Georgia Tech's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus students is 91.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 93.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 91.2%.

91.9%

asian 95.3% 624 students
African American 80.2% 158 students
white 93.0% 1,418 students
unknown 89.7% 148 students
hispanic 89.1% 171 students
International Students 90.0% 206 students
Mixed Race 89.9% 107 students

Drop Out

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 2.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 2.9% and 1.2% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

2.2%

asian 1.2% 8 students
African American 5.6% 11 students
white 1.5% 23 students
unknown 4.8% 8 students
hispanic 1.6% 3 students
International Students 5.2% 12 students
Mixed Race 2.5% 3 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus at a rate of 4.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 5.0%, and male students' 4.4%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

4.7%

asian 2.6% 17 students
African American 10.2% 20 students
white 4.8% 73 students
unknown 5.4% 9 students
hispanic 6.2% 12 students
International Students 2.6% 6 students
Mixed Race 5.9% 7 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.2%

asian 0.9% 6 students
African American 4.1% 8 students
white 0.7% 10 students
hispanic 3.1% 6 students
International Students 2.2% 5 students
Mixed Race 1.7% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$89,428	$91,152	$110,089
Computer Engineering	$81,067	$83,270	$97,066
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$74,050	$73,992	$87,541
Industrial Engineering	$74,354	$76,283	$86,996
Chemical Engineering	$75,560	$74,307	$83,219
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$67,907	$69,983	$79,446
Mechanical Engineering	$69,872	$70,672	$78,824
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$67,345	$68,305	$78,439
Nuclear Engineering	$73,557	$69,338	$76,013
Materials Engineering	$69,159	$65,387	$74,587
Civil Engineering	$66,586	$65,238	$73,109
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$67,997	$58,673	$69,552
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,121	$61,714	$68,775
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	$60,224	$56,641	$68,167
Design and Applied Arts	$48,199	$49,527	$65,148
Architecture	$52,288	$50,856	$51,453
Biology, General	NA	$27,476	$42,181
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$32,372	$31,839	$39,617
Physics	$34,598	$29,685	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	NA	$52,941	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$46,478	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	$29,757	$31,839	NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$46,478	NA
Science, Technology and Society	$33,322	$41,565	NA
Applied Mathematics	NA	$47,260	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$47,394	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$122,073	$127,034	$137,753
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$121,610	$111,196	$137,409
Computer Science	$98,509	$92,632	$108,748
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$94,709	$101,406	$106,452
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$90,098	$90,983	$100,683
Mechanical Engineering	$85,001	$85,834	$91,491
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$60,914	$78,074	$78,170
Civil Engineering	$70,633	$74,200	$76,540
Architecture	$53,970	$56,776	$62,813
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$39,430	$43,798	$62,659
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	$58,367	$53,671	$59,910
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$126,074	NA	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$53,768	$52,107	NA
Industrial Engineering	$89,941	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$80,304	$75,204	NA
Systems Engineering	$117,910	$100,075	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	NA	$86,867	NA
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$106,421	NA

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