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Atlanta, Georgia is home to several of the state’s top colleges & universities, and none are more selective in their admissions process than the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Long regarded for its programs in the sciences and engineering, Georgia Tech has seen its popularity rise as the population of the Atlanta metropolitan area – and other major sunbelt cities – continue to grow. For those wondering about what it takes to get accepted into Georgia Tech, here’s an overview of admission criteria and the most popular academic programs available to current and incoming students.
The Georgia Institute of Technology’s campus in Midtown Atlanta draws students from across the state of Georgia and the United States to attend classes at one of the top public schools in the country.
Since Georgia Tech draws from such a large applicant base, incoming students often worry about the odds of admission.
The top questions we see from the incoming first-year or transfer students are:
Let’s dive deeper into these questions for insights into what you can expect as an applicant to Georgia Tech.
The acceptance rate at the Georgia Institute of Technology is 21%, meaning less than 1 in 4 students who apply are given admission to the university.
This makes the Georgia Institute of Technology a selective school for incoming first-year and transfer students. Students applying to Georgia Tech should have a well-rounded application, including a strong grade point average, challenging high school coursework and extracurriculars, and an above-average SAT or ACT score. Over 70% of the admitted students to Georgia Tech have an SAT score between 1400 and 1600, which adds to the selectivity for students looking to apply.
Georgia Tech requires incoming transfer students to have at least a 3.3 grade point average and 30 credits of college courses to transfer.
Given these transfer requirements, incoming first-year students coming right out of high school should plan to have a grade point average above 3.3 since they would presumably be admitted without the hours of college credit required for transfer students & since the Georgia Institute of Technology is a very selective school. While GPA isn’t the only determining factor, incoming first-year students should expect grade point averages above 3.0.
Since the Georgia Institute of Technology is a very selective school, with only a 21% acceptance rate, applicants with a 3.0-grade point average may struggle to gain admission. Those with a grade point average at or below 3.0 have a better chance of admission with a robust, standardized test score – on the higher end of the 1400 – 1600 range in which most applicants fall – or advanced high school coursework that may have contributed to the grade point average. Extracurriculars or athletics may also help boost an applicant’s chance of admission, as these show a record of teamwork and leadership that many schools look for in future students.
With a competitive 21% acceptance rate, the Georgia Institute of Technology admits fewer than 1 in 4 applicants, making it a highly sought-after university.
Georgia Tech offers over 100 majors and minors for undergraduates across the six colleges comprising the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Those colleges are:
Given its prominent ranking in undergraduate engineering, it’s perhaps no surprise that the most popular majors at Georgia Tech are housed in the College of Engineering and Computing.
Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science are two top degree programs for undergraduate students interested in engineering and computer science. The mechanical, industrial, and biomedical engineering programs are also top programs and a draw for students looking for a top-tier undergraduate engineering education.
Georgia Tech receives high national rankings year-over-year for the strength of its academic programs and focuses on undergraduate education. In its 2023 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Georgia Institute of Technology the #10 Top Public School in the nation and placed it #38 on the list of Top National Universities, including public and private colleges.
Several of its undergraduate programs also received top 10 rankings nationally, including a #4 ranking for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, #5 in Computer Science, #5 in Management Information Systems, and #14 in Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects because of Georgia Tech’s focus on research.
Like its undergraduate program, the Georgia Institute of Technology graduate programs receive high rankings for engineering, computer science, and hard sciences. U.S. News & World Report ranks Georgia Tech’s graduate program in engineering as the 7th best in the country, while the school’s computer science program ranks #6. Other graduate programs receiving top 50 rankings include the part-time MBA program (#16), chemistry (#21), and physics (#28).
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