Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech, a perennial among U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of the top ten public universities, is one of the oldest technical institutes in the U.S. The nationally recognized College of Engineering—also the country’s largest and the top producer of female engineers—is known for industrial, aerospace, biomedical, and civil engineering and has been praised by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as one of the nation’s leading producers of African American engineering graduates.
Founded 1885
Undergraduate enrollment 14,559
Graduate enrollment 6,915
Public
In-state tuition $8,258/year
Out-of-state tuition $27,562/year
Georgia freshmen on HOPE 99%
Average composite three-part SAT score for entering freshmen 2096
Average critical reading and math composite SAT score 1420
SAT score breakdown 693, critical reading; 727, math; 676 writing
Average class size for freshman courses 40
Popular majors aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering, business administration, chemical and biomolecular engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering