The 2010 USNWR rankings are in! Georgia Tech's College of Engineering graduate programs ranked 4th in the nation again this year according to U.S. News & World Report's annual publication titled America's Best Colleges for 2010.
2010 Rankings by School
Civil Engineering climbed three positions, from 6th to 3rd in the 2010 rankings; Chemical jumped one from 12th to 11th; the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering continued to secure its number one ranking; Biomedical held on to its number two ranking. The six remaining disciplines held the same ranking they had in 2009. The complete list of 2010 rankings is below:
- Industrial and Systems Engineering – 1st
- Biomedical Engineering – 2nd
- Civil Engineering – 3rd (up from 6th last year)
- Aerospace Engineering – 4th
- Environmental Engineering – 5th
- Electrical Engineering – 6th
- Mechanical Engineering – 6th
- Materials Science and Engineering – 8th
- Nuclear Engineering – 8th
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – 11th
The Dean's Reaction
"The faculty, staff and graduate students should be proud of the reputation and accomplishments of their engineering schools and the college," said Dean Don Giddens. "It is through their hard work that we continue to be recognized as one of the premier engineering colleges in the Nation."