Enrollment: 26,841
Undergraduate: 68 percent
Highest degree: Doctoral
President: G.P. "Bud" Peterson
Founded: 1885

 

The Georgia Institute of Technology is distinguished by world-class academics that emphasize science and technology with real-world applications. Georgia Tech has many nationally recognized academic programs and consistently ranks in the nation’s top 10 public universities. It offers 36 undergraduate and 77 graduate degrees from six colleges: architecture, computing, engineering, liberal arts, management and sciences.

Tech students receive the education and resources to become innovators and leaders in a changing world. Georgia Tech believes that knowledge must be coupled with the creativity, commitment and determination to make a difference.

Students experience a dynamic research and learning community with 960 faculty members. Tech’s 450-acre campus in the heart of Atlanta is pedestrian-friendly, with beautiful historic buildings, green space, and state-of-the-art research facilities. Georgia Tech has satellite campuses in Savannah, France, Singapore, and Shanghai.