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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Overview

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Atlanta makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Known For?

3,934 Undergraduate Awards
$39,708 Avg Cost After Aid
21% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at Georgia Tech is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Georgia Tech.
  • In 2017-2018, 89% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Georgia Tech bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $79,100 a year. That's about 94% more than their peers at other schools.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Rankings

We have ranked Georgia Tech as #48 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. Georgia Tech also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Georgia ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Georgia Tech has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#31 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#36 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#55 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Georgia Tech.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Radio, TV & Digital Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best History Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#28 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Georgia Tech has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#10 Best Communication & Journalism Schools College Factual
#21 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools College Factual
#25 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools College Factual
#35 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#52 Best Business Schools Business Degree Central
#54 Best Psychology Schools College Factual

Where Is Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus?

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Contact details for Georgia Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 225 North Ave, Atlanta, GA 30332-0530
Phone: 404-894-2000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgiatech
Twitter: https://twitter.com/georgiatech

How Do I Get Into Georgia Tech?

You can apply to Georgia Tech online at: www.admission.gatech.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Georgia Tech

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Georgia Tech?

21% Acceptance Rate
42% Of Accepted Are Women
71% Submit SAT Scores
If you plan to apply to Georgia Tech, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 21%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 18%, and the acceptance rate for women is 27%.

Average Test Scores

About 71% of students accepted to Georgia Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 740. Math scores were between 700 and 790.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus  ( 670 to 740 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus  ( 700 to 790 )
200
800
Georgia Tech received ACT scores from 51% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 35. Math scores were between 29 and 35. Composite scores were between 31 and 35.

ACT English Scores for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus  ( 31 to 35 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus  ( 29 to 35 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus  ( 31 to 35 )
1
36

Can I Afford Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus?

$39,708 Net Price
22% Take Out Loans
1.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Georgia Tech is $39,708. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Georgia Tech, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $7,108 a year. That adds up to $28,432 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Georgia Tech is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

14,485 Full-Time Undergraduates
40% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 16,561 undergraduate students at Georgia Tech, with 14,485 being full-time and 2,076 being part-time.

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There are also 23,210 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,485 full-time undergraduates at Georgia Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,593
Black or African American 1,049
Hispanic or Latino 1,073
White 6,424
International Students 1,440
Other Races/Ethnicities 906

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 126 countries are represented at Georgia Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

14,332 Took All Classes Online
36,027 Took At Least One Class Online
31.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 36,027 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Georgia Tech has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Georgia Tech

The following table shows how Georgia Tech is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Engineering Mechanics #1 #1
Operations Research #4 #4
Manufacturing Engineering #13 #17
Environmental Engineering #13 #13
Quality Control Technology #25 #31
Systems Engineering #25 #25
Computer Science #28 #40
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering #46 #46
Industrial Engineering #49 #57
Electrical Engineering #58 #67
Mechanical Engineering #61 #67

Online Growth Rankings of Georgia Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus was 31.8%. This is the #853 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Georgia Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Information Systems 706 1,605 42 2,353
Mechanical Engineering 572 226 44 842
Business Administration & Management 339 339 14 692
Electrical Engineering 197 395 83 675
Industrial Engineering 395 65 13 473
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 197 141 30 368
Biomedical Engineering 246 50 51 347
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 302 0 302
Civil Engineering 140 73 25 238
Chemical Engineering 193 17 22 232
Computer Engineering 187 0 0 187
Materials Engineering 99 32 34 165
Computer Science 0 152 8 160
General Biology 79 6 7 92
Physics 52 13 22 87
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 82 4 86
Mathematics 37 20 13 70
Environmental Engineering 34 24 10 68
Applied Mathematics 2 61 5 68
Design & Applied Arts 41 22 0 63
Information Technology 0 61 0 61
Chemistry 32 7 17 56
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 44 10 54
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 43 10 1 54
Economics 25 22 2 49
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 46 0 0 46
Urban & Regional Planning 0 41 4 45
Operations Research 0 36 8 44
Child Development & Psychology 25 7 12 44
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 43 0 0 43
Science, Technology & Society 40 0 0 40
International Relations & National Security 24 15 1 40
Public Policy 20 13 6 39
General Architecture 32 0 5 37
Systems Engineering 0 35 0 35
Nuclear Engineering 19 8 6 33
Earth Systems Science 12 6 11 29
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 28 0 0 28
Statistics 0 28 0 28
Real Estate Development 0 23 0 23
Computer Software & Applications 7 13 1 21
Quality Control Technology 0 20 0 20
History 12 4 2 18
Manufacturing Engineering 0 17 0 17
Geography & Cartography 0 12 0 12
Public Health 0 11 0 11
Sustainability Science 0 11 0 11
Robotics Engineering 0 0 10 10
International Studies 10 0 0 10
Engineering Mechanics 0 4 0 4
Information Science 0 0 3 3
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 1 1
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0
Textile Engineering 0 0 0 0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,934 4,073 527 8,534

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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