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Top Private College in Georgia

(James Magazine, 2021)

Education School

(U.S. News & World Report, 2021)

Safest Campus in Georgia

(Niche, 2022)

In Teacher Placements in Georgia

(Gov's Office of Student Achievement, 2021)

Highest ROI in Georgia

(Georgetown University, 2022)

Best Small College in Georgia

(Niche, 2022)

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Why Piedmont?

A DREAM LOCATION

Our main campus is located in Demorest, Georgia, just minutes from the North Georgia mountains and all the beauty and adventure they offer. At Piedmont, students find a campus community that becomes a second family with plenty of ways to connect and get involved.

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A pathway to success

More than 50 career-enhancing programs to choose from.

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An education you can afford

Ours is a private school education at a public school price. 97 % of our full-time students receive financial aid.

Financial AID

1900+
Total student enrollment
12:1
Student-Faculty Ratio, Average class size: 13
80+
Programs of Study *undergrad, grad, and degree completion
19
Intercollegiate Sports Teams competing in Division III
97%
Full-time students receive financial aid

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Piedmont University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity within its faculty, staff, and students.

It is the policy of Piedmont University not to discriminate in its educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, race, age, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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Stories of student success

Piedmont Student Makes Advocating for Disabled Persons His Life's Work
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Mack Makes His Mark at Piedmont
Michael Mack Everyone knows Michael Mack. He’s the president of the Student Government Association (SGA) following three years in the Senate at Piedmont University. He’s on the cycling team.(…)
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Mackenzie Wilcox graduated with her master's degree in Health & Human Performance in July and is now designing a new fitness center. Here, she holds blueprints of the fitness center, which is currently under construction.
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Jasmine Sanchez Overcame Challenges to Earn Nursing Degree
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Murley found a mission helping homeless in Dublin
Bethany Murley ’13 has been in Dublin, Ireland, since October 2019 serving as a volunteer for the Dublin Simon Community. The 50-year-old organization battles homelessness with the attitude,(…)
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Hatfield making her own history in the Nacoochee Valley
As a preteen, Madison Hatfield ’21 wanted to take a “fun family weekend trip” to Andersonville, a tiny Georgia town once home to a prisoner-of-war camp. Thousands of Union soldiers died of(…)
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