<node id="689493">
  <nid>689493</nid>
  <type>news</type>
  <uid>
    <user id="34528"><![CDATA[34528]]></user>
  </uid>
  <created>1775579289</created>
  <changed>1775579413</changed>
  <title><![CDATA[U.S. News Ranks College of Sciences Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Graduate programs across the College of Sciences are again recognized among the nation’s best in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/georgia-institute-of-technology-139755"><strong>2026 U.S. News &amp; World Report Best Graduate School Rankings</strong></a>, reflecting Georgia Tech's continued strength in fundamental and discovery science, interdisciplinary research, and innovative education.</p><p dir="ltr">Released on April 7, the latest U.S. News report features the College's six schools, each of which earned top‑tier placements that reflect academic quality and peer reputation across disciplines.</p><h3 dir="ltr"><strong>Georgia Tech College of Sciences rankings</strong></h3><ul><li dir="ltr"><strong>Biological Sciences</strong>: No.&nbsp;<strong>41</strong> (tied)<br><em>Tied with Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Northwestern University; Purdue University–West Lafayette; University of Arizona; University of California, Santa Barbara; and University of California, Santa Cruz.</em><br>&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Chemistry</strong>: No.&nbsp;<strong>20</strong> (tied)<br><em>Tied with University of California, San Diego.</em><br>&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Earth Sciences</strong>: No.&nbsp;<strong>29</strong> (tied),&nbsp;<em>up four spots</em><br><em>Tied with Johns Hopkins University; Oregon State University; Texas A&amp;M University–College Station; and Washington University in St. Louis.</em><br>&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Mathematics</strong>: No.&nbsp;<strong>26</strong> (tied)<br><em>Tied with Rice University; Rutgers University–New Brunswick; and the University of Washington.</em><br>&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Physics</strong>: No.&nbsp;<strong>22</strong> (tied)<br><em>Tied with Brown University; Duke University; Northwestern University; The Ohio State University; and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.</em><br>&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Psychology</strong>: No.&nbsp;<strong>39</strong> (tied)*<br><em>Tied with Michigan State University; Stony Brook University–SUNY; University of Arizona; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Florida; and University of Iowa.</em></li></ul><p dir="ltr">*Psychology rankings were carried forward from the most recent U.S. News social sciences rankings cycle.</p><p dir="ltr">These new rankings — based on peer perception surveys, as well as statistical indicators measuring faculty resources, research activity, and student outcomes — continue to highlight the College of Sciences’ breadth across core scientific disciplines and its role in advancing discovery, training future researchers, and supporting Georgia Tech’s research and mission.</p><h3 dir="ltr"><strong>Specialty Rankings: Chemistry and Mathematics</strong></h3><p dir="ltr">In addition to overall program rankings, Georgia Tech continues to earn national recognition in existing&nbsp;<strong>specialty graduate rankings</strong> within the College of Sciences, which carry forward from April 2023:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><strong>Chemistry</strong> remains consistently ranked among the nation’s top programs, reflecting strength across sub‑disciplines and sustained research impact.</li><li dir="ltr"><strong>Mathematics</strong> continues to earn recognition for both applied and theoretical strengths, supported by interdisciplinary connections across engineering, computing, and the sciences.</li></ul><p dir="ltr"><strong>Chemistry specialty graduate programs</strong></p><ul><li dir="ltr">Analytical Chemistry – No. 11</li><li dir="ltr">Inorganic Chemistry – No. 20 </li><li dir="ltr">Physical Chemistry — No. 14</li><li dir="ltr">Theoretical Chemistry — No. 18&nbsp;</li></ul><p dir="ltr"><strong>&nbsp;Mathematics specialty graduate programs</strong></p><ul><li dir="ltr">Analysis — No. 20 (tie)</li><li dir="ltr">Applied Math — No. 16 (tie)</li><li dir="ltr">Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics — No. 5 (tie)</li></ul><p dir="ltr"><em>Full rankings:&nbsp;</em><a href="http://gatech.edu/about/rankings"><em>gatech.edu/about/rankings</em></a></p>]]></body>
