Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus — Atlanta, United States

About Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

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.

Engineering
Computer science
Industrial and systems engineering
Online graduate programmes

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At a glance

Students: 56,715
International: 8%
Students per teacher: 17:1
Founded: 1885
Type: Public
Campus: Urban
Endowment: $3B
Motto: Progress and Service

Atlanta, United States33.749, -84.388

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Rankings

QSQS=142World · 2027Source
THETHE=41World · 2026Source
CWURCWUR#71World · 2026United States #36Source
ARWUARWU151-200World · 2026Source
NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#15United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
URAPURAP#166World · 2025United States #41Source

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Admissions & how to apply

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Pay the application fee ($75).

Application fee

Per application$75Source

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Costs & aid

International tuition$31,370per year · 2023

Fees$1,506
Room & board2023$12,760

US net price$12,028

What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.

<$30k$7,687
$30–48k$7,102
$48–75k$10,051
$75–110k$14,175
>$110k$18,187

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Programmes

125 programmes

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster’s · 3,194 graduates 2025
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, OtherMaster’s · 1,487 graduates 2025
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor’s · 1,401 graduates 2025
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s · 458 graduates 2025
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringMaster’s · 454 graduates 2025
Business Administration and Management, GeneralBachelor’s · 416 graduates 2025
Industrial EngineeringBachelor’s · 367 graduates 2025
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringBachelor’s · 309 graduates 2025
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, GeneralMaster’s · 307 graduates 2025
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information AssuranceMaster’s · 299 graduates 2025
Mechanical EngineeringMaster’s · 256 graduates 2025
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, GeneralBachelor’s · 254 graduates 2025

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Outcomes

Admit rate: 14.1%
SAT average: 1480
ACT middle: 32
Graduate in 4 years: 65.5%
Graduate in 6 years: 93.7%
Return after year one: 98.1%
Pell grant students: 16.8%
Students with federal loans: 16.4%
Median debt: $19,500

Median earnings after starting

1 year$83,689
6 years$95,424
10 years$114,210

Student body

Women39%
Men61%

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