{"282941":{"#nid":"282941","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ECE Graduate Programs Fare Well in 2015 National Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2015 graduate program rankings have been released by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E, and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Georgia Tech continues to do very well. Electrical engineering ranked sixth and computer engineering ranked seventh in the overall rankings. \u0026nbsp;Among public universities, the School took the third and fourth spots in EE and CmpE, respectively.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGiven the current student\/faculty ratios, economic factors, and tightening federal research dollars from the last year, the School of ECE is doing an extraordinary job both in education and research,\u201d said Steven W. McLaughlin, Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of ECE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe innovation and ingenuity that I see from our faculty, staff, and students on a daily basis are inspiring and invigorating,\u201d McLaughlin said. \u201cI sincerely appreciate the hard work, dedication, and creativity of our faculty, staff, and students that keeps us ranked among the very best in the country.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Engineering placed sixth overall and second among public universities, and for the third year in a row, all 11 of the programs within the College are in the top 10. Georgia Tech appears on the top 10 list of engineering specialties more than any other ranked institution. Tech\u2019s programs in business, computer science, mathematics, and physical science also placed well in the annual rankings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E Rankings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERankings for the engineering colleges (or engineering schools as they are known at some universities) that provided\u0026nbsp;data\u0026nbsp;were calculated based on a weighted average of 10 indicators,\u0026nbsp;while\u0026nbsp;specific specialty rankings are based on peer assessments.\u0026nbsp;To see more information on how the rankings are determined, visit \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/articles\/2014\/03\/10\/methodology-2015-best-engineering-schools-rankings\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-graduate-schools\/articles\/2014\/03\/10\/methodology-2015-best-engineering-schools-rankings\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2015 graduate program rankings have been released by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E, and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Georgia Tech continues to do very well.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The 2015 graduate program rankings have been released by U.S. News \u0026 World Report, and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Georgia Tech continues to do very well."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2014-03-12 14:55:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:03","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-03-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"219611":{"id":"219611","type":"image","title":"ECE Buzz","body":null,"created":"1449180151","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:02:31","changed":"1475894888","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:08","alt":"ECE Buzz","file":{"fid":"197227","name":"ece_buzz.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ece_buzz_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ece_buzz_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":102783,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ece_buzz_0.jpg?itok=oWYc978A"}}},"media_ids":["219611"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-engineering-schools","title":"U.S. News \u0026 World Report engineering graduate program rankings"},{"url":"http:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/content\/tech-ranked-second-among-public-engineering-grad-programs","title":"College of Engineering 2015 USNWR graduate rankings news story"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/03\/11\/georgia-tech-graduate-programs-earn-high-marks-2015-national-rankings","title":"Georgia Tech 2015 USNWR graduate rankings news story"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"170796","name":"Steven W. 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