ATLANTA — Georgia’s two public flagships for higher education placed in the top 100 again along with Emory University in the annual U.S. News rankings for 2026. The University of Georgia remained at 46th and Emory at 24th. All three were tied with others in the publication’s rankings for national universities published Tuesday. Tech placed the same as two public universities in California and with the private New York University. UGA tied with four others (three private and one public).