Student Body
Students are all female and 91% African-American. Thirty percent come from Georgia, 69% from the rest of the United States, and 1% is international. Of the incoming class, 99% applied for need-based financial aid, and such aid was awarded to 97% of the freshman class. In 2007-08, a total of $44,399,221 in financial aid was awarded.
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