Clark Atlanta University (CAU or Clark Atlanta) is a private Methodist historically black research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark Atlanta University is the first HBCU in the Southern United States. Founded September 19, 1865, as Atlanta University; consolidated with Clark College (1869) to form Clark Atlanta University in 1988. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

Clark Atlanta University is a private institution that was founded in 1988. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,318, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 126 acres.