Over the past five years, Georgia Tech has strengthened its commitment to inclusive excellence by enrolling record numbers of undergraduate students from around the state, nation, and world.
Undergraduate enrollment has increased almost 2,000 students in that time, expanding access to students from all backgrounds. This includes rural Georgia, as well as students in the Black and Hispanic communities. Incoming first-generation students (those who come from families where neither parent graduated from college) also increased by 80%. And for the first time in Institute history, women comprise 40% of the total undergraduate population. While we like to talk numbers, our real pride is in our students, many of whom have overcome formidable obstacles to make their dreams of a Georgia Tech degree come true.
Jayla Lett
Overcoming Obstacles
Meet Jayla Lett, a first-year aerospace engineering major who aspires to develop technology that will improve the safety and security of airplanes.
Mario Lopez
First-Generation Focus
Meet Mario Lopez, a first-year biomedical engineering major on the pre-health track, who hopes to one day develop and construct affordable neuroprosthetics to improve the lives of patients with diabetic amputations.
Undergraduates by the Numbers*
4,805 incoming students in 2021
1,958 growth in total population
1,200+ more female students
80% increase in incoming first-generation college students
59% increase in first-year Black students
50% increase in first-year Hispanic students
*Increases reflect undergraduate enrollment growth over the past five years.
More Student Testimonials
-India Ogletree
Industrial Engineering
Butler, Georgia
-Emma Ringe
Computer Science
Warner Robins, Georgia
Manu Platt, a renowned biomedical engineering professor, and Rick Clark, director of Undergraduate Admission, talk with President Ángel Cabrera about the importance of expanding access, and Tech's commitment to recruiting and retaining the brightest, most promising students from many different backgrounds.
Tech Continues to Expand Access to Education
Aug 23, 2021
Tech welcomes record number of first-year and transfer students.