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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia · Large city

#1 for grad earnings in Georgia#1 graduation rate in Georgia#2 most selective in Georgia
14.1%
Admit rate
$12,116
Avg net price
94%
Graduation rate
$102,772
Median earnings

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Atlanta, Georgia (large city setting), enrolling 18,785 undergraduates.

PublicLarge · 18,785 undergradsLarge cityHighly selective · 14% admitNCAA Division I-FBS · Atlantic Coast Conference

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's admitted students.

Admit rate
14.1%
SAT (mid 50%)
1370–1540
Avg GPA
4.14

Enter a test score to see where you land against Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. For thousands of years prior to the arrival of European settlers in North Georgia, the indigenous Creek people, Cherokee people, and their ancestors inhabited the area. Atlanta has drawn residents from many other parts of the U.S., in addition to many recent immigrants to the U.S. who have made the metropolitan area their home, establishing Atlanta as the cultural and economic hub of an increasingly multi-cultural metropolitan area. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
2 miles to Atlanta, GA
To the ocean
222 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to DeKalb Peachtree (PDK)

How Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus compares

Selectivity14.1%

More selective than 96% · #2 most selective of 46 in Georgia

SAT average1480

Higher than 95%

Graduation rate94%

Higher than 98% · #1 of 54 in Georgia

First-year retention98%

Higher than 96%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$102,772

Higher than 98% · #1 of 54 in Georgia

Average net price$12,116

Cheaper than 84% · #11 cheapest of 54 in Georgia

Median debt at graduation$21,672

Lower than 61%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment18,785

Larger than 94%

Percentiles compare Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Georgia.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

51,557students
  • Undergraduate18,78536%
  • Graduate32,77264%

Undergraduates by gender

18,785undergrads
  • Women7,08938%
  • Men11,69662%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White35%
  • Black8.3%
  • Hispanic8.6%
  • Asian35%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
18,785
Graduate enrollment
32,772
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
14%
First-generation students
15%
Students over 25
2%
Median family income
$71,161
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$138,537
Endowment
$3,166,993,332

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 3,763 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Georgia58%
  • Other U.S. states34%
  • International7.6%

A regional draw: about 58% of first-years come from Georgia, the rest from elsewhere.

8% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
14.1%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1370–1540
SAT average
1480
SAT reading
680–750
SAT math
690–790
ACT composite
30–34
Average GPA
4.14weighted

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,058
Out-of-state tuition
$34,484
Room & board
$13,608
Books & supplies
$800
Total cost of attendance
$28,167
Average net price
$12,116

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
94%
Graduated on time (4 years)
64%
First-year retention
98%
Transferred to another college
4%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$89,432
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$102,772
Median debt at graduation
$21,672
Students with federal loans
17%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
82%

About 30% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
64%
Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
57%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
8,805
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
47%
Housing charge (year)
$7,090
Meal plan (year)
$5,670
Application fee
$75
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FBS
Football conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Varsity athletes
599 (338 men · 261 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)245
Football120
Swimming and Diving (combined)72
Baseball46
Basketball43
Softball25
Volleyball21
Tennis19
Golf8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
42
Property offenses (2022–2024)
305

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (53,363 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

116reported offenses a year
14 violent a year102 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
87
Burglary
14
Fondling
6.0
Rape
4.0
Aggravated assault
3.0
Robbery
1.0
Arson
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$7,666
$30–48k
$7,209
$48–75k
$10,818
$75–110k
$15,088
$110k+
$17,396

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$48,529

$10,818/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

24%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$13,139
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 24% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $13,139. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 3,630 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$102,772
Typical debt at graduation
$21,672
Debt vs. one year's pay
21%
Out-earn a HS grad
86%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$99,213
Men
$104,712

Men out-earn women by $5,499 (6%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
34°F
Annual rain
48.1″
Annual snow
2.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Fulton CO AP, GA US station (7.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.