Founded on Oct. 13, 1885, the Georgia School of Technology opened its doors in October 1888 to 84 students.The School’s creation signaled the beginning of the transformation of the agrarian South to an industrial economy.During its first 50 years, Tech grew from a narrowly focused trade school to a regionally recognized technological university.
Georgia Tech’s mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Its mission and strategic plan are focused on making a positive impact in the lives of people everywhere. Majors and degrees are offered through the colleges of Design, Computing, Engineering, Sciences, the Scheller College of Business, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Today’s innovations often take place at the intersection of disciplines. Georgia Tech's research enterprise encourages the kinds of multidisciplinary collaboration that makes these advances possible.
We've broken down the barriers between our schools, colleges, and interdisciplinary research organizations to provide federal agencies, companies, state government, and private organizations the results they expect from research investments.
Welcome to the Division of Student Life at Georgia Tech! Student Life has a rich and strong history of providing student support services and co-curricular learning opportunities that help our diverse student community acquire and apply life-learning skills. The Division supports the mission of Georgia Tech by enhancing the student experience through programs and services that focus on student transition, learning, leadership, wellness and success, as well as student and parent engagement.
More than just places to sleep and study, Tech’s residence halls offer a supportive environment designed to promote positive relationships, personal growth, and academic success.
Georgia Tech Housing offers traditional, suite, and apartment style rooms. Rates include all utilities, and high speed Internet access. Take a virtual tour of each of our buildings to find the fit that is right for you.
The Georgia Tech Library features more than 2.4 million items in its circulating collection, including books, e-books, music and movies. The majority of this physical collection is housed in cold storage at the Library Service Center in partnership with Emory University, meaning students, faculty and staff have access to their multi-million volume collection, as well.
Our students' safety, health, and wellbeing are extremely important, and the Institute takes a very proactive stance on campus health and safety. Tech students have access to comprehensive medical and mental health care, plus healthy-lifestyle education.
Georgia Tech’s main campus spans 400 wooded acres in the heart of Atlanta. The campus is a comfortable, yet stimulating living and learning environment, with virtually every amenity close at hand.
Intramural teams and club sports, plus our award-winning Campus Recreation Center, make it easy for all students to find opportunities for competitive fun and personal fitness. Georgia Tech also has one of the best outdoor recreation programs in the country, with year-round excursions near and far.
A big part of student life at Georgia Tech is what goes on outside the classroom, so you'll have plenty of company in pursuing your passions and interests.
Because we live in a world where art, science, and technology touch every aspect of the human experience, Georgia Tech has a thriving arts and culture scene that ranges from the classroom to the coffeehouse.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees.
Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.
By U.S. News & World Report
Dropped 15 places compared to 2026
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | 79 | 94 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By TopUniversities
Dropped 19 places compared to 2026
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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| 114 | 123 | 142 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By Times Higher Education
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2027 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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| 40 | 41 | - |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2026 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| 151 | 151 | - |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
Based on 40 reviews
Since this is my first year studying abroad in the United States, what I mostly liked about everyone here is how social and kind everyone is. Some things I would like for it to improve are the ways of communication in the emails, since I had a lot of problems before attending here. I would summarise my overall study experience as rather pleasant, since I was able to see what a change it was from studying in my home country, to a country as United States.
Official GT housing leaves a lot to be desired. Off campus apartments are usually preferred. The food in official housing is not only inedible most of the time, it can cause problems. Some housing options have also gotten multiple false fire alarms, rats, noise complaints, and even actual fires. Everything else about the college is pretty good though.
Georgia Tech has a lot going for it; it has great classes, programs, campus, and resources. However, the workload is very intense and don't be surprised if you spend the majority of your weekends working on schoolwork.
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