	Georgia Institute of Technology 2016 University Academic Rankings
The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, Tech, or GT) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It is a part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia; Metz, France; Athlone, Ireland; Shanghai, China; and Singapore. The educational institution was founded in 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the post-Civil War Southern United States. Initially, it offered only a degree in mechanical engineering. By 1901, its curriculum had expanded to include electrical, civil, and chemical engineering. In 1948, the school changed its name to reflect its evolution from a trade school to a larger and more capable technical institute and research university. Today, Georgia Tech is organized into six colleges and contains about 31 departments/units, with emphasis on science and technology. It is well recognized for its degree programs in engineering, computing, business administration, the sciences, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech is ranked 7th among all public national universities in the United States and 36th among all colleges and universities U.S. News & World Report rankings, and Georgia Tech is also highly regarded internationally for its engineering and business programs. Georgia Tech's main campus occupies part of Midtown Atlanta, bordered by 10th Street to the north and by North Avenue to the south, placing it well in sight of the Atlanta skyline. The campus was the site of the athletes' village and a venue for a number of athletic events for the 1996 Summer Olympics. The construction of the Olympic village, along with subsequent gentrification of the surrounding areas, enhanced the campus. Student athletics, both organized and intramural, are a part of student and alumni life. The school's intercollegiate competitive sports teams, the four-time football national champion Yellow Jackets, and the nationally recognized fight song "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech", have helped keep Georgia Tech in the national spotlight. Georgia Tech fields eight men's and seven women's teams that compete in the NCAA Division I athletics and the Football Bowl Subdivision. Georgia Tech is a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference. History \| Establishment The idea of a technology school in Georgia was introduced in 1865 during the Reconstruction period. Two former Confederate officers, Major John Fletcher Hanson (an industrialist) and Nathaniel Edwin Harris (a politician and eventually Governor of Georgia), who had become prominent citizens in the town of Macon, Georgia after the Civil War, strongly believed that the South needed to improve its technology to compete with the industrial revolution that was occurring throughout the North. However, because the American South of that era was mainly populated by agricultural workers and few technical developments were occurring, a technology school was needed. In 1882, the Georgia State Legislature authorized a committee, led by Harris, to visit the Northeast to see firsthand how technology schools worked. They were impressed by the polytechnic educational models developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Science (now Worcester Polytechnic Institute). The committee recommended adapting the Worcester model, which stressed a combination of "theory and practice", the "practice" component including student employment and production of consumer items to generate revenue for the school. On October 13, 1885, Georgia Governor Henry D. McDaniel signed the bill to create and fund the new school. In 1887, Atlanta pioneer Richard Peters donated to the state 4 acres (1.6 ha) of the site of a failed garde ... [more on wikipedia]

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Georgia Institute of Technology Details

Georgia Institute of Technology Details
detail	value
state	Georgia
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
public	Public
scores	2145/1430/32
level	Elite
rank	[6
overall ROI rank	[1
size	medium
undergrads	14682
grads	8427
price	44052
drop	19
stem	78
research	653
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Georgia Institute of Technology?

1. number 6 for Academics.

2. number 1 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Georgia Institute of Technology?

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2. University of California-Berkeley

3. Carnegie Mellon University

4. Cornell University

5. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

6. California Institute of Technology

7. Harvey Mudd College

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Georgia Institute of Technology National Academic Rankings

Georgia Institute of Technology National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	6	23	3	12	6	4	8	1	1
All	6	23	3	12	6	4	8	1	1
All Nonivy	3	17	3	7	3	2	8	1	1
Div1	4	12	1	9	4	3	4	1	1
Div1 Nonivy	1	6	1	4	1	1	4	1	1
Div1 Public	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1
Public	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1
Power5	1	5	1	4	1	1	4	1	1
Stem High	3	5	3	2	2	2	3	1	1
Stem Low	5	17	3	9	4	4	8	1	1
Atlantic Coast Conference	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
South East Region	2	4	1	3	1	1	3	1	1
State of Georgia	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Top Ten Top250	6	23	3	12	6	4	8	1	1
Top Ten All	7	10	3	9	6	4	7	1	3
Top Ten All Nonivy	4	9	3	7	3	2	5	1	1
Top Ten Div1	4	10	1	9	4	3	4	1	1
Top Ten Div1 Nonivy	1	6	1	4	1	1	5	1	1
Top Ten Div1 Public	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Top Ten Public	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Top Ten Power5	1	5	1	4	1	1	3	1	1
Top Ten Stem High	3	5	3	2	2	2	3	1	1
Top Ten Stem Low	7	10	3	9	4	4	6	1	3
Top Ten Atlantic Coast Conference	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Top Ten South East Region	2	4	1	3	1	1	3	1	1
Top Ten State of Georgia	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Georgia Institute of Technology Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Georgia Institute of Technology
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
88.72	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
83.61	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
82.67	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
79.82	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
75.88	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
73.78	California Institute of Technology	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	1	5
73.70	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
73.49	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
72.80	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
72.00	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
71.91	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
70.03	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
69.85	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
69.78	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
69.68	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
69.15	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
68.71	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
68.59	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
68.46	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
67.98	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
67.70	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
67.07	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Georgia Institute of Technology Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Institute of Technology Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Georgia Institute of Technology
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.19	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
96.57	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
95.73	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	New England Football Conferenc...	Private	Elite	5	2
95.36	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
94.96	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
94.91	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
94.21	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
93.91	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
93.10	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
93.00	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
92.98	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
92.96	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
92.69	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
91.87	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
91.82	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
91.69	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53
91.51	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
91.50	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
89.99	California Institute of Technology	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	1	5
89.65	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
89.33	University of Southern California	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	22	81
85.64	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
85.18	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
84.40	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
84.29	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
83.64	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
82.65	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
81.55	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
73.26	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31

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