{"68213":{"#nid":"68213","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The College of Computing Ranks Among the Best in the Nation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp align=\u0022\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EATLANTA (March 31, 2006)\u003C\/strong\u003E--The College of Computing at Georgia Tech continues to move up in the latest ranking of doctoral computer science (CS) programs by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E. Currently ranked 11th in the nation for doctoral CS programs, the College of Computing is tied with the California Institute of Technology and moved up from the 12th position held in 2002. In CS specialty areas, the College moved up seven spots to rank 9th in \u003Ca href=\u0022\u0026quot;images\/pdfs\/usnwr2007_theory_rankings.pdf\u0026quot;\u0022\u003ETheory\u003C\/a\u003E , a remarkable jump from being 16th only four years ago.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;\u0022\u003EThe rankings released on the web and to media today, are based on a survey of deans and department chairs at CS programs around the country. For a complete listing of CS program rankings and extensive specialty rankings, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022\u0026quot;images\/pdfs\/usnwr2007_cs_rankings.pdf\u0026quot;\u0022 target=\u0022\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News\u003C\/em\u003E web site\u003C\/a\u003E. All new and old rankings will be available in U.S. News\u0027 \u0026quot;Best Graduate Schools\u0026quot; guidebook, which will hit newsstands next week.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;\u0022\u003EThe following are the College of Computing\u0027s CS rankings by U.S. News in previous years:\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\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;\u0022\u003EThe College was ranked in additional CS specialty areas this year which include: \u003Ca href=\u0022\u0026quot;images\/pdfs\/usnwr2007_ai_rankings.pdf\u0026quot;\u0022\u003EArtificial Intelligence\u003C\/a\u003E (12), and \u003Ca href=\u0022\u0026quot;images\/pdfs\/usnwr2007_systems_rankings.pdf\u0026quot;\u0022\u003EComputer Science Systems\u003C\/a\u003E (13). There were no rankings again this year for graphics\/visualization, which received a 4th place ranking in 1999, or in databases, which received a 7th place ranking in 1999.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;\u0022\u003EThe College of Computing\u0027s excellent reputation is due to its outstanding quality of research, unprecedented educational programs, renowned faculty, and diversity of students. As the College forges the new face of computing and encourages the kind of true innovation that leads to real world impact, Georgia Tech can only expect to excel in these CS rankings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;\u0022\u003E\u0026quot;I\u0027m very proud of the work done by our faculty, graduate students, and staff to achieve these rankings,\u0026quot; said Dean Rich DeMillo. \u0026quot;We\u0027re consistently competing well against some of the finest universities in the world. It\u0027s important that the College maintains its excellence while improving in areas for which we\u0027re less-well known. I\u0027m confident that those trends will continue and that our programs will gain prominence across the board.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp align=\u0022\u0026quot;left\u0026quot;\u0022\u003EFor the Institute-level release regarding the rankings, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news-room\/release.php?id=920\u0026quot;\u0022 target=\u0022\u0026quot;_blank\u0026quot;\u0022\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EContinuing to move up in the latest ranking of doctoral computer science (CS) programs by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report,\u003C\/em\u003E the College of Computing currently ranks 11th in the nation.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27154","created_gmt":"2011-06-20 17:13:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:24","author":"Louise Russo","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2006-03-31T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2006-03-31T00:00:00-05:00","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":""}}}