Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Computer and Information Sciences, General (29% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 90% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,809 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

4,872 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 61% of graduates; 36 programs in 15 fields awarded at least one.

Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.010129% 1,401
Graduates in this field earn $150,628 4 years out
Mechanical Engineering 14.19019.4% 458
Graduates in this field earn $99,955 4 years out
Business Administration and Management, General 52.02018.5% 416
Graduates in this field earn $106,155 4 years out
Industrial Engineering 14.35017.5% 367
Graduates in this field earn $128,003 4 years out
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 14.05016.3% 309
Graduates in this field earn $102,755 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 8.8% → 30% of graduates since 2014–15 (1,482 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

Computer and Information Sciences, General$150,628 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $105,137
4 years after completion$150,628
National median: $92,374Above typical
4 years out, Pell: $117,530 · Non-Pell: $142,020(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,500 · 1,917 graduates, two most recent years combined
Computer Engineering$128,497 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $93,629
4 years after completion$128,497
National median: $109,015Above typical
4 years out, Pell: $102,552 · Non-Pell: $127,012(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,000 · 314 graduates, two most recent years combined
Industrial Engineering$128,003 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $87,826
4 years after completion$128,003
National median: $98,442Above typical
4 years out, Pell: $96,932 · Non-Pell: $104,445(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,791 · 728 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mathematics$122,099 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$122,099
National median: $69,562Above typical
Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 147 graduates, two most recent years combined
Nuclear Engineering$114,772 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$114,772
National median: $99,297Above typical
Median federal debt: $21,426 · 29 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1

17 to 1

← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 20 to 1 in its Common Data Set (27,275 students, 1,357 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

33%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 28% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section

Undergraduate class sections by number of students
Students	sections	Share
2–9	243	11%
10–19	474	22%
20–29	453	21%
30–39	255	12%
40–49	145	7%
50–99	386	18%
100+	237	11%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

Accelerated program
Cross-registration
Distance learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language
Honors program
Independent study
Internships
Liberal arts/career combination
Study abroad
Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty90%

National median: 67%Above typical

Average faculty salary

$139,771

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$11,809

$11,809

← Lessmore than 61% of 557More →

Endowment per student$81,014

$81,014

← Lessmore than 94% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)