Colleges / Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
College · Public · Atlanta, GA · City
GT

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA

Address225 North Ave, Atlanta, GA 30332-0530
Websitewww.gatech.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate14%
6-yr median pay$89k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size18,785
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $89k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 14% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1480 · ACT 32.

If you get in

18,785 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$113k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$48k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$64k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$34.5k
Room & board
$13.6k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants14%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans17%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $19k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention98%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr94%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$89k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$103k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out4%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
18,785
Location
Atlanta, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Georgia Tech
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White35%
  • Asian35%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Black8%
  • International8%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students15%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$71k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 36

What you can study.

Colleges / Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
College · Public · Atlanta, GA · City
GT

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA

Address225 North Ave, Atlanta, GA 30332-0530
Websitewww.gatech.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate14%
6-yr median pay$89k
Net price / yr$12k
Undergrad size18,785
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $12k/yr for a shot at a $89k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 14% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1480 · ACT 32.

If you get in

18,785 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $28k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $12k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$113k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$48k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$64k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$34.5k
Room & board
$13.6k
Books & supplies
$800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants14%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans17%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$22k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $19k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention98%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr94%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$89k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$103k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out4%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
18,785
Location
Atlanta, GA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Georgia Tech
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White35%
  • Asian35%
  • Hispanic9%
  • Black8%
  • International8%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students15%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$71k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 36

What you can study.