What GPA do you need to get into Georgia Tech?

Among 587 applicants who posted a Georgia Tech admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 4.00 and the middle half reported 3.93 to 4.00 (450 reported a GPA). Georgia Tech sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Georgia Tech?

Among 587 applicants who posted a Georgia Tech admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,550 and the middle half scored 1,510 to 1,570 (447 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.

Does applying early help at Georgia Tech?

In these posts, 54% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (332 of 613), against 38% in regular decision (67 of 175). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Georgia Tech admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (66%), stem club/competition (56%), research (49%), tutoring/teaching (45%). 88% held at least one leadership role and 77% listed a national or international award.

What is the Georgia Tech acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Georgia Tech in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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How to get into Georgia Tech

What 587 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 1,278 Georgia Tech results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Georgia Tech admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

4.00

Middle half 3.93 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,550

Middle half 1,510 to 1,570

Median ACT

Middle half 34 to 36

Median weighted GPA

4.58

Middle half 4.40 to 4.75

Results posted: 587 admitted, 511 rejected, 180 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Georgia Tech acceptance rate; the official rate is in Georgia Tech’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	4.00	3.89
SAT	1,550	1,520
ACT	35	34

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Georgia Tech admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service66%
STEM club/competition56%
Research49%
Tutoring/Teaching45%
Athletics45%
Internship38%
Coding/Tech34%
Music32%

Held a leadership role

88%

Founded something

47%

National or intl. award

77%

Did research

49%

Early vs. regular decision at Georgia Tech

Early (613 results)54%
Regular (175 results)38%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Georgia Tech admits

Computer Science37%
Engineering30%
Math6%
Physics4%
Biology3%
Chemistry3%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 8% first-generation, 8% low income, 14% underrepresented minority, 7% legacy, 2% recruited athlete and 13% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 28% chose Georgia Tech.

Three recent Georgia Tech admits

2026 cycle · EA · Math
Pure math researcher and debate captain who co-leads a voting-access foundation and founded a chess club.
GPA 4.00 UW · ACT 36 · Original post
2026 cycle · EA · Biology
Microbiology researcher who discovered a new virus, with debate captaincy and political canvassing experience.
GPA 4.00 UW · ACT 36 · Original post
2026 cycle · Computer Science
CS researcher with ISEF-placing ML work, robotics, cybersecurity research at UCLA, and suicide-prevention volunteering.
GPA 4.00 UW · ACT 36 · Original post

Where else Georgia Tech admits got in

Georgia Tech admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Georgia Tech?: Among 587 applicants who posted a Georgia Tech admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 4.00 and the middle half reported 3.93 to 4.00 (450 reported a GPA). Georgia Tech sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Georgia Tech?: Among 587 applicants who posted a Georgia Tech admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,550 and the middle half scored 1,510 to 1,570 (447 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.
Does applying early help at Georgia Tech?: In these posts, 54% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (332 of 613), against 38% in regular decision (67 of 175). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Georgia Tech admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (66%), stem club/competition (56%), research (49%), tutoring/teaching (45%). 88% held at least one leadership role and 77% listed a national or international award.
What is the Georgia Tech acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Georgia Tech in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Georgia Tech. All colleges