Georgia State University rankings are typically seen between top 500-1000 universities in the world by renowned agencies like QS, U.S. News and THE. GSU ranks the highest in Times Higher Education with world university ranking of #501-600. According to U.S. News, the university ranks #560 in the Best Global Universities Rankings 2024-25. Meanwhile, in QS World University Rankings for 2025, Georgia State University stands at #851-900 spot.

The major factors that impact global rankings of Georgia State University in THE include research quality (71.5), industry (61.9) and international outlook (55.1). On the other hand, the QS rankings for GSU are majorly affected by international research network (62.3), and employment outcomes (18.2). These factors identify GSU's excellence in research, international network and graduate employment.

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Georgia State University World Rankings

The below table shows 5 year trend for Georgia State University Rankings in the world by renowned agencies from 2021 to 2025:

Agency 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
U.S. News and World Report Rankings - #560 #504 - -
QS World University Rankings #851-900 #851-900 #801-1000 #751-800 #751-800
Times Higher Education #501-600 401-500 401-500 401-500 401-500

Georgia State University National Rankings

Check out some of the notable rankings earned by Georgia State University in USA by U.S. News and Forbes:

Agency Ranking Category Rankings
U.S. News and World Report Rankings Most Innovative Schools #5
Top Performers on Social Mobility #15
Top Public Schools #107
Best Colleges for Veterans #140
Best Value Schools #169
National Universities #196
Forbes Public Colleges #172
Top Colleges #365
Research Universities #222
In South #84

Georgia State University QS Rankings by Subject

Georgia State University has been ranked for a total of 17 courses in the QS WUR by Subject Rankings 2026. The Business and Management Studies ranks #151-200, highest among all courses of GSU.

Subject 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Business and Management Studies #151-200 #151-200 #201-250 #251-300 #201-250
Education and Training #251-300 #201-250 #151-200 #201-250 #201-250
Economics and Econometrics #251-300 #251-300 #301-350 351-400 #301-350
Accounting and Finance #301-375 #251-300 #251-300 #251-300 #251-300
Psychology #301-350 #301-320 #251-300 #301-320 -
Computer Science and Information Systems #351-400 #351-400 #351-400 #351-400 #351-400
Medicine #451-500 - - - -
Life Sciences and Medicine #501-550 - - -

Georgia State University US News Rankings by Subject

The U.S. News and World Report has included 11 courses of Georgia State University in its global subject rankings for 2024-25. GSU has been ranked among the top 100 subjects globally for Education & Educational Research (#71) and Economics & Business (#93) program. Overall, 8 subjects of GSU are listed in the top 500 subjects in the world.

Subjects Rankings
Education and Educational Research #71
Economics and Business #93
Arts & Humanities #155
Social Sciences and Public Health #215
Computer Science #290
Psychiatry/Psychology #335
Neuroscience and Behavior #382
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health #429
Biology and Biochemistry #667
Clinical Medicine #795
Chemistry #1238

Georgia State University THE Rankings by Subject

Times Higher Education ranks Georgia State University for 10 subjects in the global platform. Majority of these subjects are ranked within the top 500 globally. Education Studies has topped the subject list with a global rank of #171-200 in 2025. Popular courses such Business & Economics and computer science ranks #251-300 and #301-400 globally as 2025 Rankings.

Subject 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Business and Economics #251-300 #151-175 #151-175 #201-250 #151-175
Medical and Health #301-400 #301-400 #301-400 #301-400 #401-500
Computer Science #301-400 #401-500 #401-500 #501-600 #501-600
Education Studies #176-200 #126-150 #176-200 #176-200 #151-175
Psychology #201-250 #251-300 #401-500 #401-500 #301-500
Life Sciences and Medicine #501-550 - - -

Georgia State University is known for its academic excellence, research, strong international network and employment outcomes. It has earned an overall score of (71.5) for research quality in THE and 62.3 in QS for international research network.