{"67850":{"#nid":"67850","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The College of Computing Jumps in National Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EATLANTA (March 28, 2008) --The College of Computing atGeorgia Tech jumped into the Top 10 in the latest rankings of graduatecomputer science (CS) programs by U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report. Nowranked 9th in the nation overall, the College of Computing moved upfrom the 11th position held in 2007 and is now tied with the Universityof Texas-Austin. In CS specialty areas, the College moved up to 7thplace in Artificial Intelligence--a five-spot jump from 12th only lastyear--while Computer Science Systems rose from 13th last year to 10th.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe rankings released on the web and to media today are based on asurvey of deans and department chairs at CS programs around thecountry. For a complete listing of CS program rankings and extensivespecialty rankings, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/grad\/com\/search\u0026quot;\u0022 target=\u0022\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot;\u0022\u003EU.S. News web site here\u003C\/a\u003E.All new and old rankings will be available in U.S. News\u0027 \u0026quot;Best GraduateSchools\u0026quot; guidebook, which will hit newsstands next week.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the Artificial Intelligence (#7) and  Systems (#10)rankings, the College\u0027s Theory specialty held its No. 9 ranking (lastyear the program leaped from 16th to 9th). There were no rankingsissued again this year for Graphics\/Visualization, which received a 4thplace ranking in 1999, or in Databases, which ranked 7th in 1999.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the past decade, the College of Computing\u0027s overall graduateComputer Science program has risen consistently in the U.S. Newsratings:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1996--18\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1997--18\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1999--13\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E2002--12\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E2007--11\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe College\u0027s reputation continues to grow and improve through itsoutstanding research, creative approaches to educational programs,world-class faculty, and richly diverse student body. By fosteringleadership, collaboration and innovation, the College hopes to buildits esteem and prominence across the board.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This is a big deal. I could not be more proud of the effort I seefrom everyone with the College of Computing,\u0026quot; said Dean Rich DeMillo.\u0026quot;Once you reach the upper end of the rankings, it\u0027s very difficult tomake significant jumps. That we were able to jump not one but twospots--and into the Top 10--speaks volumes of the work we are doing andthe impact it is making, not just in higher education and computing,but in the larger world beyond.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the Institute-level release regarding the rankings, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?id=1786\u0026quot;\u0022 target=\u0022\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot;\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":"2011-06-20 17:11:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:59","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":""}}}