High schoolers around the state – and nation – are filling out college applications for Georgia colleges and universities, but which ones are among the best?
Financial analysis website WalletHub recently compared nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.
After doing so, the website listed these colleges and universities as the Top 10 in Georgia:
- Georgia Tech
- Emory University
- University of Georgia
- Mercer University
- Piedmont College
- Berry College
- Spelman College
- Georgia Colle & State University
- Oglethorpe University
- Covenant College
School Snapshot: Georgia Institute of Technology (1 = Best; 17 = Average; 33 = Worst)
* 2nd – Admission Rate
* 27th – Net Cost
* 32nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
* 14th – On-Campus Crime
* 4th – Gender & Racial Diversity
* 2nd – Graduation Rate
* 1st – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: Emory University (1 = Best; 17 = Average; 33 = Worst)
* 1st – Admission Rate
* 33rd – Net Cost
* 1st – Student-Faculty Ratio
* 10th – On-Campus Crime
* 2nd – Gender & Racial Diversity
* 1st – Graduation Rate
* 2nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: University of Georgia (1 = Best; 17 = Average; 33 = Worst)
* 10th – Admission Rate
* 12th – Net Cost
* 20th – Student-Faculty Ratio
* 20th – On-Campus Crime
* 16th – Gender & Racial Diversity
* 2nd – Graduation Rate
* 4th – Post-Attendance Median Salary
The top 10 in the nation were listed as follows:
| Overall Rank (1=Best)* |
Percentile (99=Best) |
University/College |
State |
Total Score** |
‘Student Selectivity’ Rank |
‘Cost & Financing’ Rank |
‘Faculty Resources’ Rank |
‘Campus Safety’ Rank |
‘Campus Experience’ Rank |
‘Educational Outcomes’ Rank |
‘Career Outcomes’ Rank |
| 1 |
99 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
MA |
80.1 |
3 |
872 |
7 |
527 |
122 |
7 |
1 |
| 2 |
99 |
Princeton University |
NJ |
79.5 |
5 |
773 |
17 |
583 |
57 |
2 |
23 |
| 3 |
99 |
Yale University |
CT |
78.86 |
6 |
863 |
4 |
615 |
61 |
1 |
13 |
| 4 |
99 |
Harvard University |
MA |
78.58 |
2 |
860 |
15 |
76 |
72 |
21 |
7 |
| 5 |
99 |
California Institute of Technology |
CA |
77.73 |
1 |
889 |
1 |
873 |
124 |
36 |
2 |
| 6 |
99 |
Duke University |
NC |
76.15 |
14 |
902 |
6 |
548 |
167 |
4 |
11 |
| 7 |
99 |
University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
76.1 |
9 |
933 |
5 |
141 |
64 |
3 |
16 |
| 8 |
99 |
Columbia University |
NY |
75.89 |
8 |
937 |
19 |
65 |
5 |
13 |
22 |
| 9 |
99 |
Rice University |
TX |
75.67 |
19 |
878 |
3 |
409 |
63 |
34 |
35 |
| 10 |
99 |
Stanford University |
CA |
75.32 |
4 |
891 |
176 |
