Emory University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 89% last year.

Mercer University with 73% and Savannah College of Art and Design with 72% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Georgia Private Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Georgia Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

Emory University has the highest graduation rate of 89% and Mercer University has the second highest graduation rate of 73%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,701 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,927 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 55.92% and the average SAT score is 1,313 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 60.00% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 4 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 4 Georgia Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Georgia Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Emory University Atlanta, GAPrivate, 4-year 89.00%
1.04%
$60,77437.80%11.35%1,50014,8419 to 1
2
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Mercer University Macon, GAPrivate, 4-year 73.00%
0.58%
$40,89015.93%74.68%1,2708,88913 to 1
3
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Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GAPrivate, 4-year 72.00%
0.53%
$40,59529.50%81.73%1,17016,41420 to 1
4
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South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GAPrivate, 4-year 6.00%
0.84%
$16,546---7,70725 to 1
Average60.00%$39,70127.74%55.92%1,31311,96317 to 1