Independent military news source MilitaryTimes.com recently named a Savannah college and an Atlanta university among the nation's top 10 best four-year colleges for veterans.
Armstrong State University in Savannah and Georgia State University in Atlanta earned the honors in the "Best for Vets" list, ranking the schools at No. 4 and No. 7 respectively among the nation's four-year colleges.
To come up with the ranking, analysts at MilitaryTimes.com evaluated college survey responses, collected data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as data from educational sources like College Scorecard, Cohort Default Rate Database and the IPEDS Data Center.
The institutions were measured across five key metrics: university culture, academic outcomes/quality, student support, academic policies and cost/financial aid.
Armstrong State University was highlighted for its benefits, including a military resource center on campus. The university moved up three spots from last year's ranking.
The Savannah college is also the only university in Georgia to receive the Student Veterans of America grant, a $10,000 grant for its resource center.
Atlanta's Georgia State University was also recognized for its unique benefits, including multiple military outreach centers on all of the school's six campuses.
Other Georgia colleges on the list of 130 four-year schools: University of Georgia (No. 42), College of Coastal Georgia (No. 51) and Augusta University (No. 119).
- University of South Florida - Tampa, Florida
- Rutgers University - New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York
- Armstrong State University - Savannah, Georgia
- D'Youville College - Buffalo, New York
- Colorado State University - Fort Collins, Colorado
- Georgia State University - Atlanta, Georgia
- South Dakota State University - Brookings, South Dakota
- University of Nebraska at Omaha - Omaha, Nebraska
- The University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kansas.
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