ATLANTA — Deciding where to go to college is a daunting decision for anyone in that position. Do you go to a state school or out of state? Do you start at community college or go straight to a four-year school?
Luckily for people in Georgia, three of the state’s universities are in the Top 50 of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best National University Rankings.”
The magazine said it “assessed an all-time high of 1,500 U.S. bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on 17 measures of academic quality.”
“U.S. News’ directory of institutions contains each school’s rankings data and key characteristics about majors, campus life, costs of attending, and more,” the magazine said.
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Here’s how Georgia’s universities fared:
#22: Emory University: “Emory University is a private institution that was founded in 1836. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 7,130 (fall 2021), its setting is city, and the campus size is 631 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Emory University’s ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #22. Its tuition and fees are $57,948.”
#44: Georgia Institute of Technology: “Georgia Institute of Technology is a public institution that was founded in 1885. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 17,447 (fall 2021), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 400 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Georgia Institute of Technology’s ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #44. Its in-state tuition and fees are $11,764; out-of-state tuition and fees are $32,876.”
#49: University of Georgia: “University of Georgia is a public institution that was founded in 1785. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 30,166 (fall 2021), its setting is city, and the campus size is 767 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Georgia’s ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #49. Its in-state tuition and fees are $11,180; out-of-state tuition and fees are $30,220″
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