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As of Spring 2025, the program has 16,609 enrolled students. [1] It admits all applicants deemed to possess a reasonable chance of success—about 74% of the approximately 50,000 applicants to date—which is significantly higher than the university’s on-campus graduate admissions rate. [10]
Georgia Tech's College of Computing traces its roots to the establishment of an Information Science degree program established in 1964. In 1963, a group of faculty members led by Dr. Vladimir Slamecka and that included Dr. Vernon Crawford, Dr. Nordiar Waldemar Ziegler, and Dr. William Atchison, noticed an interdisciplinary connection among library science, mathematics, and computer technology.
In 2006, the Klaus Advanced Computing Building, donated by Georgia Tech alum Chris Klaus, was completed to provide additional offices, laboratories, and classrooms for the College of Computing. [8] All of the School of Computer Science personnel have since moved to the second and third floor of the Klaus Building. [9]
The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, GT, and simply Tech or the Institute) [9] is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. [10]
The growth of the School of Computing at the University of Georgia has been remarkable since its inception. Established in 1984 by eight faculty members, the UGA computer science department has evolved into the comprehensive School of Computing, serving as a hub for over 4,600 alumni and a destination for aspiring students in the ever-expanding field of computer science.
In 2000, the building was financed by a $15 million donation from successful internet entrepreneur and former Georgia Tech student Chris Klaus. [1] [2] Klaus was a founder of both Kaneva and Internet Security Systems. [3] At the time of Klaus' contribution, it was the fifth-largest contribution by an individual in Georgia Tech's history. [1]
Georgia Tech had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January 1964 and had operated as an Independent until 1975 when Georgia Tech joined the Metro Conference. Georgia Tech was admitted to the ACC on April 3, 1978. The ACC has expanded from 8 to 12 members since that time. [191] [192] The institute celebrated its centennial in 1985.
Director of the GVU Center (Georgia Tech); professor of School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech; former manager of the Ubiquitous Computing group at PARC [203] Chaim Gingold: 2003 Noted for his work with Spore [204] D. Richard Hipp: 1984 Architect and primary author of SQLite [205] Ed Iacobucci: 1975