{"446291":{"#nid":"446291","#data":{"type":"news","title":"BME Rises in U.S. News Undergrad Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory moved up one spot (to third) in \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u2019s\u003C\/em\u003E latest ranking of the nation\u2019s top undergraduate \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/engineering-doctorate-biological-biomedical\u0022\u003Ebiomedical engineering\u003C\/a\u003E programs. The department is a partnership between Emory University\u2019s School of Medicine and Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech College of Engineering continues to be recognized as one of the best in the nation, ranking fifth, in the annual undergraduate engineering program rankings released in September, 2015. Each of the College of Engineering\u0027s 10 undergraduate degrees programs was ranked seventh or higher in their respective fields with six programs ranked fourth or higher in this year\u0027s rankings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are proud to once again be recognized by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E as one of the elite engineering institutions in the United States,\u0022 said Gary S. May, dean and Southern Company Chair in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. \u0022The strength of our college is the depth and breadth of our programs, and it is gratifying to see so many of our individual schools ranked among the best in their fields. With 10 highly ranked programs housed within one college we are in a unique position to offer an unparalleled interdisciplinary educational experience to the next generation of the world\u0027s engineers.\u201c\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor almost two decades Georgia Tech has ranked in the top 10 among public research universities. While we are well known for excellence in engineering and other STEM fields, word is also getting out about our other outstanding programs, such as our undergraduate business program, along with our focus on innovation,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech ranked seventh among public universities and 36th among all national universities in the 2016 Best Colleges undergraduate rankings by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMedia Contacts:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:wrich@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003EWallace H. 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