Barrington University, now named University of Atlanta, is a profit driven, distance education institution in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission has approved this school and it has been accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) since 2008.

This university awards  degrees in Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in the areas of study in business, social science, computer science, and education and healthcare administration. Barrington  offers Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Executive MBA degrees with concentrations in administration, finance, international business, marketing, human resource management, management information systems, computer science, educational leadership, and criminal justice.