Something truly extraordinary happened this year — something deeply inspiring that I know you’ll appreciate as much as I do. Back in 1957, a young man from Birmingham, Alabama, by the name of John Durstine graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering. He went on to Harvard Business School for his MBA and then took a job at the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan,… read more

This year, we welcomed our largest-ever first-year class of about 4,050 new students. It is incredible how we’ve managed to make room for so many more students — and yet, we still can’t keep up with the surge in demand. Indeed, in six years, we have expanded our first-year class by about 33%, yet our applications have risen by 82% (this year, we received a record 67,000 applications). Add to… read more

Our Interdisciplinary Research Institutes bring together researchers from all seven Colleges and the Georgia Tech Research Institute to advance innovation and technology in sectors of strategic importance — think bioengineering, energy, nanoscience, renewable materials, and others — in concert with our government and industry partners. This summer, we launched two more: the Institute for… read more