The Georgia Tech College of Engineering reclaimed the No. 3 position among the nation’s undergraduate engineering programs in the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report .
The new list marks the second time in three years the College’s overall programs have ranked third, its best-ever position on the annual list.
It’s also the first time three specific engineering disciplines ranked first in a single year:
Ga Tech is obviously a fine school but the “best in major” methodology is a sham…a pure popularity contest - and that’s sad - because it’s not really measuring anything other than perception of names (done by two deans or senior faculty at other schools).
It’s like saying a Ferari is the best car - without ever looking under the hood or evaluating anything about it - other than it’s a big time name.
In this sense, so many students are misled or uneducated - and it’s sad.
I like rankings but when you dig deep, their assessment by department is hollow.
It’s more than just rankings. Follow the money. Georgia Tech is a leader with private corporate investments in scientific research for the work they do within these majors and fields as was written about by the WSJ in a recent article noted below. Quite remarkable actually. Try visiting the school sometime and do a deep dive by touring these various facilities and buildings. Don’t think you would conclude it’s “empty”.
Agree with @tsbna44 that the overall engineering rankings should be a good enough indicator for undergraduate study. It is pretty hard to understand what metric in the methodology caused them to go from #2 to #1 in the BME rankings or for that matter the role that Emory plays in this partnership.