Most Selective Georgia Colleges
Georgia has 7 four-year colleges that accept 50% or fewer of applicants, ranked from most to least selective.
Emory University is the hardest to get into in Georgia, accepting just 11% of 33,450 applicants. Also highly selective: Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Spelman College and University of Georgia.
Selectivity does not always equal academic difficulty. Some schools admit a small share of applicants because demand exceeds capacity, not because admission standards are extreme. If you need safety schools, see our highest acceptance rate colleges in Georgia. For academically demanding options, explore colleges with the highest SAT, highest ACT, and highest GPA averages.
Emory University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
-
4.8 | 5 reviews
- 11% acceptance rate
- Jan 1 application deadline
Emory is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and the biological sciences. The wooded campus sits in Atlanta's Druid Hills neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1470-1550
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $27,303
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
-
| 0 reviews
- 14% acceptance rate
- Jan 4 application deadline
Georgia Tech is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and the sciences. The urban campus sits in midtown Atlanta.
- SAT Range 1370-1540
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.85
- Net Price $15,918
Spelman College
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
-
5.0 | 2 reviews
- 25% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Spelman is a highly selective historically Black women's college known for undergraduate sciences and the liberal arts. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Atlanta's West End, part of the Atlanta University Center.
- SAT Range 1108-1320
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $40,354
University of Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, GA
-
5.0 | 3 reviews
- 38% acceptance rate
- Jan 1 application deadline
UGA is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, business, and agricultural sciences. The historic campus anchors the college town of Athens.
- SAT Range 1270-1480
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Net Price $16,662
Thomas University
- Private 4 Year
- Thomasville, GA
-
| 0 reviews
- 38% acceptance rate
Thomas University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The small campus is located in Thomasville in southern Georgia.
- SAT Range 990-1220
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $17,823
Point University
- Private 4 Year
- West Point, GA
-
| 0 reviews
- 44% acceptance rate
Point is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, business, and education. The campus is in the small town of West Point on the Georgia-Alabama border.
- SAT Range 972-1237
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $19,545
Morehouse College
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
-
| 0 reviews
- 44% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Morehouse is a private historically Black men's college known for undergraduate business, political science, and biology. The urban Atlanta campus is part of the Atlanta University Center consortium with neighboring HBCUs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $36,292