{"51284":{"#nid":"51284","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The College of Computing Jumps in National Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA (March 28, 2008) --The College of Computing at\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Tech jumped into the Top 10 in the latest rankings of graduate\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ncomputer science (CS) programs by U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report. Now\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nranked 9th in the nation overall, the College of Computing moved up\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nfrom the 11th position held in 2007 and is now tied with the University\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nof Texas-Austin. In CS specialty areas, the College moved up to 7th\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nplace in Artificial Intelligence\u2014a five-spot jump from 12th only last\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nyear\u2014while Computer Science Systems rose from 13th last year to 10th.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe rankings released on the web and to media today are based on a\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nsurvey of deans and department chairs at CS programs around the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ncountry. For a complete listing of CS program rankings and extensive\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nspecialty rankings, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/grad\/com\/search\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EU.S. News web site here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAll new and old rankings will be available in U.S. News\u2019 \u201cBest Graduate\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSchools\u201d guidebook, which will hit newsstands next week.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the Artificial Intelligence (#7) and  Systems (#10)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nrankings, the College\u2019s Theory specialty held its No. 9 ranking (last\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nyear the program leaped from 16th to 9th). There were no rankings\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nissued again this year for Graphics\/Visualization, which received a 4th\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nplace ranking in 1999, or in Databases, which ranked 7th in 1999.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the past decade, the College of Computing\u2019s overall graduate\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nComputer Science program has risen consistently in the U.S. News\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nratings:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E1996\u201418\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E1997\u201418\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E1999\u201413\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E2002\u201412\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E2007\u201411\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe College\u2019s reputation continues to grow and improve through its\u003Cbr \/\u003E\noutstanding research, creative approaches to educational programs,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nworld-class faculty, and richly diverse student body. By fostering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nleadership, collaboration and innovation, the College hopes to build\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nits esteem and prominence across the board.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is a big deal. I could not be more proud of the effort I see\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nfrom everyone with the College of Computing,\u201d said Dean Rich DeMillo.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u201cOnce you reach the upper end of the rankings, it\u2019s very difficult to\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nmake significant jumps. That we were able to jump not one but two\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nspots\u2014and into the Top 10\u2014speaks volumes of the work we are doing and\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthe impact it is making, not just in higher education and computing,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nbut in the larger world beyond.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor the Institute-level release regarding the rankings, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?id=1786\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eclick here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECoC jumped into the Top 10 in the latest rankings of graduate computer science (CS) programs by U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report. Now ranked 9th in the nation overall, the CoC moved up from the 11th position held in 2007 and is now tied with the University of Texas-Austin. In CS specialty areas, the College moved up in Artificial Intelligence to 7th and in Systems to 10th. Theory was ranked 9th again, as last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2010-02-09 21:41:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:04:40","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-03-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}