{"670531":{"#nid":"670531","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Ranks No. 16 on WalletHub\u2019s List of Best Colleges and Universities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWalletHub, a financial website, crunched the numbers to determine the top-performing, lowest-cost schools for undergraduates. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech came in at No. 16 out of 857 colleges and universities nationwide. Two other Georgia schools finished in the top 100: Emory University at No. 31 and the University of Georgia at No. 64.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe schools were compared in seven areas: student selectivity; cost and financing; faculty resources; campus safety; campus experience; educational outcomes; and career outcomes. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wallethub.com\/edu\/e\/college-rankings\/40750\u0022\u003EWalletHub\u003C\/a\u003E evaluated those dimensions using 30 relevant metrics, each graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the best school performance. Georgia Tech\u2019s overall score of 74.02 landed the Institute in the No. 16 position. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn each of the seven categories, Georgia Tech ranked:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStudent selectivity: 45th\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECost and financing: 613th\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFaculty resources: 765th\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECampus safety: 260th\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECampus experience: 197th\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEducational outcomes: 32nd\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECareer outcomes: 13th\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech is the top-ranked public school in the list of best colleges and universities. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Institute is the only Georgia school to make the top 20. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Institute is the only Georgia school to make the top 20. 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