  <field_subtitle>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_subtitle>
  <field_dateline>
    <item>
      <value>2026-04-07T00:00:00-04:00</value>
      <timezone><![CDATA[America/New_York]]></timezone>
    </item>
  </field_dateline>
  <field_summary_sentence>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[College of Sciences Graduate Programs Earn Strong 2026 U.S. News Rankings]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_summary_sentence>
  <field_summary>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[<div>Graduate programs across the College of Sciences are again ranked among the nation’s best in the 2026 U.S. News &amp; World Report Best Graduate School Rankings, reflecting Georgia Tech’s continued leadership in science and research.</div>]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_summary>
  <field_media>
          <item>
        <nid>
          <node id="673414">
            <nid>673414</nid>
            <type>image</type>
            <title><![CDATA[A view of Tech Tower from Crosland Tower. Photo: Georgia Tech]]></title>
            <body><![CDATA[<p>A view of Tech Tower from Crosland Tower. Photo: Georgia Tech</p>
]]></body>
                          <field_image>
                <item>
                  <fid>256810</fid>
                  <filename><![CDATA[22C10400-P10-002.jpg]]></filename>
                  <filepath><![CDATA[/sites/default/files/2024/03/15/22C10400-P10-002_0.jpg]]></filepath>
                  <file_full_path><![CDATA[http://hg.gatech.edu//sites/default/files/2024/03/15/22C10400-P10-002_0.jpg]]></file_full_path>
                  <filemime>image/jpeg</filemime>
                  <image_740><![CDATA[]]></image_740>
                  <image_alt><![CDATA[A view of Tech Tower from Crosland Tower. Photo: Georgia Tech]]></image_alt>
                </item>
              </field_image>
            
                      </node>
        </nid>
      </item>
      </field_media>
  <field_contact_email>
    <item>
      <email><![CDATA[]]></email>
    </item>
  </field_contact_email>
  <field_location>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_location>
  <field_contact>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_contact>
  <field_sidebar>
    <item>
      <value><![CDATA[]]></value>
    </item>
  </field_sidebar>
  <field_boilerplate>
    <item>
      <nid><![CDATA[]]></nid>
    </item>
  </field_boilerplate>
  <!--  TO DO: correct to not conflate categories and news room topics  -->
  <!--  Disquisition: it's funny how I write these TODOs and then never
         revisit them. It's as though the act of writing the thing down frees me
         from the responsibility to actually solve the problem. But what can I
         say? There are more problems than there's time to solve.  -->
  <links_related> </links_related>
  <files> </files>
  <og_groups>
          <item>1278</item>
          <item>1275</item>
          <item>85951</item>
          <item>364801</item>
          <item>1279</item>
          <item>126011</item>
          <item>443951</item>
      </og_groups>
  <og_groups_both>
      </og_groups_both>
  <field_categories>
      </field_categories>
  <core_research_areas>
      </core_research_areas>
  <field_news_room_topics>
      </field_news_room_topics>
  <links_related>
      </links_related>
  <files>
      </files>
  <og_groups>
          <item>1278</item>
          <item>1275</item>
          <item>85951</item>
          <item>364801</item>
          <item>1279</item>
          <item>126011</item>
          <item>443951</item>
      </og_groups>
  <og_groups_both>
          <item><![CDATA[College of Sciences]]></item>
          <item><![CDATA[School of Biological Sciences]]></item>
          <item><![CDATA[School of Chemistry and Biochemistry]]></item>
          <item><![CDATA[School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)]]></item>
          <item><![CDATA[School of Mathematics]]></item>
          <item><![CDATA[School of Physics]]></item>
          <item><![CDATA[School of Psychology]]></item>
      </og_groups_both>
  <field_keywords>
          <item>
        <tid>834</tid>
        <value><![CDATA[Rankings]]></value>
      </item>
      </field_keywords>
  <field_userdata><![CDATA[]]></field_userdata>
</node>
