Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly called Georgia Tech) is one of the best ranked institutions in the world. It is a part of the University System of Georgia. Undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered in the Colleges of Architecture, Management, Engineering, Computing, Sciences, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

Georgia Tech is consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report's listing of America's top ten public universities. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

University Rankings:

- According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009, Georgia Tech is placed 101-151st among the world's best institutions.

- Rated 4th Best Engineering Graduate Programs in the nation (US News 2010). It is also placed highly in the following specialties: Industrial / Manufacturing (1st), Biomedical Engineering (2nd), Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical (4th), Civil (6th), Electrical (6th), Environmental (6th), Computer Engineering (7th), Mechanical (7th), Materials (8th), Nuclear (9th), Chemical Engineering (13th).

- 8th globally in Engineering/Technology and Computer Science programs (ARWU 2009).

- According to the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education 2009, it is placed 1st in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to African American students; 1st in engineering doctoral degrees awarded to African American students; 2nd in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to all categories of minority students; 2nd in engineering master's degrees awarded to African American students; 2nd in architecture master's degrees awarded to African American students; 2nd in engineering doctoral degrees awarded to Hispanic students.

- Placed among the world top 100 institutions by THE-QS Rankings, it is rated 97th in 2007, 83rd in 2008, 86th in 2009.

- Rated 7th among public universities, and 35th among all universities (USNWR 2008).

- 29th in the Business Week Ranking of US Top 30 Full Time MBA Programs (2008).

- In the 2008 U.S. News & World Report Rankings, the Graduate Computer Science program is ranked 9th nationally, Artificial Intelligence program ranked 7th, Systems program ranked 10th, Theory ranked 9th.

- 69th among the World Best 100 MBA Programs by Beyond Grey Pinstripes (2007).

- According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index 2007, Georgia Tech is rated 1st in Materials Science & Engineering, 3rd in Architecture, 3rd in Information Technology/Information Systems, 8th in Engineering Mechanics, 9th in Engineering (various disciplines), 10th in Systems Engineering.

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