Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech was founded in 1885 and is organized into seven colleges, including Computing, Engineering, Sciences, and the Scheller College of Business. It holds Carnegie's R1 research classification and reports more than $1.3 billion annually in research awards. The university describes its mission as "advancing technology and improving the human condition" by combining rigorous academics with innovation and real-world impact.
Admissions
Test scores for the Fall 2025 entering class come from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's own 2025-26 Common Data Set: 78% submitted SAT scores, 33% submitted ACT scores.
Application deadlines for Fall 2027 entry
- Early Action: Nov 2, 2026This is Early Action 2, for non-Georgia students. Georgia residents (including those at high schools out of state) use Early Action 1, due Oct 15, 2026.
- Regular Decision: Jan 6, 2027
Confirm on Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's own admissions site before you apply.
Cost & outcomes
Out-of-state students pay $23,986 more per year in tuition and fees (3.0x the in-state rate).
Tuition & fees are Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's own published 2026-27 rates (source); other figures are from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard, most recent year reported. Tuition & fees are the sticker price for a full-time first-year undergrad, before financial aid, and don't include room and board.
Where do you stand against Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's numbers?
Check your chances hereHow Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus weighs your application
From Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's own Common Data Set, 2025-26, Section C7 -- not a generic admissions checklist. What is a Common Data Set?
What applicants who posted their results listed
123 self-reported applicant profiles from public posts, 2024–25 and 2025–26 admissions cycles: 50 admitted, 73 rejected or waitlisted. Figures read admitted vs. rejected or waitlisted.
Most common activities
Most common awards among admits
Who posted
The full breakdown, with what stood out: Georgia Tech Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants →
These are people who chose to post their results publicly, mostly on Reddit -- a group that skews toward high scores and STEM. They describe posters, not Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's admitted class, and recruited athletes are left out. For official numbers, use the admissions figures above.
See full profile -- financial aid, campus life, and what Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus weighs in your application
Paying it back
"Still growing" means a borrower's payments aren't yet covering interest 3 years into repayment -- not a default rate. A high number here can mean real repayment difficulty, or just a lot of grads who deferred for graduate school, so read it alongside the school's typical outcomes above.
Majors & earnings
Median earnings 4 years after graduation, by major, from the US Dept of Education. Only shown where the school reports a real figure for that major -- most schools don't report every major they offer, especially smaller programs.
Campus life
Room and board are shown separately from the cost of attendance above -- that total already includes them alongside tuition and fees, this just breaks out the living-cost portion.
What matters in your application
From this school's own reporting to the US Dept of Education on what it formally requires, considers, or doesn't use when reviewing applications.
Frequently asked questions
What does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus look for in applicants?
Per Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's own Common Data Set (Section C7), it rates state residency, rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, character/personal qualities as "very important" in admissions decisions -- its own stated top factors, not a generic guess.
What is Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's acceptance rate?
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus in Atlanta, GA admits approximately 14% of applicants, based on the US Dept of Education's most recently reported figures.
What SAT score do I need for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
Per Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 1370–1530 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
What ACT score do I need for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
Per Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's own 2025-26 Common Data Set, the middle 50% of enrolled first-years scored 31–35 on the ACT (25th–75th percentile, among students who submitted scores).
How much does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus cost?
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's total cost of attendance is reported at $28,167 per year, including tuition, fees, and room and board.
What is out-of-state tuition at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
For 2026-27, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's tuition and required fees are $36,120 for out-of-state students and $12,134 for in-state students -- $23,986 more per year for out-of-state students. That's before financial aid, and room and board are extra.
When is the application deadline for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus's deadlines are Early Action Nov 2, 2026; Regular Decision Jan 6, 2027, per its own published admissions calendar.
Does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus require students to live on campus?
No -- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus doesn't require students to live in on-campus housing.
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