Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia · Public · 18,785 undergraduates · gatech.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
13%
of 66,881 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1370 to 1530
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,820Est.Estimate
$56,670 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
13% of applicants admitted
Reach
It admits only 13% of applicants, so it's a reach for everyone.
96% of freshmen had a weighted high school GPA of 4.0 or higher (average 4.17).
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$56,670
a year in 2027-28, from a $56,670 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1460
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- CLT does not replace the SAT/ACT requirement (reviewed as additional information only).
Source: Standardized Tests - Undergraduate Admission - Georgia Tech · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct15Early Action · October 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov2Early Action · November 2, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan6Regular Decision · January 6, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
13%
of applicants were admitted: 8,921 of 66,881 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/31.
Wait list
7,651 students were offered a spot; 653 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 78% of them sent SAT scores and 33% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1370 to 1530
Reading and Writing 680 to 760
Math 700 to 790
ACT composite 31 to 35
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160070%
- 1200 to 139926%
- 1000 to 11993.1%
- 800 to 9990.4%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 4.17
- 4.096%
- 3.75 to 3.993.3%
- 3.50 to 3.740.4%
- 3.25 to 3.490.1%
- 3.00 to 3.240.2%
- 2.50 to 2.990.2%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,820
a year, in state
$56,670
a year, out of state (tuition $35,780)
- Tuition (in state)$10,930
- Fees$1,560
- Food and housing$15,050
- Books and supplies$820
- Transportation and other$3,460
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus published $30,928 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,687
- $30,001 to $48,000$7,102
- $48,001 to $75,000$10,051
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,175
- Over $110,000$18,187
Financial aid
61%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$18,131
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
9.3%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $5,332 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/31
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 7/31
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Georgia programs for residents
HOPE Scholarship
State program · In-state students
Tuition at HOPE rate. 2026-27 examples: UGA $334.47/credit hour ($5,017/semester at 15 hrs); Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study / HSE: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school, unaccredited home study, or HSE diploma; manual evaluation
Zell Miller Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of standard undergraduate tuition (public up to 15 hrs; private up to 12 hrs). 2026-27 examples: UGA $5,067/semester for 7-15 hrs; Emory (private) $2,985/semester full-time, $1,493 half-time
- 3.70+ GPA, 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Eligible HS graduate / accredited home study: GPA + test pathway; at least 4 full rigor credits from the Academic Rigor Course List
- 1340+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Ineligible HS graduate / unaccredited home study: test-only pathway; graduate from an ineligible high school or complete an unaccredited home study program; manual evaluation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
6 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,090Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ARCH 1XXX |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ARCH 1XXX |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HTS 1XXX |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | ID 2242 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOS 1107 and BIOS 1107L |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 2 | MATH 1551 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MATH 1551 & MATH 1552 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1211K |
| Chemistry | 5 | 4 | CHEM 1310 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1001 and CHIN 1002 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 10 | CHIN 1002, 2001, and 2002 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | CHIN 2001 and 2002 and CHIN 3XXX |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | INTA 1200 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 1301 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CS 1XXX |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1101 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | EAS 1600 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HTS 1031 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 1001 & 1002 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 1002, 2001, & 2002 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN 2001, FREN 2002, & 3XXX |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GRMN 1001 & 1002 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GRMN 1002, 2001, & 2002 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GRMN 2001, GRMN 2002, 3XXX |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | SS 1XXX |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPN 1001 & 1002 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 10 | JAPN 1002, 2001, & 2002 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | JAPN 2001, 2002, & 3001 |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | LATN 2XXX |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2105 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2106 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUSI 2700 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 3 | PHYS 2XXX |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 3 | PHYS 2XXX |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 4 | PHYS 2212 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 4 | PHYS 2211 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | MATH 1113 | |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 1101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 2001 & SPAN 2002 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1002, SPAN 2001, and SPAN 2002 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002 and SPAN 3XXX |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1001 & SPAN 1002 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1002, SPAN 2001, and SPAN 2002 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002, and SPAN 3050 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL 1101 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 2111 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HTS 1XXX |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
94%
Come back for a second year
98%
Typical earnings
$114,210
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus$105,935
- All colleges$97,556
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 19 majors here have earnings data.
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