The College of Engineering is consistently ranked among the country’s top 10 engineering institutions and has a reputation as a global leader and innovator. The College is home to eight separate engineering schools, each of which are ranked in the top of their respective fields. Because of its high academic quality and relatively low cost, Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering is cited as one of the best values in American higher education by publications such as the Fiske Guide to Colleges, the Princeton Review and the Kiplinger Business Magazine.
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At a Glance
total engineering enrollment, Fall 2022
32% women
in engineering degrees awarded to women & engineering doctoral degrees awarded to Black students
total research awards, FY 2022
engineering faculty members
26 active NAE members
total engineering degrees awarded, AY 2021-22
of all degrees awarded were engineering degrees, AY 2021-22
square feet of space used by the College
of undergrads have an international experience before graduation
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Undergraduate Programs
The Georgia Tech College of Engineering continues to be recognized as an elite engineering school and one of the top public institutions in the nation. The undergraduate engineering program at the College ranked 4th in the 2023 America's Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report (published in September 2022). The program is also #2 for public colleges. All of the programs offered by the College, the nation’s largest and most diverse engineering college, placed among the top five of their respective areas.
| School | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | 1st |
| Aerospace Engineering | 1st |
| Biomedical Engineering | 2nd |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 2nd |
| Civil Engineering | 2nd |
| Electrical Engineering | 2nd |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2nd |
| Environmental Engineering | 3rd |
| Computer Engineering | 4th |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 5th |
Graduate Programs
For the 11th year in a row, all 11 of the College’s graduate programs are ranked in the nation’s top 10 in the U.S. News & World Report graduate rankings. The College is No. 7 nationally, and fourth among public universities.
| School | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering | 1st |
| Biomedical Engineering | 2nd |
| Civil Engineering | 3rd |
| Environmental Engineering | 3rd |
| Aerospace Engineering | 4th |
| Electrical Engineering | 4th |
| Mechanical Engineering | 4th |
| Chemical Engineering | 5th |
| Computer Engineering | 6th |
| Materials Engineering | 7th |
| Nuclear Engineering | 9th |
Global Ranking
In October of 2019 U.S. News & World Report released a global ranking of engineering schools based primarily on research and global reputation in the field. The ranking placed Georgia Tech 18th among all engineering schools in the world and fifth among American schools.
Statistics and Rankings
- 150 labs, centers and affiliate programs involving students in research.
- Fall 2020 engineering enrollment topped 16,000 making us the largest College of Engineering of its kind in the country.
- The Georgia Tech College of Engineering is the largest producer of engineering degrees awarded to women and underrepresented minority students according to the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
- Georgia Tech Research Corporation is #32 on the list of Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents.
- 33.5% of our undergraduate engineering students are women, compared to just 17% of engineering students nationally.
- 30% of undergraduate students participate in the co-op program, which is the largest voluntary co-op program in the nation.
- First year retention rate at Georgia Tech is 97%.
- All undergraduate programs and graduate programs are ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News.
- Accepted students for Fall 2019 come from 45 states and 78 nations.
- Georgia Tech is the top producer of engineering Ph.D.'s in the country according to 2017 data from the National Science Foundation.
Interesting Engineering ranks the M.S. degree in Cybersecurity #1 in the country,. According to the website, "Georgia Tech's program is specifically focused on the practical application of cybersecurity. The program works closely with the college of engineering to integrate applicable coursework and thanks to their three main specialization paths. You have good options depending upon which career path you see yourself taking. While studying at the school, you'll also have a chance to do research work for the U.S. government, military, and even private industry thanks to the school's immense connections in the field."