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Georgia Tech

Basic Information

Type Public

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%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Engineering 44%

Computer Science & Math 30%

Business & Economics 10%

Life & Natural Sciences 9%

Humanities & Social Sciences 5%

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 (84th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 244 (45th pctl)

Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 13%

Yield (Unbound) 47%

Early Action Oct 15

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	#233
Humanities & Social Sciences	20	#369

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_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 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Computing	1,282	73% / 27%	15%	$178,889
Computational Media	76 —	33% / 67%	5%	$178,889
Computer Science	1,206 —	76% / 24%	16%	$178,889

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Design	83	48% / 52%	2%	$82,739
Architecture	57 —	40% / 60%	2%	$73,769
Industrial Design	11 —	73% / 27%	0%	$129,222
Music Technology	15 —	60% / 40%	7%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Engineering	2,035	66% / 34%	11%	$114,073
Aerospace Engineering	248 —	81% / 19%	8%	$115,740
Biomedical Engineering	275 —	42% / 58%	8%	$106,142
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	144 —	45% / 55%	12%	$104,837
Civil Engineering	112 —	71% / 29%	8%	$95,670
Computer Engineering	171 —	82% / 18%	18%	$135,209
Electrical Engineering	151 —	83% / 17%	11%	$132,380
Environmental Engineering	42 —	17% / 83%	7%	$89,641
Industrial Engineering	343 —	53% / 47%	13%	$122,088
Materials Science and Engineering	60 —	67% / 33%	13%	$92,342
Mechanical Engineering	473 —	79% / 21%	14%	$111,031
Nuclear and Radiological Engineering	16 —	50% / 50%	0%	$101,663

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Sciences	533	41% / 59%	7%	$73,587
Mathematics	81 —	70% / 30%	23%	—
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	—
Biochemistry	71 —	34% / 66%	0%	$73,564
Biology	125 —	28% / 72%	3%	$68,720
Chemistry	31 —	26% / 74%	3%	—
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	16 —	25% / 75%	0%	—
Environmental Science	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Neuroscience	107 —	35% / 65%	0%	—
Physics & Applied Physics	58 —	79% / 21%	21%	$84,107
Psychology	39 —	15% / 85%	3%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts	251	39% / 61%	5%	$84,807
Economics	46 —	61% / 39%	15%	—
Applied Language and Intercultural Studies	36 —	47% / 53%	6%	—
History, Technology, and Society	11 —	45% / 55%	0%	—
International Affairs	20 —	35% / 65%	0%	—
International/Globalization Studies	11 —	27% / 73%	9%	—
Literature, Media, and Communication	54 —	37% / 63%	6%	$94,586
Public Policy	30 —	10% / 90%	0%	—
Science, Technology and Society	43 —	35% / 65%	0%	$72,527