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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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 3rd in the 2024 America’s Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report (published in September 2023), and 1st among public universities. All of the programs offered by the College, the nation’s largest and most diverse engineering college, placed among the top six of their respective areas.
| School | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 1st |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | 1st |
| Aerospace Engineering | 2nd |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | 2nd |
| Civil Engineering | 2nd |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2nd |
| Environmental Engineering | 3rd |
| Electrical Engineering | 4th |
| Computer Engineering | 5th |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 6th |
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Graduate Programs
For the 12th 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. 5 nationally, and third among public universities.
| School | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 1st |
| Industrial Engineering | 1st |
| Civil Engineering | 3rd |
| Aerospace Engineering | 4th |
| Electrical Engineering | 4th |
| Chemical Engineering | 5th |
| Computer Engineering | 5th |
| Environmental Engineering | 5th |
| Mechanical Engineering | 5th |
| Materials Engineering | 7th |
| Nuclear Engineering | 8th |
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At a Glance
total engineering enrollment, Fall 2023
33% women
in engineering degrees awarded to women
total research awards, FY 2023
engineering faculty members
26 active NAE members
total engineering degrees awarded, AY 2022-23
of all degrees awarded were engineering degrees, AY 2022-23
square feet of space used by the College
of undergrads have an international experience before graduation
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 College of Engineering is #1 in the nation in engineering degrees awarded to women, according to the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
- 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."