Best Universities in Georgia – GURI 2026

Top universities in Georgia

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Georgia are Georgian Technical University, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Ilia State University. Georgia has 3 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #1307.

1. #1Georgian Technical UniversityGURI #1307 · Score 41.33
2. #2Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State UniversityGURI #1399 · Score 38.46
3. #3Ilia State UniversityGURI #1648 · Score 32.03

How universities in Georgia perform globally

Across the 3 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 37.27 and the median is 38.46. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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