U.S. News and World Report has released its annual ranking of top national and liberal arts universities. Four of Georgia’s colleges and universities were ranked among the nation's best. More than 1347 institutions are ranked in the report. 

Emory, Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, and Mercer are the state's highest ranking schools.

The report evaluates the schools on up to 15 different indicators of academic excellence, including freshmen retention, faculty resources, and graduation rates.

Before this year, Mercer was unranked. Emory, UGA, and Georgia Tech have all gone up in rank since 2015.

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