{"60445":{"#nid":"60445","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech\u2019s U.S. News Rankings Remain Strong","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology ranks 7th among public universities in the 2011 edition of America\u2019s Best Colleges by U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report.\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech has ranked in the top 10 of public universities for more than a decade.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cThe continued excellence and improvement in the U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report rankings is a testament to Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to providing our students with a world-class education,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering moved up one spot in the undergraduate rankings to fourth for engineering programs at universities where the highest degree is a Ph.D.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe School of Industrial and Systems Engineering maintained its top ranking and Aerospace Engineering ranked second in its discipline.\u0026nbsp; Mechanical Engineering moved up one spot to join Biomedical Engineering, and Civil Engineering with all ranked third.\u0026nbsp; Electrical and Environmental Engineering both ranked 5th among their peers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s College of Management rose from 31st last year to 28th this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the first time, U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report polled high school guidance counselors.\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech ranked 2nd among public institutions, tied with the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the University of Michigan. In rankings including both public and private universities, Georgia Tech tied for 22nd with Boston College, Emory University, Rice University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Southern California, University of Michigan and Washington University-St. Louis. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETech was also highlighted in \u201cPrograms to Look For\u201d for its co-op, internship, senior capstone, undergraduate research and study abroad programs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cIn addition to offering Tech students top-ranked programs of study, many benefit from real-world experiences in the U.S. and abroad, as well as opportunities for innovation that better prepare them for leadership in addressing some of society\u2019s most challenging issues,\u201d said Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology ranks 7th among public universities in the 2011 edition of America\u2019s Best Colleges by U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report.\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech has ranked in the top 10 of public universities for more than a decade.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech is 7th among public institutions for undergraduate education."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2010-08-17 08:37:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:15","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"57063":{"id":"57063","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449175327","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:42:07","changed":"1475894378","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:39:38","alt":"Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"190534","name":"tgs93055.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgs93055_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tgs93055_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":60499,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tgs93055_0.jpg?itok=NEc4BoNv"}}},"media_ids":["57063"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/","title":"U.S. News \u0026 World Report"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.coe.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Engineering"},{"url":"http:\/\/mgt.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech College of Management"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.admission.gatech.edu\/","title":"Admissions"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"139","name":"Business"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"516","name":"engineering"},{"id":"1052","name":"Management"},{"id":"1893","name":"Peterson"},{"id":"834","name":"Rankings"},{"id":"166843","name":"Study Abroad"},{"id":"1875","name":"U.S. News \u0026 World Report"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}