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Georgia Tech welcomed a record number of first- year and transfer students to campus in 2021. 4,876Total 381 Spring 3,595 Fall 900 Summer 102 Counties Race/ Ethnicity 9% Black 10% Hispanic 4% Two or More 1% Unknown 38% White 39% Asian Top Countries • India • China • South Korea • Canada • Brazil • Vietnam • Indonesia • Colombia • Panama • Spain Top States (After Georgia) • Florida • New Jersey • Virginia • Texas • California • New York • North Carolina • Illinois • Maryland • Pennsylvania Gender 39% Women 61% Men Georgia Tech’s 2021 Incoming Class 12 % of incoming Georgia students come from rural areas 14 % first-generation college students
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Georgia Tech welcomed a record number of first-year and transfer students to campus in 2021.
4,876 Total 381 Spring 3,595 Fall 900 Summer
102 Counties
Race/Ethnicity 9% Black 10% Hispanic 4% Two or More 1% Unknown 38% White 39% Asian
Top Countries• India
• China
• South Korea
• Canada
• Brazil
• Vietnam
• Indonesia
• Colombia
• Panama
• Spain
Top States (After Georgia)
• Florida
• New Jersey
• Virginia
• Texas
• California
• New York
• North Carolina
• Illinois
• Maryland
• Pennsylvania
Gender39% Women61% Men
Georgia Tech’s 2021 Incoming Class
12% of incoming Georgia students come from rural areas
14% first-generation college students
Applicants45,324
Rank in High School Class*29% valedictorians or salutatorians
90% top 10% of graduating class
97% top 20% of graduating class
* 40% of enrolling students reported graduating with a class rank.
2021 First-Year Students
• Athletics• Community
Service• Work• Academic Clubs• Music• Science/Math
Club
• Student Government
• Internship• Computer or
Technology Club• Robotics
Top High School Activities
83% of students participated in community service in high school
82% of students participated in athletics in high school
44% of students held a part-time job while in high school
53% of students participated in an arts program in high school
Admit Rate34% Georgia15% Non-
Georgia
Enrolled3,519first-year
students
• English• Mandarin• Spanish
• Hindi• Telugu• Korean
89% of incoming students plan to pursue an advanced degree
(M.S., Ph.D., M.D., D.D.S., etc.)
Top Future Careers• Engineer• Computer Programmer or Analyst•ScientificResearcher• Physician• Business Executive
Top Intended Majors• Computer Science• Mechanical Engineering• Biomedical Engineering• Aerospace Engineering• Business Administration
Beyond the ClassroomWhile at Tech, incoming students plan to engage in a variety of experiences, such as:78% co-op or internship
72% research
67% community service
53% study abroad
35% entrepreneurial activity Background34% of U.S. students’ parents
were born outside the U.S.
9% ofincomingfirst-yearstudentsarefirst-generation college students.
Top Languages
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2021 Transfer Students
Students Come From 40 States 66 Georgia
Counties228 Total Colleges
Applicants3,670
Top Future Careers• Engineer• Computer Programmer/
Analyst•ScientificResearcher• Physician
14% of incoming transfers are first-generationcollegestudents (neither parent graduated from college)
66% of students held a part-time job while in college
Admit Rate49% Georgia39% Non-Georgia
3.7 Average GPA 52 Average Credit Hours
Enrolled1,300 transfer students
45% of incoming transfers applied as part of a transfer pathway program
Several pathway programs are available to students transferring to Tech:• Arts and Sciences Pathway Program• Atlanta Public Schools Pathway Program• Conditional Transfer Pathway Program• Dual Degree Engineering Program• First-Generation Pathway Program• Regents Engineering Pathway Program (REPP)• Talent Initiative Pathway Program• Veterans Pathway Program
