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Georgia Institute of Technology is a public national university located in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Tech is very selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Georgia Tech is in the top 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $88,196 10 years after enrolling, 1st in Georgia, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Georgia Tech bachelor students earn 19% more than the national average. Georgia Tech is ranked 1st in Georgia.
Georgia Institute of Technology’s median net annual cost of $14,974 and average years to graduate of 4.9 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Georgia Tech sorted by number of graduates - Computer science, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$14,974
Average years to graduate
4.9
Computer Engineering
Rank: #10
Economic score: 0.73
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #4
Economic score: 0.93
Electrical Engineering
Rank: #33
Economic score: 1.03
Chemical Engineering
Rank: #25
Economic score: 1.18
Civil Engineering
Rank: #35
Economic score: 1.37
Materials Engineering
Rank: #7
Economic score: 1.39
Environmental Engineering
Rank: #5
Economic score: 1.46
Biology
Rank: #66
Economic score: 3.19
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Rank: #34
Economic score: 3.86
Science, Tech, & Society
Rank: #6
Economic score: 4.96
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Georgia Tech - Computer science, Quantitative methods Mgmt., Electrical Engineering, Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Civil Engineering
Rank: #24
Economic score: 0.29
Aerospace Engineering
Rank: #6
Economic score: 0.31
Manufacturing Engineering
Rank: #12
Economic score: 0.41
Architectural Science&Tech
Rank: #1
Economic score: 0.54
Urban/community planning
Rank: #20
Economic score: 0.71
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Rank: #23
Economic score: 0.75
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.9 years. 91% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Georgia Tech is 44% higher than the state average, and 23% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Georgia Tech, Pell Grant recipients represent 13% of the measured graduating class, 22% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Georgia Tech graduates within 4.7 years.
Georgia Tech is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Georgia Institute of Technology’s economic mobility score of 12.71 is calculated by adjusting the 0.31 economic score of lower-income students by the 13% pell grant recipients within the student body. Georgia Tech’s EMS of 12.71 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Georgia Institute of Technology pays $14,974 a year, $14,828 less than the $29,802 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $14,974
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Georgia Tech, 70% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $14,974 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 23% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,792. This is 31% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,919
Pell grants
$4,635
State grants
$10,071
Institutional grants
$12,523
Georgia Institute of Technology's very selective admissions are indicated by their 16% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 44,048 applicants, of which 7,030 were admitted and 3,453 enrolled. Georgia Tech doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
98%
83%
Female
38%
59%
First time
77%
59%
In-state
53%
68%
1st generation
15%
35%
White
45%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
25%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
16%
12%