<p>Not that USNews is determinative but UGA is only one spot down from Pitt in its most recent rankings. [National</a> University Rankings | Top National Universities | US News Best Colleges](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/page+7]National”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/page+7)</p>
<p>Due to the Hope Scholarship (and the economy), UGA has become much more selective in recent years and does attract the best and brightest in the State. Top students have turned down Ivy League schools for the UGA Foundation Fellows Scholarship:</p>
<p>[Welcome</a> to the University of Georgia Honors Program](<a href=“http://honors.uga.edu/c_s/scholarships/f_f/foundation_fellows.html]Welcome”>Foundation Fellowship - UGA Morehead Honors College)</p>