Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
About
The main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology occupies part of Midtown Atlanta, primarily bordered by 10th Street to the north, North Avenue to the south, and the Downtown Connector to the East, placing it well in sight of the Atlanta skyline. In 1996, the campus was the site of the athletes' village and a venue for a number of athletic events for the 1996 Summer Olympics. The construction of the Olympic Village, along with subsequent gentrification of the surrounding areas, significantly changed the campus.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 129 Title IV programs, 37 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 92 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing37 · 28.7%
- No Data92 · 71.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 8
- Dec 2025Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2020Renewal of AccreditationCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- Oct 2019Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- Dec 2018Removal of Monitoring StatusSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 3,819 students received $23.3M in Pell grants, alongside $62.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,294 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (0.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Gatech
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus126
- Non-campus13
- Public property11
Includes 14 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion2
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- 8th Street Apts South1 fireCookingDamage $100-$999
Data quality: 5 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Gatech vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Gatech selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectGeorgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 94% | — | 53,363 | $13,289 | R1 Research |
| 94% | 2.6% | 2,430 | $18,902 | R1 Research | |
| 94% | 11.7% | 15,888 | $31,671 | R1 Research | |
| 95% | 8.8% | 26,793 | $32,337 | R1 Research | |
| 96% | 4.5% | 11,886 | $19,813 | R1 Research | |
| 86% | 60.6% | 50,737 | $32,598 | R1 Research | |
| 83% | 49.9% | 58,658 | $13,945 | R1 Research | |
| 92% | 3.6% | 18,625 | $12,136 | R1 Research | |
| 89% | 26.6% | 53,864 | $19,678 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $14,979 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 9.0% | 47,335 | $14,013 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 42.4% | 59,238 | $15,201 | R1 Research | |
| 93% | 15.6% | 52,855 | $14,832 | R1 Research | |
| 85% | 39.1% | 56,997 | $13,485 | R1 Research | |
| 90% | 45.2% | 51,044 | $16,928 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 93% | 13.7% | 50,737 | $15,201 |
Institutions like Gatech
Explore the federal data for institutions in Gatech's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchCalifornia
California Institute of Technology
Grad rate94%Admit rate2.6%Enrollment2,430Net price$18,902View data - R1 ResearchPennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University
Grad rate94%Admit rate11.7%Enrollment15,888Net price$31,671View data - R1 ResearchNew York
Cornell University
Grad rate95%Admit rate8.8%Enrollment26,793Net price$32,337View data - R1 ResearchMassachusetts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grad rate96%Admit rate4.5%Enrollment11,886Net price$19,813View data - R1 ResearchPennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Grad rate86%Admit rate60.6%Enrollment50,737Net price$32,598View data - R1 ResearchIndiana
Purdue University-Main Campus
Grad rate83%Admit rate49.9%Enrollment58,658Net price$13,945View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
Stanford University
Grad rate92%Admit rate3.6%Enrollment18,625Net price$12,136View data - R1 ResearchTexas
The University of Texas at Austin
Grad rate89%Admit rate26.6%Enrollment53,864Net price$19,678View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Berkeley
Grad rate93%Admit rate11.0%Enrollment45,882Net price$14,979View data - R1 ResearchCalifornia
University of California-Los Angeles
Grad rate93%Admit rate9.0%Enrollment47,335Net price$14,013View data - R1 ResearchIllinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Grad rate85%Admit rate42.4%Enrollment59,238Net price$15,201View data - R1 ResearchMichigan
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Grad rate93%Admit rate15.6%Enrollment52,855Net price$14,832View data - R1 ResearchWashington
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Grad rate85%Admit rate39.1%Enrollment56,997Net price$13,485View data - R1 ResearchWisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Grad rate90%Admit rate45.2%Enrollment51,044Net price$16,928View data
Gatech Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research and Planning (IRP) at Georgia Tech is a research and analytics service unit dedicated to supporting the campus community. Our team of institutional research and data analytics professionals combines technical and creative skills to inform institutional strategic decision-making, planning, and research across campus.
Visit IR office page- Jason Wang, Ph.D.Senior Director
- Samantha JamesDirector - Institutional Research & Data Portfolio Management
- Meghan MullaneyData Scientist
- Rashmi DawadiIRP Data Management Specialist
- Karla VillaltaIRP Project Manager
- Samantha LunsfordBusiness Analyst
- Valerie RobertsBusiness Analyst
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFact Book2023The 2023 Fact Book published by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning at Georgia Institute of Technology provides comprehensive data on admissions, enrollment, degrees conferred, retention and graduation rates, and other institutional metrics. It includes detailed statistics on freshman, transfer, and graduate admissions by college and demographic, as well as average SAT and ACT scores. The book also covers enrollment figures by level, class, and geographic origin, and outlines degree conferral trends over a ten-year period. Additionally, the document provides insights into institutional facilities, finances, licensing, research activities, faculty and staff demographics, and accreditation details.irp.gatech.edu
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