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Georgia Tech

Georgia Institute of Technology
GeorgiaTechSeal.svg
Former name
Georgia School of Technology
Motto Progress and Service
Type Public
Space grant
Established October 13, 1885 (1885-10-13)
Affiliation University System of Georgia
Academic affiliation
AAU
SURA
ORAU
APLU
Endowment $1.844 billion (2016)
President G. P. "Bud" Peterson
Provost Rafael L. Bras
Dean John Stein
Academic staff
1,140 (Fall 2015)
Administrative staff
5,923 (Fall 2015)
Students 26,839 (Fall 2016)
Undergraduates 15,489 (Fall 2016)
Postgraduates 11,350 (Fall 2016)
Location Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
33°46′33″N 84°23′41″W / 33.77583°N 84.39472°W / 33.77583; -84.39472Coordinates: 33°46′33″N 84°23′41″W / 33.77583°N 84.39472°W / 33.77583; -84.39472
Campus Urban, 373 acres (1.51 km2)
Newspaper The Technique
Colors White, Georgia Tech Gold
         
Nickname Yellow Jackets
Mascot Buzz and Ramblin' Wreck
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – ACC
Website www.gatech.edu
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University rankings
National
ARWU 47
Forbes 89
U.S. News & World Report 34
Washington Monthly 16
Global
ARWU 93
QS 71
Times 33
U.S. News & World Report 66

The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, Tech, or GT) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It is a part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia; Metz, France; Athlone, Ireland; Shenzhen, China; and Singapore.

The educational institution was founded in 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the post-Civil War Southern United States. Initially, it offered only a degree in mechanical engineering. By 1901, its curriculum had expanded to include electrical, civil, and chemical engineering. In 1948, the school changed its name to reflect its evolution from a trade school to a larger and more capable technical institute and research university.

Today, Georgia Tech is organized into six colleges and contains about 31 departments/units, with emphasis on science and technology. It is well recognized for its degree programs in engineering, computing, business administration, the sciences, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech is ranked 7th among all public national universities in the United States and 34th among all colleges and universities in U.S. News & World Report rankings, Georgia Tech is also highly regarded internationally for its engineering and business programs, and has been ranked as the "smartest" public college in America (based on average standardized test scores).

Student athletics, both organized and intramural, are a part of student and alumni life. The school's intercollegiate competitive sports teams, the four-time football national champion Yellow Jackets, and the nationally recognized fight song "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech", have helped keep Georgia Tech in the national spotlight. Georgia Tech fields eight men's and seven women's teams that compete in the NCAA Division I athletics and the Football Bowl Subdivision. Georgia Tech is a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


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