List of 63 best universities in Georgia, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 24.6M citations received by 705K academic publications made by 63 universities from Georgia, the popularity of 1,910 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta

#47 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

2. Emory University

Atlanta

#51 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

3. University of Georgia

Athens

#53 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

4. Georgia State University

Atlanta

#115 in the United States

#133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

5. Augusta University

Augusta

#220 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

6. Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw

#276 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

7. Georgia Southern University

Statesboro

#279 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

8. Mercer University

Macon

#333 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,197

9. Albany State University

Albany

#433 in the United States

#480 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,513
Enrollment: 6,544

10. Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta

#437 in the United States

#484 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 935
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1975

11. Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville

#494 in the United States

#542 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

12. University of West Georgia

Carrollton

#495 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 93%

13. Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta

#496 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $29,736
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,188

14. Valdosta State University

Valdosta

#571 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 93%

15. Spelman College

Atlanta

#624 in the United States

#681 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $37,403

16. Morehouse College

Atlanta

#640 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $34,733
Receiving Aid: 91%

17. University of North Georgia

Dahlonega

#679 in the United States

#741 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1118
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

18. Columbus State University

Columbus

#682 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

19. Berry College

Mount Berry

#702 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1189
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,383

20. Life University

Marietta

#723 in the United States

#788 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $30,403

21. Agnes Scott College

Decatur

#739 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,609

22. South University - Savannah Online

Savannah

#784 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,103
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,612

23. Clayton State University

Morrow

#837 in the United States

#905 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 969
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 94%

24. Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah

#839 in the United States

#907 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $46,524

25. Savannah State University

Savannah

#893 in the United States

#961 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $9,853
Enrollment: 3,078

26. Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley

#912 in the United States

#980 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 858
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 98%

27. Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville

#926 in the United States

#995 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $7,759
Enrollment: 11,907

28. Middle Georgia State University

Macon

#1032 in the United States

#1104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 90%

29. Oglethorpe University

Atlanta

#1124 in the United States

#1199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1213
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $22,251

30. Georgia Southwestern State University

Americus

#1223 in the United States

#1300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

31. Shorter University

Rome

#1259 in the United States

#1336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,692

32. Brenau University

Gainesville

#1295 in the United States

#1372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,860

33. LaGrange College

LaGrange

#1363 in the United States

#1443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $24,564
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,397

34. Gordon State College

Barnesville

#1399 in the United States

#1479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,304

35. Wesleyan College

Macon

#1400 in the United States

#1480 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 910
Net Price: $15,621
Receiving Aid: 100%

36. Covenant College

Lookout Mountain

#1402 in the United States

#1482 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,471

37. Reinhardt University

Waleska

#1413 in the United States

#1493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Net Price: $27,507
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,929

38. Piedmont College

Demorest

#1415 in the United States

#1495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,599

39. Thomas University

Thomasville

#1447 in the United States

#1530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $19,087

40. Columbia Theological Seminary

Decatur

#1450 in the United States

#1533 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 157
Male:Female: 40:60

41. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Tifton

#1503 in the United States

#1587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

42. Dalton State College

Dalton

#1538 in the United States

#1624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,205
Enrollment: 4,902

43. Paine College

Augusta

#1543 in the United States

#1629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $17,048
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,316

44. Young Harris College

Young Harris

#1597 in the United States

#1683 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $20,509
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,139

45. College of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick

#1622 in the United States

#1709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1033
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 88%

46. Georgia Highlands College

Rome

#1638 in the United States

#1725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $5,535
Enrollment: 4,955

47. Point University

West Point

#1650 in the United States

#1737 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $22,622

48. Atlanta Metropolitan State College

Atlanta

#1700 in the United States

#1787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $6,426
Enrollment: 1,551

49. Georgia Military College

Milledgeville

#1745 in the United States

#1833 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,685
Enrollment: 6,765

50. Interdenominational Theological Center

Atlanta

#1790 in the United States

#1879 in North America

Enrollment: 61
Male:Female: 65:35

51. East Georgia State College

Swainsboro

#1792 in the United States

#1881 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,387
Enrollment: 1,756

52. Toccoa Falls College

Toccoa Falls

#1794 in the United States

#1883 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,657

53. South Georgia State College

Douglas

#1801 in the United States

#1890 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $7,133
Enrollment: 1,853

54. Brewton-Parker College

Mount Vernon

#1823 in the United States

#1912 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $22,488
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,123

55. Truett McConnell University

Cleveland

#1836 in the United States

#1925 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $22,373
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,025

56. Andrew College

Cuthbert

#1885 in the United States

#1975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Net Price: $22,806
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,190

57. Atlanta's John Marshall Law School

Atlanta

#2051 in the United States

#2144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 350
Male:Female: 35:65

58. Savannah Law School

Savannah

#2065 in the United States

#2159 in North America

Enrollment: 300

59. Luther Rice College & Seminary

Lithonia

#2116 in the United States

#2212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Net Price: $3,935
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $7,609

60. Emmanuel College - Georgia

Franklin Springs

#2173 in the United States

#2271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $19,006
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $15,985

61. Beulah Heights University

Atlanta

#2247 in the United States

#2347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $7,311
Receiving Aid: 30%
Average Aid: $2,681

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: 73%
Net Price: $21,194
Receiving Aid: 0%
Average Aid: $100

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
South Carolina	37	88
Alabama	33	85
Tennessee	56	50
North Carolina	65	24
Kentucky	38	61
Florida	109	23
Mississippi	18	132
Virginia	63	40
West Virginia	26	110
Indiana	55	32
Arkansas	24	127
Louisiana	27	79
Ohio	90	18
District of Columbia	15	55
Maryland	34	9
Illinois	100	15
Delaware	5	90
Missouri	67	39
Pennsylvania	155	12
New Jersey	47	21
Michigan	62	3
Iowa	39	48
New York	221	4
Connecticut	28	10
Oklahoma	31	96
Wisconsin	47	13
Rhode Island	12	49
Kansas	32	72
Massachusetts	88	1
Vermont	17	111
Texas	119	26
New Hampshire	16	77
Minnesota	48	14
Nebraska	23	68
Maine	19	153
South Dakota	15	234
Colorado	38	44
New Mexico	12	82
North Dakota	14	182
Puerto Rico	52	360
Wyoming	1	144
US Virgin Islands	1	796
Utah	20	41
Arizona	25	34
Montana	12	154
Idaho	10	147
Nevada	10	131
California	249	2
Oregon	31	63
Washington	57	8
Alaska	6	177
Hawaii	10	159
American Samoa	1	1705
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1596
Guam	2	616

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