Several Georgia colleges landed top spots in the popular -- and often controversial -- U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday.
Emory University was the state's top-ranked college, coming in at No. 20 among national public and private universities. Emory has been a top 20 school for 19 consecutive years.
Georgia Tech and University of Georgia got high marks on the list of public national universities. Georgia Tech came in at No. 7 and has been in a top 10 school for more than a decade. UGA tied for No. 23 with Purdue University.
On the list of national public and private universities, Tech landed at No. 36 and UGA was in a six-way tie for No. 62.
Spelman College ranked No. 1 among historically black colleges for the fifth consecutive year. Morehouse College was No. 3 and Clark Atlanta University was No. 17.
Many parents and students pore through the rankings, making it a powerful player in the college selection process.
The list was compiled using multiple factors including reputation, class size, graduation rates and alumni giving.
College presidents warn statistics can't measure a college's quality and many have a love/hate relationship with the report.
"To ignore it is wrong," Emory President James Wagner said last week. "But to guide your university according to it is foolish, if not fatal."
View the complete rankings at: www.usnews.com/colleges.
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