TIME just released their list of the 500 best colleges in the United States for the 2026-2027 year, and Georgians can get excited that not one, not two, but THREE Georgia institutions made the list. Keep scrolling to learn all about TIME’s ranking & these Georgia universities.
Which Georgia universities made TIME’s list of the top colleges in the country?
TIME ranked three Georgia universities in the top 100 schools in the nation. They are
- Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), at #24
- Emory University, at #83
- University of Georgia, at #87
With a top 25 ranking, Georgia Tech also outranked Brown University, which is an Ivy League school. Georgia Tech’s overall rankings a solid 86.56 out of 100. The school particularly excelled in the categories of ‘student outcomes’ and ‘attractiveness.’
What categories went into this ranking?
So now, you might be wondering… why?
TIME ranked schools based off of many different criteria, including schools that “excel at student outcomes, learning environment, and attractiveness in the United States.”
To learn about the full methodology, step by step, you can head to TIME’s website, here!
These are the top 10 colleges in the U.S. for 2026-2027?
- Stanford University in California
- MIT in Massachusetts
- Harvey Rudd College in California
- Princeton University in New Jersey
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor In Michigan
- California Institute of Technology in California
- University of Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania
- Columbia University in NYC in New York
- Claremont McKenna College in California
- Harvard University in Massachusetts
To see the full list, all the schools’ individual scores, and more, head to TIME’s website, here.
And to read more about the best universities in Georgia, you can check out Niche’s ranking, here!