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Atlanta Metropolitan State College

Atlanta, Georgia Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Atlanta Metropolitan State College is a public four-year institution in Atlanta, Georgia. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,549 students. It is part of University System of Georgia.

Atlanta Metropolitan State College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 16 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 276 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 45% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,549
Students enrolled
45%
First-year retention
276
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
16
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 16

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Health Professions 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
45%
First-year retention, part-time students
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
57
Associate degrees
123
Certificates under 1 year
96

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,549
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,549
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,646
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
65%
Men
35%
White
5%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
83%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
58%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
President
Ingrid Thompson-Sellers
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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