In the 2012 QS World University Rankings by Subject for Engineering and Technology, the best performing universities for the subject areas of: computer science, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering are listed.

In Georgia Tech's College of Engineering both Materials Science Engineering and Mechanical Engineering ranked 11th in the world. Electrical Engineering came in at 15th, Civil Engineering was 24th, and Chemical Engineering finished at 28th.

The QS World University Rankings have been around since 2004. To see the full list of rankings click here. The subject rankingsuse academic review, employer review and citations data in combinations varied to match the culture of the different subjects.