Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia · Also known as Georgia Tech · Website
$102,772
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$102,772
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus is a public 4-year college in Atlanta, Georgia with 18,785 undergraduates and 32,772 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,116 a year (tuition and fees $12,058 in-state, $34,484 out-of-state). It admits 14% of applicants and 94% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $102,772 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,672 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,116
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$12,058
Out-of-state $34,484
Admission rate
14%
US median 78%
Completion rate
94%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,672
About $230 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$102,772
Rank 38 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,116
- Tuition in-state
- $12,058
- Tuition out-of-state
- $34,484
- Cost of attendance
- $28,167
- Students with a need-based grant
- 14%
- Students with federal loans
- 17%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,666
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,209
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,818
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,088
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,396
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $12,204 in 2015-16 to $12,058 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1,480
- SAT reading, middle
- 680
- SAT math, middle
- 725
- ACT, middle
- 32
- Undergraduates
- 18,785
- Graduate students
- 32,772
- Part-time students
- 6.2%
- Women
- 40%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 94%
- Retention rate
- 98%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 132
- Endowment
- $3.2B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 38 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,116 | $16,487 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,058 | $8,578 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 14% | 74% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 94% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 98% | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,672 | $16,542 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $89,432 | $33,044 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $102,772 | $38,579 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 85% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 93% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
132 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 2,731 | $20,500 | $150,671 | $195,622 | $124,201 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 1,456 | $31,229 | $121,795 | $180,530 | $124,807 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,070 | $20,500 | $105,137 | $150,628 | $92,374 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 437 | $22,500 | $78,862 | $99,955 | $92,135 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 357 | $25,618 | $107,745 | $143,627 | $133,654 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 351 | $21,500 | $73,557 | $106,155 | $68,257 |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 346 | $19,791 | $87,826 | $128,003 | $98,442 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 285 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 266 | $21,375 | $74,562 | $102,755 | $93,451 |
| Mechanical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 232 | $20,500 | $97,999 | $123,205 | $115,974 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 224 | $22,000 | $79,300 | $102,415 | $98,207 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 213 | Withheld | $103,878 | $126,979 | $122,434 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 190 | $40,321 | $112,762 | $169,689 | $145,571 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | $26,250 | $85,847 | $104,104 | $98,158 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 157 | $20,000 | $93,629 | $128,497 | $109,015 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $22,250 | $86,865 | $111,655 | $100,647 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $24,250 | $19,167 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Industrial EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 112 | Withheld | Withheld | $164,427 | $119,184 |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $116,060 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyMaster's | Master's | 107 | $58,158 | $67,863 | $85,081 | $77,466 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $18,750 | $75,688 | $85,133 | $86,517 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 97 | $61,324 | $92,940 | $123,746 | $106,375 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | Withheld | Withheld | $122,099 | $69,562 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringDoctoral | Doctoral | 88 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $157,305 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus cost?
$12,116 a year is the average net price at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,058 for in-state students and $34,484 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,167. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,666 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
14% of applicants are admitted to Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,480 and the middle ACT score is 32. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates earn?
$102,772 a year is the median pay of former Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus students who work, 10 years after they started ($89,432 after 6 years). That ranks 38 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's) at $150,671.
How much student debt do Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates have?
$21,672 is the median federal student loan debt of Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduates, about $230 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 17% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
94% of first-time, full-time students at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus finish within 6 years. 98% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus?
Computer and Information Sciences, General (2,731 master's graduates), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (1,456 master's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (1,070 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 132 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.