 mi · Marietta · sticker $37,328—a year
Gwinnett College-Lilburn13.1 mi · Lilburn · sticker $37,077—a year
Fortis College-Smyrna13.5 mi · Smyrna · sticker $31,288—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 North 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 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: Emory University (2); Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee (4); Georgia State (2); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (2); Herzing University-Atlanta (11); Chamberlain University-Georgia (15); Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta (6); Fortis College-Smyrna (5); Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta (2).

Questions about college near North Druid Hills

Is North Druid Hills a college town?

No. About 12 of every 100 North Druid Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Georgia (6). The nearest campus, Emory University, is 2.1 miles away in Atlanta.

What colleges are near North Druid Hills?

29 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Georgia State University (5.7 miles, 30,368 students on campus), Georgia Institute of Technology (5.1 miles, 27,011) and Emory University (2.1 miles, 14,248).

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

Georgia State University-Perimeter College in Atlanta, 5.7 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 North 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 →