Atlanta, Georgia
Public
Admissions Policies
Deposit & decision deadline (class of 2024)
May 1
Test-optional admissions ('20-'21)
Yes
Georgia Institute of Technology awards financial aid packages to its students on a need and merit-based basis. First-year applicants must fill out the FAFSA and the Georgia Tech Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (GT Application) in order to be considered for merit scholarships. If students are looking to be considered for need-based aid, the CSS will also be necessary to be eligible for need-based Georgia Institute of Technology Funds. Each additional year the FAFSA and GT applications need to be submitted by students and their families. The CSS is only required for the first year and only for students seeking Georgia Tech financial aid based upon need.
Resources to help guide students in determining how they will pay for Georgia Institute of Technology include a net price calculator that can be found on the Current Cost Overview Page along with a guide to understanding your award, helpful dates, and financial aid disbursement information.There is also a helpful consumer information and resources page with links to federal sites and additional outside scholarship sites. The veterans services page contains resources for veterans and their families including information about education benefits, forms, frequently asked questions, and additional resources.
Georgia Tech’s financial aid packages (based on need and/or merit) generally consist of scholarships, grants, federal work-study programs, and loans. Other departments in the school provide Departmental or Other Office Scholarships. Students can pursue additional scholarship opportunities on their own. Information is provided on outside scholarships as well.
Co-op opportunities and internships are provided to students to help with hands-on learning and financial assistance. Additional financial aid opportunities for summer classes, those studying abroad and transfer students are also available to students in order to help them affordably reach their educational and professional goals.
Georgia Tech believes in helping educate students about financial topics. This can be seen on its financial literacy and debt management page with links to frequently asked financial questions and information about loans and borrowing consideration, budgeting information, savings accounts, debt repayment calculator and estimator .
Additionally, Personal Finance 101 is a course offered through Georgia Tech and open to students in all majors interested in learning more about money management, investment, budgeting, and applying these principles to their own lives now and in the future.
Georgia Tech’s Health Initiatives Page provides a range of information and resources to its students to help promote financial education, literacy and learning. There are ongoing workshops on various topics of ”adulting” skills and financial topics. Some workshops are time and date sensitive and require registration while others, such as the Financial Transit program are online and can be taken at any time. Students can sign up to receive monthly newsletters and stick around to read articles and check out links to a variety of financial resources.
The total cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses.
Tuition (in-state)
$12,424
Tuition (out-of-state)
$33,020
Room and board
$11,492
Books and supplies
$800
Fees
$2,416
Other
$4,060
The average student pays this amount per year.
Percentage of freshman students who receive some form of financial aid.
This school's financial aid meets 57 % of student's demonstrated need.
The average Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus merit scholarship for students without financial need
of Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus students without financial need receive a merit scholarship
Georgia Institute of Technology offers merit scholarships to its incoming freshman and transfer students (depending upon a number of assed factors through the Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid). In order to be considered for merit scholarships students must complete the FAFSA, and the Georgia Tech Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid (GT Application). Georgia Tech merit scholarships are awarded through the Scholarship and Financial Aid Office. These two applications must be submitted each year for continued eligibility of these awards. Awards are provided (with continued academic achievement) for 8 continued terms (Fall, Spring, or Summer terms) as long as students are enrolled full-time. Additional Individual applications for Georgia Tech internal merit scholarships offered through this department are not required. Preference will be given to students who have also demonstrated financial need and it is encouraged to get all of the required applications in early.
The HOPE Scholarship and the Zell Miller Scholarship are both Georgia based merit scholarships and in addition to the applications above, students must also fill out separate applications for these ones. More information, including eligibility and additional guidelines and deadlines can be found here on the GAFutures.Org website.
Very few students pay the full price. Here's the average cost for students in different income brackets:
Resources
Endowment (2019)
$2,169,004,543
Endowment per enrolled student (FTE)
$87,400
State financial support per student
$9,166
This is higher than the national average ( $7,523).
Share of Students Studying Online (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Likelihood that a student moved up two or more income quintiles.
Percent of first-time students receiving Pell Grants.
This is lower than the national average 31.0%
Relative to the market of potential students
Underrepresented
Black
Hispanic
Representative
Native American
Hawaiian
Multi-racial
Overrepresented
Asian
White
The average student takes out this amount in student loans.
The percentage of students that repay their loans within 5 years.
The percentage of students that repay their loans within 7 years.
The percentage of families that default on their loans after 3 years.
After graduation, here's how the average salary of a Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus graduate grows over time:
SAT range:
1390 - 1540
ACT range:
31 - 34
Application fee:
$75
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