by our College Data Analytics Team
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus was awarded 1,777 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is earth systems science.
College Factual ranked Georgia Tech as #26 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Georgia Tech held the #35 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 69 colleges in Georgia, Georgia Tech is ranked at #1.
See all of the rankings for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.
Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Georgia Tech since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 21%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
About 71% of students accepted to Georgia Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 740. Math scores were between 700 and 790.
Learn more about Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus admissions.
At Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is 90%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 97% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Georgia Tech the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 40%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 16,561 undergraduates at Georgia Tech with 14,485 being full-time and 2,076 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,818 | $11,712 | $15,415 | $17,557 | $18,916 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Georgia Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Georgia Tech, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $7,108 a year. That adds up to $28,432 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Georgia Tech is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus make the most money.
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Contact details for Georgia Tech are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 225 North Ave, Atlanta, GA 30332-0530 |
| Phone: | 404-894-2000 |
| Website: | www.gatech.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/georgiatech |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/georgiatech |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 739 | $89,428 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 510 | $69,872 |
| Business Administration & Management | 391 | $61,121 |
| Industrial Engineering | 338 | $74,354 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 252 | $67,345 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 201 | $67,907 |
| Chemical Engineering | 185 | $75,560 |
| Electrical Engineering | 164 | $74,050 |
| Computer Engineering | 153 | $81,067 |
| Civil Engineering | 112 | $66,586 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 36,027 students took at least one online class at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. This is an increase from the 17,870 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 36,027 | 14,332 |
| 2018-2019 | 17,870 | 13,301 |
| 2017-2018 | 10,341 | 9,852 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,199 | 7,135 |
| 2015-2016 | 4,877 | 4,877 |
Learn more about online learning at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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