7300 Reinhardt College Circle
Waleska, GA 30183-2981

Reinhardt College is a liberal arts college with a 540-acre main campus located in Waleska, Georgia, just 45 minutes from Atlanta. Reinhardt has a second location in Alpharetta, Georgia. Reinhardt College is associated with the United Methodist Church and has an enrollment of over 1,110 students per year.

Reinhardt Academy was established as a primary through high school in 1883 by Augustus Michael (A.E.) Reinhardt and his brother-in-law, John J.A. Sharp. Reinhardt had lived in Waleska since a child and after serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, he returned to his hometown. He and Sharp were both deeply religious and had become political leaders; as well as civic leaders in ensuring Waleska's young people had access to education. The first college-level courses were added in 1885. By 1920, the school had achieved junior college status and Reinhardt offered its first bachelor's degree program in business administration in 1993.

Today, Reinhardt College offers over 20 degree programs, ranging from an Associate degree in nursing to Bachelor's degrees in such fields as art, biology, business administration, digital art and Graphic Design, history, music education, public relations and advertising and sports studies. Reinhardt College also recently began offering a graduate degree in business administration.

Reinhardt offers the choice of seven residence halls on campus. Over 50 percent of the student population live on campus. Many students participate on campus activities, which include dances, service projects, movie and coffeehouse nights. Students also have the option of working for any one of the number of campus publications or with the campus radio station. Reinhardt College also offers a variety of social, academic and honors clubs.

Quick Facts:

Reinhardt College has grown significantly over the past 25 years. In 1984, the endowment totaled $2 million. Today, the endowment stands at $34 million in true funds and $18 million in endowment-like funds.

The college has more than 10,000 living alumni. The college awards over 200 degrees per year.

Nearly 82 percent of Reinhardt's graduates find job placement within their degree field or are accepted into graduate school.

Over 55 percent of Reindhardt's students receive some form of financial aid and the average amount of aid received is over $6,800.

Reinhardt College has 13 sports teams, which include men's baseball; women's volleyball and fast-pitch softball, and men's and women's basketball, soccer, cross country, tennis and golf.

The student to teacher ratio at Reinhardt College is 13:1. Over 58 percent of Reinhardt's students are female, with 88 percent of the student body enrolled full-time.

Reinhardt College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

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