# Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1885
- Official website: http://www.gatech.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/georgia-institute-of-technology-72c8eb2c

## Summary

Georgia Tech was created by the Georgia legislature in 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology, part of an effort to industrialise the post-Civil War South, and held its first classes in 1888. It was renamed the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1948. It is a public research university in midtown Atlanta, with a large share of its students in engineering and computing and a fast-growing online graduate programme.

## Key facts

- rank: =142 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- tuition: $31,370 (per year, 2023)
- admission: 14.1% (2024)

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.gatech.edu/)
- [Admissions](https://admission.gatech.edu/)
- [Financial aid](https://finaid.gatech.edu/)
- [Reference](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip)
- [Common Data Set 2025-26: 56,715 total students](https://irp.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/CDS/CDS_2025-2026_FINAL_R4_03JUN2026.pdf)
- [Cross-check: founding 1885, motto, public status](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tech)

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