List of 63 best universities in Georgia, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Top 63 universities in Georgia ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 18.4M citations received by 617K academic publications made by 63 universities from Georgia, the popularity of 1,845 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta

#44 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

2. Emory University

Atlanta

#51 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

3. University of Georgia

Athens

#53 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

4. Georgia State University

Atlanta

#118 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

5. Augusta University

Augusta

#218 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

6. Georgia Southern University

Statesboro

#276 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

7. Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw

#284 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

8. Mercer University

Macon

#343 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $22,087

9. Albany State University

Albany

#413 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,026
Enrollment: 6,334

10. Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta

#431 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1975

11. Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville

#481 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

12. University of West Georgia

Carrollton

#488 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

13. Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta

#498 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $30,015

14. Valdosta State University

Valdosta

#560 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

15. Spelman College

Atlanta

#628 in the United States

#685 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Net Price: $37,085
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,629

16. Morehouse College

Atlanta

#636 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $35,251
Receiving Aid: 89%

17. Berry College

Mount Berry

#684 in the United States

#746 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,359

18. Columbus State University

Columbus

#686 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

19. University of North Georgia

Dahlonega

#696 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

20. Life University

Marietta

#734 in the United States

#801 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 974
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $28,226

21. Agnes Scott College

Decatur

#739 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,305

22. Clayton State University

Morrow

#849 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 100%

23. Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah

#856 in the United States

#924 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $45,976

24. Savannah State University

Savannah

#882 in the United States

#950 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $12,687
Enrollment: 2,945

25. Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley

#925 in the United States

#993 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 880
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

26. Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville

#949 in the United States

#1019 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $7,243
Enrollment: 11,030

27. South University - Savannah Online

Savannah

#1011 in the United States

#1082 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,569
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,440

28. Middle Georgia State University

Macon

#1030 in the United States

#1101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

29. Oglethorpe University

Atlanta

#1101 in the United States

#1175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,094

30. Georgia Southwestern State University

Americus

#1216 in the United States

#1293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 100%

31. Shorter University

Rome

#1235 in the United States

#1312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $13,490

32. Brenau University

Gainesville

#1284 in the United States

#1361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $23,635
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,146

33. Reinhardt University

Waleska

#1346 in the United States

#1426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Net Price: $26,845
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $16,110

34. LaGrange College

LaGrange

#1372 in the United States

#1452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Net Price: $21,557
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,519

35. Covenant College

Lookout Mountain

#1384 in the United States

#1464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,028

36. Wesleyan College

Macon

#1387 in the United States

#1467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Net Price: $13,900
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,800

37. Piedmont College

Demorest

#1405 in the United States

#1485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $18,792

38. Gordon State College

Barnesville

#1415 in the United States

#1495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 975
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 93%

39. Thomas University

Thomasville

#1434 in the United States

#1516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $12,557

40. Columbia Theological Seminary

Decatur

#1454 in the United States

#1537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 158
Male:Female: 37:63

41. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Tifton

#1502 in the United States

#1586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 100%

42. Dalton State College

Dalton

#1524 in the United States

#1609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $6,967
Enrollment: 4,527

43. Paine College

Augusta

#1536 in the United States

#1621 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $15,877
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,755

44. Young Harris College

Young Harris

#1587 in the United States

#1673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $18,910
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,643

45. College of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick

#1623 in the United States

#1709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

46. Georgia Highlands College

Rome

#1627 in the United States

#1713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $4,941
Enrollment: 4,768

47. Georgia Military College

Milledgeville

#1628 in the United States

#1714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,638
Enrollment: 6,998

48. Point University

West Point

#1648 in the United States

#1735 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 975
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $19,890

49. East Georgia State College

Swainsboro

#1776 in the United States

#1865 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,828
Enrollment: 1,873

50. Interdenominational Theological Center

Atlanta

#1782 in the United States

#1871 in North America

Enrollment: 193
Male:Female: 55:45

51. Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls

#1789 in the United States

#1878 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $20,609

52. Brewton-Parker College

Mount Vernon

#1813 in the United States

#1902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $21,874
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,497

53. South Georgia State College

Douglas

#1820 in the United States

#1909 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $8,601
Enrollment: 1,793

54. Atlanta Metropolitan State College

Atlanta

#1829 in the United States

#1918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,658
Enrollment: 1,435

55. Truett McConnell University

Cleveland

#1871 in the United States

#1962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $18,835

56. Andrew College

Cuthbert

#1908 in the United States

#2000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Net Price: $21,908
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $14,088

57. Atlanta's John Marshall Law School

Atlanta

#2043 in the United States

#2136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 342
Male:Female: 35:65

58. Savannah Law School

Savannah

#2098 in the United States

#2194 in North America

Enrollment: 300

59. Luther Rice College & Seminary

Lithonia

#2118 in the United States

#2214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $17,608
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,423

60. Emmanuel College - Georgia

Franklin Springs

#2172 in the United States

#2270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $19,921
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $13,655

61. Beulah Heights University

Atlanta

#2245 in the United States

#2345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $15,836
Receiving Aid: 0%
Average Aid: $955

62. Georgia Central University

Atlanta

#2413 in the United States

#2514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,418
Receiving Aid: 9%
Average Aid: $4,907

63. Reformed University

Lawrenceville

#2420 in the United States

#2521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $21,194
Receiving Aid: 0%
Average Aid: $100

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
South Carolina	37	87
Alabama	33	84
Tennessee	56	50
North Carolina	65	24
Kentucky	38	60
Florida	109	22
Mississippi	18	133
Virginia	63	41
West Virginia	26	112
Indiana	55	39
Arkansas	24	127
Louisiana	27	79
Ohio	90	18
District of Columbia	15	56
Maryland	34	9
Illinois	100	15
Delaware	5	90
Missouri	67	38
Pennsylvania	155	12
New Jersey	47	23
Michigan	62	3
Iowa	39	47
New York	221	4
Connecticut	28	11
Oklahoma	31	100
Wisconsin	47	13
Rhode Island	12	49
Kansas	32	75
Massachusetts	88	1
Vermont	17	109
Texas	119	26
New Hampshire	16	77
Minnesota	48	14
Nebraska	23	68
Maine	19	152
South Dakota	15	233
Colorado	38	46
New Mexico	12	81
North Dakota	14	182
Puerto Rico	52	373
Wyoming	1	141
US Virgin Islands	1	811
Utah	20	40
Arizona	25	34
Montana	12	153
Idaho	10	148
Nevada	10	130
California	249	2
Oregon	31	63
Washington	57	8
Alaska	6	181
Hawaii	10	160
American Samoa	1	1702
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1594
Guam	2	614

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