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Georgia Tech

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

Location Atlanta, GA

Population 4,000,000

Website https://www.gatech.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,260

Men / Women 60% / 40%

Asian 34%

White 33%

Hispanic 8%

International 8%

Black 7%

Mixed 4%

Native American 0%

From State 62%

From Region 6%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Engineering 44%

Computer Science 28%

Business & Economics 10%

Life & Natural Sciences 7%

Humanities & Social Sciences 5%

Physical Sciences & Math 4%

Arts 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,512

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,572

Est. In-State Cost $13,598

Est. Out-of-State Cost $44,722

10-Year ROI $407,000

ROI Percentile 100th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%

4-Year Graduation Rate 64%

6-Year Graduation Rate 94%

Transfer-Out Rate 4%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)

Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)

Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 13%

Yield (Unbound) 47%

Early Action 1 Oct 15

Early Action 2 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$1,380M	#2
Humanities & Social Sciences	$14M	#108
Life & Natural Sciences	$104M	#114

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	472	#2
Life & Natural Sciences	71	#229
Humanities & Social Sciences	20	#367

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required

Submitted Test Scores 100%

SAT Range 1410 – 1510

SAT Math Range 700 – 790

SAT RW Range 680 – 760

ACT Range 31 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Computing	1,282	73% / 27%	15%	$155,126		96%
Computational Media	76 —	33% / 67%	5%	$155,126	100	96%
Computer Science	1,206 —	76% / 24%	16%	$155,126	100	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Design	83	48% / 52%	2%	$72,448		95%
Architecture	57 —	40% / 60%	2%	$64,115	68	95%
Industrial Design	11 —	73% / 27%	0%	$125,345	99	95%
Music Technology	15 —	60% / 40%	7%	$65,323	70	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering	2,035	66% / 34%	11%	$105,777		96%
Aerospace Engineering	248 —	81% / 19%	8%	$101,967	97	96%
Biomedical Engineering	275 —	42% / 58%	8%	$102,958	98	96%
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	144 —	45% / 55%	12%	$101,692	97	98%
Civil Engineering	112 —	71% / 29%	8%	$91,461	94	95%
Computer Engineering	171 —	82% / 18%	18%	$131,153	99	98%
Electrical Engineering	151 —	83% / 17%	11%	$109,110	98	100%
Environmental Engineering	42 —	17% / 83%	7%	$86,952	92	93%
Industrial Engineering	343 —	53% / 47%	13%	$118,425	99	95%
Materials Science and Engineering	60 —	67% / 33%	13%	$89,572	93	89%
Mechanical Engineering	473 —	79% / 21%	14%	$98,607	97	96%
Nuclear and Radiological Engineering	16 —	50% / 50%	0%	$98,613	97	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Sciences	533	41% / 59%	7%	$78,113		94%
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$64,410	68	—
Chemistry	31 —	26% / 74%	3%	$69,620	77	—
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	16 —	25% / 75%	0%	$62,727	65	—
Mathematics	81 —	70% / 30%	23%	$119,657	99	100%
Physics & Applied Physics	58 —	79% / 21%	21%	$81,584	88	94%
Biochemistry	71 —	34% / 66%	0%	$71,357	79	89%
Biology	125 —	28% / 72%	3%	$66,658	72	93%
Environmental Science	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$59,908	59	—
Neuroscience	107 —	35% / 65%	0%	$66,957	73	—
Psychology	39 —	15% / 85%	3%	$81,352	88	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts	251	39% / 61%	5%	$84,697		91%
Economics	46 —	61% / 39%	15%	$115,501	99	—
Applied Language and Intercultural Studies	36 —	47% / 53%	6%	$71,656	80	—
History, Technology, and Society	11 —	45% / 55%	0%	$78,824	86	—
International Affairs	20 —	35% / 65%	0%	$77,679	85	89%
International/Globalization Studies	11 —	27% / 73%	9%	$78,332	86	—
Literature, Media, and Communication	54 —	37% / 63%	6%	$91,748	94	93%
Public Policy	30 —	10% / 90%	0%	$70,155	78	100%
Science, Technology and Society	43 —	35% / 65%	0%	$70,351	78	84%