Georgia Tech

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,446
Men / Women 60% / 40%
From State 62%
From Region 6%
Athletes 449 (2.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 34%
White 34%
Hispanic 9%
Black 8%
International 8%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Computing 1,401 73% 22% 50% 4% 5% 14% $152,220 100 +0.80 100 96% 14% 1450 1560
Computer Science 1,401 — 73% 22% 50% 4% 5% 14% $152,220 82 +0.80 100 96% — 14% 1450 1560
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Design 80 48% 38% 26% 8% 10% 14% $78,249 67 +1.28 81 95%
Architecture 56 — 36% 34% 34% 5% 11% 12% $70,579 64 +0.29 71 95% — 15% — —
Industrial Design 12 — 92% 75% 0% 17% 8% 0% $126,065 100 +5.13 99 95% — 22% — —
Music Technology 12 — 58% 17% 17% 8% 8% 33% $66,229 100 +2.09 64 — — 22% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 2,042 64% 43% 25% 6% 8% 11% $114,098 98 +0.84 98 97% 1380 1530
Aerospace Engineering 254 — 77% 50% 25% 4% 9% 6% $106,175 78 +0.47 97 100% — 10% 1380 1530
Biomedical Engineering 309 — 38% 39% 30% 9% 9% 7% $110,769 89 +1.03 98 94% — 15% 1380 1530
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 155 — 49% 43% 24% 6% 5% 15% $112,763 76 +0.74 98 98% — 15% 1380 1530
Civil Engineering 110 — 58% 44% 14% 12% 15% 10% $95,874 74 +0.51 93 98% — 12% 1380 1530
Computer Engineering 132 — 86% 30% 36% 5% 4% 17% $137,016 88 +0.94 100 98% — 8% 1380 1530
Electrical Engineering 137 — 77% 34% 28% 8% 13% 12% $120,701 70 +0.17 99 98% — 8% 1380 1530
Environmental Engineering 47 — 38% 51% 6% 4% 19% 4% $91,961 86 +0.90 91 97% — 19% 1380 1530
Industrial Engineering 367 — 55% 44% 30% 4% 5% 13% $131,508 88 +1.15 99 94% — 22% 1380 1530
Materials Science and Engineering 55 — 64% 44% 20% 5% 5% 15% $105,144 90 +1.20 96 90% — 19% 1380 1530
Mechanical Engineering 458 — 78% 47% 21% 7% 9% 11% $106,161 86 +0.87 97 97% — 8% 1380 1530
Nuclear and Radiological Engineering 18 — 83% 72% 0% 11% 11% 0% $119,749 82 +1.33 99 92% — 17% 1380 1530
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences 569 40% 44% 30% 7% 8% 7% $83,571 81 +0.87 85 94%
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,167 91 +1.18 81 — — 27% — —
Chemistry 32 — 31% 47% 19% 9% 6% 9% $78,199 81 +0.64 81 — — 16% — —
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 9 — 56% 56% 11% 11% 0% 11% $78,473 92 +1.21 81 — — — — —
Geophysics and Seismology 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $78,566 92 +1.22 81 — — — — —
Mathematics 94 — 78% 37% 40% 1% 5% 13% $119,694 89 +1.30 99 100% — 14% — —
Physics & Applied Physics 63 — 63% 57% 13% 2% 13% 16% $81,892 46 -0.12 84 94% — 13% — —
Biochemistry 62 — 31% 40% 31% 6% 11% 6% $71,774 52 +0.03 73 89% — 20% — —
Biology 126 — 28% 37% 30% 12% 10% 4% $71,515 76 +0.59 73 94% — 18% — —
Neuroscience 107 — 30% 37% 45% 7% 5% 3% $72,470 75 +0.48 74 — — 25% — —
Environmental Science 11 — 18% 64% 18% 9% 9% 0% $69,913 92 +1.41 70 — — 14% — —
Psychology 56 — 11% 59% 14% 9% 12% 2% $93,629 99 +3.54 92 90% — 15% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts 364 39% 45% 28% 10% 8% 5% $101,996 95 +1.71 95 95%
Computational Media 69 — 29% 32% 42% 7% 9% 10% $152,220 99 +2.61 100 96% — 18% 1450 1560
Economics 54 — 72% 39% 28% 6% 7% 13% $125,222 86 +1.02 99 — — 15% 1330 1480
Applied Language and Intercultural Studies 35 — 43% 60% 11% 9% 9% 3% $67,008 82 +0.80 65 — — — 1330 1480
History, Technology, and Society 17 — 59% 47% 12% 24% 6% 12% $73,514 93 +1.62 76 — — 18% 1330 1480
Science, Technology and Society 49 — 33% 53% 12% 20% 12% 0% $73,199 83 +0.89 75 92% — — 1330 1480
International Affairs 32 — 9% 44% 28% 3% 16% 0% $78,145 69 +0.28 81 89% — 24% 1330 1480
International/Globalization Studies 12 — 50% 33% 50% 0% 0% 0% $86,313 92 +0.71 88 — — — 1330 1480
Literature, Media, and Communication 64 — 44% 39% 41% 9% 3% 3% $107,618 100 +4.27 97 98% — — 1330 1480
Public Policy 32 — 16% 66% 12% 12% 6% 0% $70,500 49 -0.13 71 100% — 25% 1330 1480
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Scheller College of Business 416 53% 46% 31% 9% 6% 3% $105,604 96 +1.46 96 96% 15%
Business Administration 416 — 53% 46% 31% 9% 6% 3% $105,604 91 +1.46 96 96% — 15% — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,883
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $35,692
Est. In-State Cost $14,078
Est. Out-of-State Cost $46,171
ROI Percentile 99th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 94%
Transfer-Out Rate 4%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 41.9% 2,042 64% 43% 25% 6% 8% 11% $114,098 89 +0.84 98 97% —
Computer Science 30.2% 1,470 71% 22% 50% 4% 5% 14% $152,220 89 +0.88 100 96% —
Business & Economics 9.6% 470 55% 45% 31% 9% 6% 4% $107,858 90 +1.41 97 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.1% 295 29% 38% 36% 9% 8% 4% $71,916 70 +0.43 73 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 207 64% 47% 26% 3% 8% 13% $98,188 84 +0.76 94 98% —
Social Sciences 4.0% 196 24% 49% 27% 8% 8% 2% $91,445 99 +2.48 91 94% —
Humanities 2.1% 101 41% 54% 12% 17% 10% 3% $71,107 95 +0.98 72 92% —
Arts 1.6% 80 48% 38% 26% 8% 10% 14% $78,249 100 +1.28 81 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.2% 11 18% 64% 18% 9% 9% 0% $69,913 89 +1.41 70 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $1,134M #2 81% $50.1M 361 #2 2,296 192
Computer Science $235M #2 86% $5.5M 76 #5 669 20
Physical Sciences & Math $69.6M #51 57% $1.4M 81 #36 530 100
Life & Natural Sciences $28.2M #111 55% $0.9M 21 #100 169 23
Humanities & Social Sciences $20.3M #102 57% $1.3M 22 #173 149 16
Education $15.5M #36 72% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $11.0M #134 64% $3.5M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $4.5M #95 0% $0.1M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.3M #269 15% $0.0M 11 #118 23 1
Total $1,519M #13 80% $62.8M 572 #30 3,836 352

