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Georgia Tech gets results: The school has a graduation rate of 92%, and students go on to earn median salaries that top $100,000 a decade after enrolling, according to the federal College Scorecard.

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The impressive results aren’t going unnoticed: Georgia Tech received a record number of applications for its fall 2025 freshman class, driving down the overall acceptance rate to 12.7%. Students who attend can expect rigorous courses and ample opportunities to assist in faculty research. Despite the university’s reputation as an engineering powerhouse, enrollment at its College of Liberal Arts is growing, and students can choose from a variety of engaging minors focused on Korean, science fiction studies and sustainable cities.

There’s plenty to do in Georgia Tech’s Atlanta homebase. Students can walk to Centennial Olympic Park or check out music festivals like Shaky Knees. Each year, Georgia Tech rents out a Six Flags theme park so that faculty, staff, alumni and friends can enjoy the rides without long lines. (“We have a helluva good time,” the school website brags.)

Students looking for on-campus fun can cheer on one of the school’s many varsity teams, with the football team being particularly revered. Homecoming week for the Yellow Jackets comes with a full lineup of traditions, including a tricycle competition and a foot race that awards cakes to the winners and cupcakes to all participants.

Students carry on one of the more intense college football rivalries in the country against the University of Georgia Bulldogs, which they first faced back in 1893. Georgia Tech students are known to describe the attitude toward their rival as “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.”