You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Earth Systems Science for a Doctorate list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Earth Systems Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus, 430 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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