{"575691":{"#nid":"575691","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Rises in U.S. News \u0026 World Report Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology moved up two places from 36 to 34 in the 2017 Best Colleges undergraduate rankings of national universities by U.S. News and World Report. Georgia Tech once again ranked seventh among public universities and individual undergraduate programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech consistently strives for excellence in all areas, and we are delighted to see so many of our programs move up in U.S. News and World Report rankings this year,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cOur Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering is a stellar example of the power of collaboration, innovation, and private and public support helping to create the No. 1 program in the nation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering moved up one position to fourth for undergraduate engineering programs at institutions that award doctoral degrees. The college also continued with solid rankings in its engineering programs, with all of its programs ranked in the top 10 of their disciplines and in the top five among public institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe undergraduate biomedical engineering degree program moved up from No. 3 to No. 1. Biomedical Engineering joins the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering as No. 1 ranked programs within the College of Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Scheller College of Business ranked 32nd among best undergraduate business programs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmong other relatively new specialized categories, Georgia Tech moved up from 13 to 7 in \u201cMost Innovative,\u201d from 30 to 21 in \u201cBest Colleges for Veterans,\u201d and from 27 to 23 in \u201cHigh School Guidance Counselor Ranking.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are exceedingly proud of the outstanding dedication to education and research by our Georgia Tech faculty, some of the nation\u2019s best and brightest minds,\u201d said Georgia Tech Provost Rafael L. Bras. \u201cThey are committed to providing an exceptional educational experience to all Georgia Tech students, be they our traditional, residential learners or graduate, digital, or professional. It is the extraordinary faculty and exceptional staff that care deeply about our students that make Georgia Tech such a progressive and well recognized institution. \u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGEORGIA TECH BY THE NUMBERS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Ch6\u003ENational Ranks\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#7 \u2013 Public Universities\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#4 \u2013 Undergraduate Engineering Programs\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#32 \u2013 Undergraduate Business Programs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch6\u003ESpecialty Ranks - Engineering\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#1 \u2013 Industrial Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#1 \u2013 Biomedical Engineering (up two from No. 3 last year)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#2 \u2013 Aerospace Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#2 \u2013 Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#2 \u2013 Civil Engineering (up one from No. 3 last year)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#4 \u2013 Electrical Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#4 \u2013 Chemical Engineering (up from No. 6 last year)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#4 - Environmental Engineering (up from No. 6 last year)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#6 \u2013 Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#6 \u2013 Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch6\u003ESpecialty Ranks \u2013 Business\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#6 \u2013 Quantitative Analysis\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#9 \u2013 Management Information Systems\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#12 \u2013 Production\/Operations Management\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E#16 \u2013 Supply Chain Management\/Logistics\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology moved up two places from No. 36 to No. 34 in the 2017 Best Colleges undergraduate rankings of national universities by U.S. News and World Report. Georgia Tech once again ranked seventh among public universities and individual undergraduate programs.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Institute of Technology remained the 7th best public institution in the nation and moved up to 34 in the Best Colleges overall ranking by U.S. News \u0026 World Report."}],"uid":"28797","created_gmt":"2016-09-12 17:43:10","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Lance Wallace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"575701":{"id":"575701","type":"image","title":"Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology","body":null,"created":"1473717732","gmt_created":"2016-09-12 22:02:12","changed":"1475895386","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:26","alt":"Wallace H. 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