Georgia Tech: Acceptance Rate and Admissions Statistics

Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university with an acceptance rate of 20.5%. Applicants can apply to Georgia Tech by using the Common Application or the Coalition Application. Students who wish to be considered for Georgia Tech's academic scholarships must submit their application by the Early Action deadline.

Considering applying to Georgia Tech? Here are the admissions statistics you should know, including the average SAT/ACT scores and GPAs of admitted students.

Acceptance Rate

During the 2018-19 admissions cycle, Georgia Tech had an acceptance rate of 20.5%. This means that for every 100 students who applied, 20 students were admitted, making GT's admissions process highly competitive.

SAT Scores and Requirements

Georgia Tech requires that all applicants submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the 2018-19 admissions cycle, 74% of admitted students submitted SAT scores.

This admissions data tells us that most of Georgia Tech's admitted students fall within the top 20% nationally on the SAT. For the evidence-based reading and writing section, 50% of students admitted to Georgia Tech scored between 630 and 730, while 25% scored below 630 and 25% scored above 730. On the math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 670 and 780, while 25% scored below 670 and 25% scored above 780. Applicants with a composite SAT score of 1510 or higher will have particularly competitive chances at Georgia Tech.

Requirements

Georgia Tech does not require the SAT writing section. Note that GT participates in the scorechoice program, which means that the admissions office will consider your highest score from each individual section across all SAT test dates. At Georgia Tech, SAT Subject tests are optional; applicants can submit SAT Subject test scores if they believe they will improve their overall application.

ACT Scores and Requirements

Georgia Tech requires that all applicants submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the 2018-19 admissions cycle, 53% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

This admissions data tells us that most of Georgia Tech's admitted students fall within the top 9% nationally on the ACT. The middle 50% of students admitted to Georgia Tech received a composite ACT score between 29 and 34, while 25% scored above 34 and 25% scored below 29.

Requirements

Georgia Tech does not require the ACT writing section. Unlike many universities, GT superscores ACT results; your highest subscores from multiple ACT sittings will be considered.

GPA

In 2019, the average high school GPA for incoming Georgia Tech freshmen was 4.08, and over 95% of admitted students had GPAs of 3.75 and above. These results suggest that most successful applicants to Georgia Tech have primarily A grades.

Self-Reported GPA/SAT/ACT Graph

The admissions data in the graph is self-reported by applicants to Georgia Tech. GPAs are unweighted. Find out how you compare to accepted students, see the real-time graph, and calculate your chances of getting in with a free Cappex account.

Admissions Chances

The Georgia Institute of Technology is a highly selective public university that accepts fewer than a quarter of applicants. Accepted students tend to have both high grades and test scores. However, Georgia Tech has a holistic admissions process involving other factors beyond your grades and test scores. A strong application essay and glowing letters of recommendation can strengthen your application, as can participation in meaningful extracurricular activities and a rigorous course schedule. Students with particularly compelling stories or achievements can still receive serious consideration even if their grades and test scores are outside Georgia Tech's average range. The Georgia Tech admissions website lists the factors that are used to make admissions decisions:

1. Academic Preparation
2. Standardized Test Scores
3. Contribution to the Community
4. Personal Essays
5. Recommendations
6. Interview
7. Major Selection
8. Institutional Fit

In the graph above, the blue and green dots represent accepted students, and you can see that the majority of admitted students had a high school GPAs of 3.5 or higher, SAT scores (ERW+M) of 1200 or higher, and an ACT composite score of 25 or higher. The higher those numbers are, the more likely a student is to be accepted. Note that a few students with high GPAs and strong test scores still got rejected or waitlisted from Georgia Tech. In fact, there's a lot of red (rejected students) and yellow (waitlisted students) hidden behind the blue and green in the upper right of the graph.

All admissions data has been sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics and Georgia Tech Undergraduate Admissions Office.