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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus is a public four-year institution in Atlanta, Georgia. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 53,363 students in fall 2024, including 20,591 undergraduates and 32,772 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University System of Georgia.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, and Mechanical Engineering. It awarded 13,150 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

98% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

53,363
Students enrolled
98%
First-year retention
13,150
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 66

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 7
Engineering 16
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 6
Mathematics and Statistics 4
Architecture 5
Physical Sciences 5
Social Sciences 5
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 6
Communication and Journalism 1
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Health Professions 1
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Engineering Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
98%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
4,872
Master's degrees
7,609
Doctoral degrees (research)
617
Postbaccalaureate certificates
50
Post-master's certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
53,363
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,591
Graduate students, fall 2024
32,772
Full-time, fall 2024
49%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
64,779
Undergraduates, 2024-25
22,075
Graduate students, 2024-25
42,704
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
31%
Men
69%
White
29%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
27%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
26%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
19%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
President
Angel Cabrera
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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