- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Oglethorpe University
- Creator:
- Hudson, Paul Stephen
- Date of Original:
- 2004-08-24
- Subject:
- Universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia. Oglethorpe University, known for its Gothic revival architecture and its landmark location on Peachtree Road in north Atlanta, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The school is the only Georgia coeducational institution classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching among Baccalaureate (liberal arts) Colleges I, a category that includes selective institutions that award more than half of their degrees in the arts and sciences.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/oglethorpe-university/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Oglethorpe University," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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