University Description

Clark Atlanta University (CAU or Clark Atlanta) is a private, Methodist, historically black research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark Atlanta is the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the Southern United States.. Read More

University History

Atlanta University was founded on September 19, 1865, as the first HBCU in the Southern United States. Atlanta University was the nation's first graduate institution to award degrees to African Americans in the Nation and the first to award bachelor's degrees to African Americans in the South
Graduation Rate: 23% Acceptance Rate: 58% Student Faculty Ratio: 18:1 School Setting: urban Notable Alumni: James Weldon Johnson,Bobby V,Eva Marcille,DJ Drama,Hosea Williams,Kenny Leon,C. Hartley Grattan,Major Owens,Otis Samuel Johnson,Fletcher Henderson,Henry Ossian Flipper,Mary Frances Early

Academic Programs

  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Public Administration
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Accounting
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • General Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • General Physics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Computer Science
  • General History
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Other Education
  • Religious Studies
  • Public Administration
  • Other Chemistry
  • General Education
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • Fashion and Apparel Design
  • French Language and Literature
  • Other Digital Communication
  • Philosophy
  • Theatre Literature
  • History and Criticism
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Physics
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Accounting
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Public Administration
  • Religious Studies
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Business and Managerial Economics
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer Science
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Other Chemistry
  • Other Education
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Romance Languages
  • Literatures
  • and Linguistics
  • Social Work
  • General Education
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Public Administration
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
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Sports Offered

  • Baseball (M)
  • Softball (W)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority