Georgia Institute of Technology

According to the school, The Georgia Tech educational experience is distinctive because of the combination of high academic quality within a public, technologically oriented university. Georgia Tech offers the unparalleled educational quality of an Ivy League university with the potent blend of affordability and extracurricular programs such as Division I athletics offered at most large state schools. 

Academic excellence: The quality of the Georgia Tech educational experience is reflected in two critical ways: consistently strong rankings by national publications and a prestigious, highly regarded curriculum with a technological focus. Tech's industrial engineering program has been ranked number one for two decades. Georgia Tech is also renowned for providing a highly diverse educational environment. The Institute consistently ranks among the top universities in the country in the number of engineering degrees awarded to women, African Americans, and all underrepresented minorities. Tech's high-quality faculty is another key contributor to the Institute's educational environment. More than 90 per cent of faculty members hold Ph.D.s. Tech's prominent faculty are recognised worldwide for their excellent research and teaching skills. Outside the traditional classroom and lab settings, the cooperative education and internship programs help students lay the groundwork for a successful future. Upon graduation, approximately 70 per cent of Tech students have already accepted a job or been accepted to graduate school.

Research leadership: From its beginnings more than a century ago, the Georgia Institute of Technology has established a tradition of excellence in technological research and education. The Institute stands among the top ranks of U.S. research universities with a clear vision for leadership in providing a cutting-edge, technical education for the twenty-first century. Georgia Tech is one of the South's largest industrial and engineering research agencies. Research is conducted for industry and government by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, various academic schools and departments, and dozens of interdisciplinary research units on and off-campus. The Institute plays a leading role in the Georgia Research Alliance in Georgia precisely, a centrepiece of the state's economic development strategy. 

Campus atmosphere: Tech's solid academic work ethic is balanced by a collegiate atmosphere incorporating intercollegiate and intramural sports, campus traditions, and 400 student organisations. Alongside their academic achievements, Tech students are also active in the community, earning a well-rounded education through community service activities. To become even more effective in a rapidly diversifying world, Tech is aggressively recruiting underrepresented populations. Each year the number of minority and female students continues to grow, ensuring that Tech's students will be ready to thrive in the multicultural workforce. There is no doubt that Georgia Tech stands out as a distinctively different kind of university, eagerly encouraging and developing the revolutionary technologies of the twenty-first century. Georgia Tech is designing a future of global preeminence, leadership, and service with the extremely rich resources of an outstanding student body and faculty, strong partnerships with business, industry, and government, and support from alumni and friends.

The University is located on a 400-acre, urban campus in Atlanta (population: 447,481); branch campuses abroad in Europe and Asia. Served by air, bus, and train. School operates transportation to local transit stations.