 "U.S. News and World Report" elevated Mercer to its National Universities category in 2016, with the university debuting at No.135 nationally and joining Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Georgia as the only institutions in Georgia in the top tier.The "Princeton Review", in its 2018 "Best 382 Colleges" guide, ranks Mercer in the top 10% of all colleges and universities nationwide.