Atlanta/Georgia Tech
Big city, great university
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's top research universities, distinguished by its commitment to improving the human condition through advanced science and technology.
More than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive a focused, technologically based education at Georgia Tech.
Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Institute offers many nationally recognized, top-ranked programs. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in the Colleges of Architecture, Engineering, Sciences, Computing, Management, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Georgia Tech consistently ranks among U.S. News & World Report's top 10 public universities in the United States. In a world that increasingly turns to technology for solutions, Georgia Tech is using innovative teaching and advanced research to define the technological university of the 21st century.
Georgia Tech's campus occupies 400 acres straddling Midtown and Westside, two of the most historic and dyanmic neighborhoods in the 4 million population metro Atlanta area. Students at Tech enjoy all of the cultural, social, commercial, and educational benefits that a major city can provide. Within a mile of campus, for example, are:
- Atlantic Station, a brand new city within a city, featuring homes, offices, hotels, shopping, dining, and entertainment.
- The Woodruff Arts Center, with its resident Atlanta Symphony, top-caliber drama at the Alliance Theatre, and the renowned High Museum of Art.
- The world headquarters of Coca-Cola.
- the Georiga Aquarium, the world's largest.
- the Marta subway with its direct connection to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest.
Georgia Tech students may take advantage of cross-registration and other cooperative opportunities at a wide variety of educational and research institutions, including:
- Emory University.
- Georgia State University.
- Morehouse College.
- Spelman College.
- Oglethorpe University.
- The University of Georgia (in nearby Athens).
- Many state and U.S. government agencies.
- Many national and local consulting firms.