With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1 and colleges adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2021’s Best College & University Rankings report, as well as accompanying videos, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities.

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub compared over 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:

School Snapshot: Georgia Institute of Technology (1 = Best; 18 = Average; 36 = Worst):

• 2^nd – Admission Rate
• 29^th – Net Cost
• 29^th – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 12^th – On-Campus Crime
• 5^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1^st – Graduation Rate
• 1^st – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: Emory University (1 = Best; 18 = Average; 36 = Worst):

• 1^st – Admission Rate
• 36^th – Net Cost
• 2^nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 32^nd – On-Campus Crime
• 1^st – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1^st – Graduation Rate
• 2^nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of Georgia (1 = Best; 18 = Average; 36 = Worst):

• 7^th – Admission Rate
• 14^th – Net Cost
• 21^st – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 18^th – On-Campus Crime
• 19^th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 3^rd – Graduation Rate
• 4^th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

To view the full reports, please visit:

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