University of Georgia named Best Value College by The Princeton Review

Apart from being labelled as the best value college, the University of Georgia was positioned in the top 20 on The Princeton Review's list of high-achieving public universities.

Study in US: Princeton - an education services company has named the University of Georgia as one of the country's best universities for providing excellent career preparation and education. The university has been said to be of great value by the review.

President Jere W. Morehead said, "I am pleased that the University of Georgia is being recognized as one of the nation’s best values in higher education. We are setting new standards for excellence across so many areas of our institution thanks to the extraordinary caliber of our faculty, staff and students combined with strong support from our alumni and friends.”

The Princeton had done surveys of administrators at over 650 colleges with topics including financial aid, cost, academic strength, graduation rates and student debt. The list of schools for the review 2024 was selected based on these surveys. Other than the administration, the company also surveyed the students of these schools and analyzed data from PayScale.com’s surveys of alumni regarding their job satisfaction, and starting and mid-career salaries. After analyzing all these data, the company gave the university a return on investment score of 92 out of 99.

UGA Performance in Princeton Review: More Details

Apart from the title of best value college, the university was also placed in the top 20 on The Princeton Review’s lists of high-achieving public universities, at No. 13 for the best value public universities, ranked at No. 9 for the best alumni network, No. 11 for access to financial aid, and No. 16 for internship placement.

"UGA continues to elevate its academic offerings and student support programs — including a growing active learning initiative, a variety of First-Year Odyssey courses and peer-to-peer mentoring — resulting in record achievements by its students. The university has a four-year completion rate of 75% and a six-year completion rate of 88%, well above many peer institutions. Of UGA’s Class of 2022 graduates, 96% were employed or continuing their education within six months of graduation," reads the official statement of the university.

The university is among only five public universities in the U.S. to have a Rhodes Scholarship recipient this year. The university has been among the top 3 Rhodes Scholars producers among public institutions in the US for the last 30 years. During last academic year, UGA student Mariah Cady was one of only 32 students nationwide who was selected for the Rhodes scholarship.

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