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The among all four-year institutions of higher learning in Georgia, according to the website Schools.com.

uses the , the and reports from accredited schools themselves to determine the rankings of 1,383 four-year colleges and universities in the United States.

Data was gathered on more than 50 schools in Georgia and analyzed with Schools.com's 12-point methodology.

"Schools that stood out in multiple categories earned the right to be called the best campus-based and online colleges in Georgia," the website said.

Rankings were based on the latest data available from 2016-2017 school year. Schools ranked higher than Â鶹´«Ã½ were University of Georgia (1), Georgia Institute of Technology (2), Georgia College and State University (3), and Georgia Southern University (4).

Each school was scored on a 100-point scale, using specific data points. To be included in the ranking, schools had to report the following data:

• In-state tuition and fees for full-time undergrads
• Average amount of institutional grant aid awarded to full-time, first-time undergraduates
• Financial aid awarded to full-time first-time undergraduates
• Median debt of graduates
• Loan repayment rate of graduates
• Degree and certificate programs offered on campus
• Degree and certificate programs offered online
• Percent of students enrolled in any distance education classes
• Full-time student retention rate
• Graduation rate in six years
• Percent of students working and not enrolled six years after entry
• Flexibility and student services ranging from dual credit to remedial services

Schools.com is a private website owned by QuinStreet Inc., a marketing and media online business based in Foster City, Calif.

Â鶹´«Ã½ is a designated State Leadership Institution and serves at The Military College of Georgia. It has more than 18,000 students across five campuses in Blue Ridge, Cumming, Dahlonega, Gainesville, and Oconee.