Virginia Tech's computer science graduate program was among Computerworld's "Top 10 IT Schools to Watch." The interdisciplinary strength of the graduate program was a key reason cited for Virginia Tech's selection. Rounding out the top 10 list were:

• Carnegie-Mellon University
• Georgia State University
• Indiana University-Bloomington
• Northeastern University
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Stanford University
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Virginia
• Polytechnic University
   

You can read the full story in the August, 2008 issue of Computerworld.

The Department of Computer Science is part of Virginia Tech's College of Engineering. Its graduate Engineering program has been rated consistently among the first 25 in the US, among all public and private universities.