No. 2 for Innovation for Third Time in a Row in U.S. News & World Report Survey
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ATLANTA — The U.S. News & World Report ranked Georgia State as the top Public University for Undergraduate Teaching for the fourth straight year, and No. 2 for Innovation for the third consecutive year in its 2024 edition of Best Colleges.
This marks the seventh straight year that the university has been ranked in the top four for Innovation, and the fifth year within that time span that it has ranked No. 2.
Georgia State retained its position as tops among public institutions for its strong commitment to undergraduate teaching for the fourth year in a row.
The innovation and undergraduate teaching rankings are based on a survey of presidents, provosts and admissions deans at colleges and universities across the country.
“It comes as no surprise that we’re once again at the top of U.S. News’ innovation and undergraduate teaching rankings,” said Georgia State President M. Brian Blake. “Our institution continues to be the national model in graduating students from all backgrounds at equal, high rates.”
Georgia State also once again ranked highly in the Academic Programs to Look For category.
In the category, Georgia State moved up two places to No. 4 for its First-Year Experience. The indicator measures how well a university builds into its curriculum first-year seminars or other academic programs that regularly bring small groups of students together with faculty or staff.
For the fifth year in a row, the university ranked among the top 10 in the Learning Communities category, moving up three places to No. 6. College and university presidents, provosts and admissions deans also rank these programs, which offer students opportunities to take two or more linked courses as a group.
The university’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is 47th in the magazine’s ranking of undergraduate business programs, up four spots. Its Risk Management & Insurance program moved up one place in the rankings to third overall. Robinson’s Computer Information Systems program also moved up a spot to eighth.
The business school and program rankings are based on a survey of deans and senior faculty at institutions across the country.