About Agnes Scott College

Every College Awards Degrees. Agnes Scott Builds Careers.

Since 1889, Agnes Scott has believed that when women are given the space and resources to lead, they do. At Agnes Scott, your ambition can shine. 

Our namesake, Agnes Irvine Scott, was a Scots-Irish immigrant whose integrity and intellectual curiosity continue to shape our community today. In her honor, we've built an academic experience where women lead by default, creating an environment that builds confidence from day one and prepares you to step into every room knowing you belong there.

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Built For Innovation

An Agnes Scott education is a living thing. Programs adapt. Assignments get rebuilt. Your education will move as fast as the world around you, preparing you to walk into high-stakes rooms with a confidence that is earned. This academic approach yields Scotties who are sharp. Scotties who are current. Scotties who are built to lead the next generation of innovation.

This Is What a Headstart Looks Like

At Agnes Scott, leading is part of everyday life, giving you countless opportunities to discover and develop your own leadership style before putting it into practice across Atlanta's competitive industries—before graduation. That's one reason 95% of Scotties are successfully employed or in graduate school within a year of earning their degree. 

The World Is Your Classroom

Agnes Scott believes that global fluency is a professional and personal imperative. That’s why you’ll be on a plane in your first year, setting a pace and perspective that will serve you for the rest of your life. You’ll build cultural intelligence. Resiliency. Range. By graduation, the world feels smaller and your place in it feels larger.

You Are Known Here

An Agnes Scott education bends toward you, not the other way around. Here is where you figure yourself out, find your voice and bring every iteration of your identity. In an inclusive setting with no ethnic majority, different perspectives are the norm, making every conversation an opportunity to learn something new. At Agnes Scott, you do not have to choose which parts of yourself are welcome. Everything that makes you who you are has a place here. And you’ll belong to something larger than yourself—and that belonging connects you to every Scottie, past and present.

Decatur Roots You. Atlanta Launches You.

Decatur sits seven miles from Atlanta, one of the most dynamic cities in America. It’s always been a city that takes ambition seriously, and its proximity to Agnes Scott is part of your education. Consider Atlanta your applied learning ecosystem, where Scotties leverage networks and opportunities to intern, advocate, conduct research and lead.

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