Agnes Scott College
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Former names
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Decatur Female Seminary Agnes Scott Institute |
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| Motto | "Educating women to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times." |
| Type |
Private liberal arts college Women's college |
| Established | 1889 |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian |
| Endowment | $261.4 million (2015) |
| President | Elizabeth Kiss |
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Academic staff
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117 |
| Undergraduates | 902 (Fall 2015) |
| Location | Decatur, Georgia, USA |
| Campus |
Suburban; total 91 acres Athletic complex (7 acres) Bradley Observatory and Delafield Planetarium (1.5 acres) |
| Newspaper | Agnes Scott Profile |
| Colors | Purple and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – GSAC |
| Nickname | Scotties |
| Mascot | Scottie dog |
| Affiliations |
APCU Annapolis Group Oberlin Group CIC WCC |
| Website | www.agnesscott.edu |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 284 |
| Liberal arts colleges | |
| U.S. News & World Report | 67 |
Agnes Scott College (commonly known as Agnes Scott) is a private liberal arts college in downtown Decatur, Georgia.
Agnes Scott currently enrolls 914 students. In 2006, the student to faculty ratio was 10:1. Eighty-seven percent of the faculty are full-time, and 100% of the tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees.
The college offers 34 majors and 31 minors and is affiliated with numerous institutions. Students who graduate from Agnes Scott may receive a Bachelor of Arts degree or a Bachelor of Science degree, depending on major. Also offered are dual degrees in Nursing and Computer Science through Emory University, a dual degree in Engineering through Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bridge to Business Program in partnership with the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. There are two masters partnerships offered with Georgia Institute of Technology’s M.B.A. program and Emory University’s Master of Public Health Program.
Agnes Scott is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and is considered one of the Seven Sisters of the South. 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.
Agnes Scott College educates students to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times. Students are drawn to Agnes Scott by its excellent academic reputation, exceptional faculty and metropolitan Atlanta location— offering myriad cultural and experiential learning opportunities. A diverse and growing residential community of scholars, this highly selective liberal arts and sciences college is known for its dynamic and challenging intellectual community. With a curriculum driven by an intentional focus on leadership development and global learning—including opportunities for students to study in a country other than origin beginning in their very first year—Agnes Scott College prepares students to lead—everywhere.
Summit, Agnes Scott’s signature approach to a liberal arts education, reinvents the liberal arts for the twenty-first century by preparing every student to be an effective change agent in a global society
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