Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing

College of Computing
TypePublic college
Established1964/1988[1]
Parent institution
Georgia Institute of Technology
DeanVivek Sarkar[2]
Academic staff
120[3]
Undergraduates3,659[4]
Postgraduates13,329[4]
Location
Atlanta
,
Georgia
,
United States

33°46′39″N 84°23′51″W / 33.77747°N 84.39738°W / 33.77747; -84.39738
Websitewww.cc.gatech.edu

The College of Computing is a college of the Georgia Institute of Technology, a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia. It is divided into four schools: the School of Computer Science, the School of Interactive Computing, the School of Computational Science & Engineering, and the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy. The College of Computing's programs are consistently ranked among the top 10 computing programs in the nation.[5] In 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Computer Science graduate program #6 in the U.S.[6] In 2016, Times Higher Education and the Wall Street Journal ranked the College #5 in the world.[7]

The College of Computing has its roots in the creation of an interdisciplinary Master of Science in Information Science at Georgia Tech in 1964.[1] The college still emphasizes an interdisciplinary focus in the structure of its degree programs, among which is a Bachelor of Science in Computational Media that is offered jointly with Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Media, and Communication in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

  1. ^ a b "History". Georgia Tech College of Computing. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2007.
  2. ^ "Vivek Sarkar Named Dean of Georgia Tech's College of Computing | College of Computing". Georgia Institute of Technology. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "COC: Facts at a Glance, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved March 28, 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b "Fact Book".
  5. ^ "Rankings". Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Best Grad Schools: Computer Science: US News Graduate Schools" (Press release). U.S. News & World Report. April 11, 2022. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "World University Rankings 2016-2017 by Subject: Computer Science" (Press release). Times Higher Education/Wall Street Journal. September 27, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2017.