For the eighth consecutive year and the ninth time in the past decade, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Georgia Tech as one of the top 10 public universities in the nation.

Tech moved up to the eighth spot from ninth last year among the nation's top public universities for undergraduates. The Institute was ranked 38th among all universities, down one slot from last year when it jumped up four slots from the previous year.

"Our desire to excel has consistently placed Georgia Tech among the top national universities over the last decade," said President Wayne Clough. "This recognition reflects the high quality of our programs, faculty and students. In particular I'm proud that our undergraduate research program was named as an outstanding example of academic programs that lead to student success."

The College of Engineering, which is the nation's largest, held steady with a sixth-place ranking and the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering was ranked No. 1 for the 16th consecutive year. Three other College of Engineering programs ranked in the top five: Aerospace ranked second, biomedical placed fourth and civil ranked third.

"Our engineering programs continue to be recognized as the best," Clough said. "The consistency of the rankings of the individual engineering programs bodes well for our continued success."

Tech alumni continue to be some of the most generous. The percentage of Tech graduates contributing to the Institute is the highest among any public university ranked in the Top 50.

Georgia Tech's internships and cooperative education program was ranked one of the 12 "Academic Programs to Look For" under internships and co-ops. Also Tech was selected as one of 35 outstanding examples of undergraduate research opportunities among "Academic Programs to Look For" under undergraduate research/creative projects.

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