7 Georgia Universities Among Best In The World: U.S. News

GEORGIA — The University of Georgia and Georgia State University are among seven Georgia schools included on this year’s list of the best universities in the world, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report released Tuesday.

The publication’s 2023 Best Global Universities list ranks more than 2,000 schools in dozens of countries based on academic research and reputation.

Overall, 95 countries are represented on the 2023 list.

"The Best Global Universities rankings offer prospective students a valuable resource for exploring higher education options outside of their home country," Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a news release. "Over the past nine years, these rankings have expanded to include more schools and more subjects, while maintaining a consistent focus on institutions that prioritize academic research."

The Georgia Institute of Technology was among U.S. schools on this year’s list of best global universities. Commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, the four-year university is located in Atlanta and offers a diverse group of technology-focused programs.

Overall, the university ranked 51 on this year’s list.

Also included are Emory University, UGA, Georgia State, Augusta University, Georgia Southern University and Kennesaw State University.

This year’s list ranked an additional 250 schools, up from 1,750 last year.

Colleges in the United States secured four of the top five spots on the 2022 list. Harvard University came in at No. 1, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and the University of California - Berkeley at No. 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Rounding out the top five is the United Kingdom’s University of Oxford.

This year, the United States had 280 universities in the overall ranking, surpassed only by China’s 338 universities. Other countries with the most schools on the list include:

• Japan: 105
• United Kingdom: 92
• India: 81

To determine which schools make the list, U.S. News analyzes data and metrics provided by global analytics company Clarivate, including student-to-faculty ratio and number of degrees awarded.

Researchers also used 13 separate ranking factors and focused on each institution’s research performance.

Read more about the Best Global Universities methodology.

U.S. News also added five additional subject metrics for 2023, according to a release, including artificial intelligence, education and educational research, meteorology and atmospheric sciences, and water
resources.

See this full list of this year’s Best Global Universities.