Alumni Magazine - Fall 2008 - (Page 16) TECHNOTES “I would say the [U.S. News & World Report ] rankings reflect what most academics would view as a pretty informed assessment of the relative position of universities and departments across the country. … If you are in fact a leader and recognized as a leader, the rankings will follow that.” — Gary Schuster latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. For the past decade, the Institute has been among the top 10 public universities for undergraduates. “Georgia Tech undergraduate programs continue to excel, and I’m pleased that we’ve been able to maintain this measure of excellence for so long,” says Interim President and Provost Gary Schuster. “Our engineering college continues to be a strength, while other programs around campus continue their national climb.” The College of Engineering, which is the nation’s largest, moved up in the rankings from fifth to fourth. Six College of Engineering programs ranked in the top five. Industrial engineering ranked first; aerospace ranked second; biomedical ranked third; mechanical ranked fourth; civil ranked fifth; and electrical ranked fifth. Neither the mechanical engineering nor electrical engineering programs ranked in the top five last year. The College of Management ranked 35th nationally among best business programs. The internship and senior capstone programs were cited as “Programs to Look For.” Georgia Tech also ranked 47th on the “Great Schools, Great Prices” list. Schuster says the rankings are “very important because of the tone that they set and the influence that they have.” “I would say the [U.S. News & World Report] rankings reflect what most academics would view as a pretty informed assessment of the relative position of universities and departments across the country,” he says. “I also think you don’t want to make strategic decisions because you believe it’s going to Enrollment Hits Record High Georgia Tech’s total undergraduate and graduate enrollment has topped 19,400 for the first time. There are about 13,000 undergraduates — some 2,600 of them freshmen — and more than 6,400 graduate students enrolled this fall. Occupancy in campus housing also is at an all-time high, with 7,800 students in single housing and another 400 in family housing. The Hefner residence hall reopened this fall after being renovated. Harrison and Howell halls currently are closed for renovations. 16 Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine • Fall 2008
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