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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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U.S. News and World Report is out with its annual ranking of the nation’s best colleges.
The 2015 rankings, released Tuesday, mark the magazine’s 30th edition of the popular report, and gives some Georgia colleges high marks.
Emory ranked 21st among the top 100 public and private schools in the Best National Colleges category; Georgia Tech tied with Brandeis University for 35th, and the University of Georgia tied with five other colleges at 62nd. Emory’s six-year graduation rate was 91 percent; Georgia Tech’s was 82 percent; UGA’s 83 percent.
Among public institutions, Georgia Tech ranked 7th on the list of top National Universities. UGA tied several other schools for 20th
