Georgia Institute
of Technology-Main Campus
Public Research University in Atlanta, GA. Six-year graduation rate 94%. Median 10-year earnings $102,772.
Students who entered Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus reach a median of $102,772 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. The six-year graduation rate of 94% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Graduates carry a median of $21,672 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 94% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Admit rate 14% — heavily selective, limited transfer slots
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 14% means admission is the exception — plan accordingly. With 59,789 applications received, this is a school operating at national scale. 46% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. The score bands below cover the middle 50% of the enrolled students who submitted a score — not the whole class, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 680–750 | 2,966 (77%) |
| SAT Math | 690–790 | |
| ACT Composite | 30–34 | 1,354 (35%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus →Academics
A 94% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is strong at 98%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. At 17:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. The undergraduate body runs to 19,505, large enough that student experience varies widely by program.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 18,260 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $15,918 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $7,666 while those at $110k+ pay $17,396. Grant aid reaches 70% of students at an average of $12,847. Only 18% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 3,759 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $7,666 |
| $30–48k | $7,209 |
| $48–75k | $10,818 |
| $75–110k | $15,088 |
| $110k+ | $17,396 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 3,309 of these 18,260 students, totalling $19,308,990 — an average of $5,835 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Fulton County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)