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Type | Public |
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Established | October 13, 1885[1] |
Endowment | $67,635,999 [2] |
Chair | Samuel Graham |
Academic staff | 92[2] |
Administrative staff | 55[2] |
Students | 2488[2] |
Undergraduates | 1765[2] |
Postgraduates | 723[2] |
Location | , , United States 33°46′37″N 84°24′02″W / 33.77694°N 84.40056°W |
Campus | Urban |
Website | http://www.me.gatech.edu |
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is the oldest and second largest department in the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[3] The school offers degree programs in mechanical engineering and nuclear and radiological engineering that are accredited by ABET.[4] In its 2019 ranking list, U.S. News & World Report placed the school ranks 2nd in undergraduate mechanical engineering, 5th in graduate mechanical engineering, and 9th in graduate nuclear and radiological engineering.[2]
The school took its present name in 1985, honoring George W. Woodruff (class of 1917), a major benefactor.[5]
The school is the only academic institution to be recognized as a Mechanical Engineering Heritage Site by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.[6]