The University of Georgia rose to number 18 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 ranking of the best public universities in the nation, marking the ninth consecutive year that UGA has placed in the top 20.
UGA shares the ranking with Purdue University and the University of Washington, and joins Georgia Tech as the only two schools from the state of Georgia to make the top 20. Georgia and California are the only two states to have more than one institution in the top 20. In addition, UGA joins elite company with this year’s ranking, as 19 of the institutions in the top 20 are members of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU).
Forbes ranked UGA No. 19 nationally among public universities and No. 13 among universities in the South.
UGA was also named one of the best universities in the nation in The Princeton Review’s 2025 best colleges ranking, coming in at No. 13 in the nation for best value public schools, No. 12 among best value public colleges without aid, No. 16 among all schools for internships, No. 11 for financial aid and No. 9 for best alumni networks.
