Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
13.3%
8,921 admitted
SAT · 50th
1460
Range 1370–1530
6-yr grad
94.0%
Retention 97.3%
Undergrads
21,028
20:1 S-F
Admissions
29.5% / 10.1%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications66,881
Overall admit rate13.3%
In-state admit rate29.5%
Out-of-state admit rate10.1%
Enrolled4,071 · 45.6% yield
Admitted from waitlist653 of 7,651
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record, State residency
Important factorsApplication essay
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1460
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1370–1530 · 78.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W680730760
Math700750790
Comp137014601530
ACT
255075
Comp313335
Cost & aid
$10,512
in-state tuition
out-of-state $33,596
Tuition (in-state)$10,512
Tuition (out-of-state)$33,596
Fees$1,496
Room & board$13,996
Books$800
Avg need-based grant$16,851
% need met54.7%
Avg debt at graduation$25,348
Academics
20 : 1
student-faculty ratio
97.3% retention
Student-faculty20 : 1
Retention97.3%
4-year graduation65.5%
6-year graduation94.0%
Enrollment
21,028
undergraduates
31.0% out-of-state · 248 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates21,028
First-year4,059
Transfer663
Full-time85%
Female40%
Out-of-state31.0%
International (freshmen)248
Rankings
#1
Princeton Review
Best Value Colleges (Public Schools)
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#126
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Mobile/Web Applications#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Biomedical (Doctorate)#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Environmental/Environmental Health (Doctorate)#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Industrial/Manufacturing (Doctorate)#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Management Information Systems#226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingGeorgia colleges9
ForbesNew Public Ivy
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/5 → 31-Mar → May 1
Early action11/1 → 1/31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
Admissions URLhttps://admission.gatech.edu/apply
Admissions emailadmission@gatech.edu
Admissions phone404-894-4154
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Carnegie Mellon Un…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Carnegie Mellon University PA · Private (nonprofit)11.1%15407K
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
Purdue University IN · Public43.4%136043K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA · Private (nonprofit)4.6%15504K
University of Illinois Urbana IL · Public36.6%144236K
Cornell University NY · Private (nonprofit)8.4%153016K
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public54.6%137031K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

23 years of Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.