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Colleges in and near Sandy Springs

Sandy Springs is home to two colleges, with 1,497 students on campus

Chamberlain University-Georgia (1,383 students on campus) and Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs (114) are inside the city, and Oglethorpe University (1,521) is 4.4 miles from the center, just over the line in Brookhaven. About 6% of Sandy Springs’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Georgia (6%).

Chamberlain University-GeorgiaOglethorpe 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 Sandy Springs. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
27
145,037 students on campus
Nearest college
0.7 mi
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs
Residents in college
6%
About the same as GA (6%)
Nearest community college
10.6 mi
Chattahoochee Technical College · $3,540 tuition
Nearest public university
11.1 mi
Georgia Institute of Technology · $12,058 in-state
Median household income
$104K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Sandy Springs

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

Two colleges within 4.4 milesChamberlain University-Georgia admits 91% of applicants; Oglethorpe University admits 88%. Together they have 2,904 students on campus.A community college 10.6 miles awayChattahoochee Technical College in Marietta: tuition and fees $3,540 a year for Georgia residents.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.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 Sandy Springs

21 private colleges within 14.3 miles, three public colleges within 14.3 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miKennesaw StateGeorgia StateGeorgia Institute of TechnologySandy Springs
University or collegeCommunity college
Gwinnett College-Sandy SpringsUniversity or college · For-profit · 114 on campus · In Sandy Springs$34knet price67%graduate$31kearningsChamberlain University-GeorgiaUniversity or college · For-profit · 1,383 on campus · In Sandy Springs91%admitted$33knet price50%graduate$92kearningsEarnings are reported for all 15 campuses that file with it.Oglethorpe UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,521 on campus · 4.4 mi · Atlanta88%admitted$20knet price54%graduate$55kearningsInteractive 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.Gwinnett College-Marietta CampusUniversity or college · For-profit · 168 on campus · 6.3 mi · Marietta$34knet price31%graduate$25kearningsLincoln College of Technology-MariettaUniversity or college · For-profit · 438 on campus · 6.9 mi · Marietta$31knet price64%graduate$32kearningsEarnings are reported for all 6 campuses that file with it.Life UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,459 on campus · 8.4 mi · Marietta93%admitted$30knet price38%graduate$47kearningsEmory UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,248 on campus · 10.1 mi · Atlanta11%admitted$23knet price91%graduate$80kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Fortis College-SmyrnaUniversity or college · For-profit · 488 on campus · 10.2 mi · Smyrna$24knet price59%graduate$36kearningsEarnings are reported for all 5 campuses that file with it.Chattahoochee Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 6,539 on campus · 10.6 mi · Marietta$3knet price38%graduate$37kearningsTuition and fees: $3,540 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Georgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · 27,011 on campus · 11.1 mi · Atlanta14%admitted$12knet price94%graduate$103kearningsAtlanta's John Marshall Law SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 350 on campus · 11.8 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Agnes Scott CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,046 on campus · 12 mi · Decatur62%admitted$25knet price71%graduate$56kearningsHerzing University-AtlantaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 268 on campus · 12.3 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.Georgia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 30,368 on campus · 12.4 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 · 12.4 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.Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,730 on campus · 12.5 mi · Clarkston$14knet price44%graduate$35kearningsTuition and fees: $3,386 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Morris Brown CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 112 on campus · 12.5 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 · 12.6 mi · DecaturGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Aviation Institute of Maintenance-AtlantaUniversity or college · For-profit · 779 on campus · 12.7 mi · Duluth$27knet price46%graduate$48kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Clark Atlanta UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,990 on campus · 12.9 mi · Atlanta64%admitted$38knet price49%graduate$43kearningsSpelman CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,585 on campus · 13.1 mi · Atlanta25%admitted$39knet price78%graduate$60kearningsMorehouse CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,425 on campus · 13.1 mi · Atlanta44%admitted$39knet price59%graduate$53kearningsMorehouse School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 746 on campus · 13.3 mi · AtlantaGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Beulah Heights UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 215 on campus · 13.5 mi · Atlanta33%graduate$35kearningsKennesaw State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 35,723 on campus · 14.3 mi · Kennesaw69%admitted$15knet price52%graduate$58kearningsGwinnett College-LilburnUniversity or college · For-profit · 132 on campus · 14.3 mi · Lilburn$30knet price58%graduate$31kearnings

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 Sandy Springs’ median household income ($104,340) falls.

Chattahoochee Technical College10.6 mi · Marietta · sticker $12,532 · tuition $3,540$7,410a year
Emory University10.1 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 Technology11.1 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,167$15,088a year
Georgia Piedmont Technical College12.5 mi · Clarkston · sticker $21,274 · tuition $3,386$15,467a year
Georgia State University-Perimeter College12.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $17,608 · tuition $3,104$15,622a year
Kennesaw State University14.3 mi · Kennesaw · sticker $24,008$18,263a year
Georgia State University12.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $28,241$19,390a year
Oglethorpe University4.4 mi · Atlanta · sticker $60,581$23,924a year
Agnes Scott College12 mi · Decatur · sticker $63,283$25,194a year
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta12.7 mi · Duluth · sticker $32,167$30,097a year
Morris Brown College12.5 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $31,968$31,968a year
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta6.9 mi · Marietta · sticker $35,543$33,291a year
Life University8.4 mi · Marietta · sticker $41,295$33,995a year
Chamberlain University-GeorgiaIn Sandy Springs · sticker $38,272$38,272a year
Spelman College13.1 mi · Atlanta · sticker $50,952$38,640a year
Clark Atlanta University12.9 mi · Atlanta · sticker $43,676$39,514a year
Morehouse College13.1 mi · Atlanta · sticker $51,433$41,179a year
Gwinnett College-Sandy SpringsIn Sandy Springs · sticker $37,004—a year
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus6.3 mi · Marietta · sticker $37,328—a year
Fortis College-Smyrna10.2 mi · Smyrna · sticker $31,288—a year
Herzing University-Atlanta12.3 mi · Atlanta · mostly online · sticker $27,007—a year
Gwinnett College-Lilburn14.3 mi · Lilburn · sticker $37,077—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 Sandy Springs: 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 UniversityChattahoochee Technical CollegeGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia StateGeorgia State University-Perimeter CollegeKennesaw State
Kennesaw State University52% graduate$58k earnings$24k typical debt
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
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: Chamberlain University-Georgia (15); Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee (4); Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta (6); Emory University (2); Fortis College-Smyrna (5); Herzing University-Atlanta (11); Georgia State (2); Georgia State University-Perimeter College (2); Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta (2).

Majors

What students study in Sandy Springs

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Sandy Springs’ 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 100%Everything else 0%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingChamberlain University-Georgia · 372 graduates a year
$96k4 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 Sandy Springs

Is Sandy Springs a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Sandy Springs residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Georgia (6). The largest campus in the city, Chamberlain University-Georgia, has 1,383 students on campus.

What colleges are in Sandy Springs?

Chamberlain University-Georgia and Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs are inside the city. Oglethorpe University is 4.4 miles from the center, in Brookhaven, and Chattahoochee Technical College is 10.6 miles away in Marietta.

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

Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta, 10.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,540 a year for Georgia residents; the federal net price, $3,407, 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 Sandy Springs. 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 →