Ten minutes from downtown Atlanta. Agnes Scott provides a small town feel with big city opportunities.
Symbolized by the black onyx ring, Agnes Scott students share a rich history and communal traditions that bind them together as students and alumnae.
Agnes Scott's 19th century architecture and Arcadian setting provide the perfect backdrop for your wedding, film shoot or next conference or meeting.
Women (and men) can take the next step at Agnes Scott to enter the healthcare field. College graduates can enroll in our post-baccalaureate pre-medical program for additional courses needed to enter a medical career.
Your professors will expect as much from you as the world expects from you. In other words, a lot.
After your first-year seminar, you will be prepared to pursue any one of the 34 majors and 31 minors available at Agnes Scott.
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Since 1889, Agnes Scott has inspired students to discover new opportunities, new challenges and new strengths through a liberal arts education in a setting dedicated to women. Our award-winning faculty helps students gain the tools—a well-rounded knowledge of the arts and sciences, critical thinking and leadership skills, and an appreciation of world cultures—that provide a lifetime of success and satisfaction.
Visit Agnes Scott today to discover why we’re one of the top liberal arts colleges and most beautiful campuses in the nation. And see how we’re dedicated to helping our students grow as individuals, scholars, professionals and citizens of the world.
Agnes Scott College is an independent undergraduate college in the United States. Agnes Scott's campus lies in downtown Decatur, Georgia, nestled inside the perimeter of the bustling metro-Atlanta area.
The college was founded in 1889 as Decatur Female Seminary by a group of Presbyterians under the leadership of their minister, Frank H. Gaines. In 1890, the name was changed to Agnes Scott Institute to honor the mother of the college's primary benefactor, Col. George Washington Scott. The name was changed again to Agnes Scott College in 1906, and remains today a liberal arts college for women.
Agnes Scott currently enrolls 900 students. The student to faculty ratio is 11:1 and 100% of the tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees.
The college offers 34 undergraduate majors and 31 minors and is affiliated with numerous institutions, including Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University School of Nursing. Students who graduate from Agnes Scott receive a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree.
Agnes Scott is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The current mission of the college, adopted in 2002, states: Agnes Scott College educates women to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times.
The Princeton Review ranked Agnes Scott No. 8 nationally in its "Best Quality of Life" ranking for 2013.
Agnes Scott's faculty to student ratio is 11:1.
Agnes Scott diverts an amazing 73 percent of its waste from landfills through recycling and composting.
Agnes Scott’s public health major is one of only a handful of undergraduate public health programs available at a liberal arts college in the U.S.
Atlanta is well known for being home to a large number of colleges. While Agnes Scott students enjoy individual attention on our campus, they also have access to cross registration and social events with our affiliate Atlanta and Georgia colleges such as Emory University, Georgia Tech and Georgia State, just to name a few.
Agnes Scott students become role models and fearless leaders during their time at college—energetic in their desire to better themselves and their communities. After graduation, their strong liberal arts foundation imparts the broad knowledge, global awareness and adaptability necessary for career success and personal fulfillment.