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $70.5M $42.7M $27.8M
Track & Field (combined) 104 $169K $1.4M -$1.2M
Baseball 46 $1.1M $3.8M -$2.7M
Swimming & Diving 35 $239K $1.2M -$983K
Basketball 15 $14.5M $12.0M $2.5M
Tennis 10 $118K $820K -$702K
Golf 8 $171K $2.0M -$1.8M
Total 275 $86.8M $63.9M $22.9M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 141 $326K $1.7M -$1.3M
Swimming & Diving 37 $247K $1.4M -$1.1M
Basketball 28 $1.2M $6.7M -$5.4M
Softball 25 $332K $1.9M -$1.6M
Volleyball 21 $519K $2.5M -$1.9M
Tennis 9 $174K $1.0M -$868K
Total 174 $2.8M $15.1M -$12.3M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 245 $495K $3.0M -$2.5M
Football 120 $70.5M $42.7M $27.8M
Swimming & Diving 72 $487K $2.6M -$2.1M
Baseball 46 $1.1M $3.8M -$2.7M
Basketball 43 $15.8M $18.7M -$2.9M
Softball 25 $332K $1.9M -$1.6M
Volleyball 21 $519K $2.5M -$1.9M
Tennis 19 $293K $1.9M -$1.6M
Golf 8 $171K $2.0M -$1.8M
Total 449 $140.4M $140.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 12.8%
Yield (non-ED) 46%
Early Action 1 Oct 15
Early Action 2 Nov 2
Regular Decision Jan 6

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 30% 10% 7%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1370 – 1530
SAT Math Range 700 – 790
SAT RW Range 680 – 760