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Georgia Tech & RPI Research Summary
Source: gatech_rpi.md
Georgia Tech & RPI Research Summary
Georgia Institute of Technology
Overview
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Type: Public research university (University System of Georgia)
- Category: public_elite
- US News Ranking: Consistently top 35 national, top 5 public
- Founded: 1885
Admissions (Class of 2029 / 2024-2025 cycle)
- Total Applicants: 59,789
- Admitted: ~8,413 (14% acceptance rate)
- Enrolled: 3,850 (46% yield)
- EA1 (in-state): ~8,120 applicants, ~2,650 admitted (33% rate)
- EA2 (out-of-state/international): ~36,196 applicants, ~2,950 admitted (8.1% rate)
- Combined EA: 44,316 applicants, ~5,600 admitted (12.6%)
- RD: ~11% acceptance rate
- Testing: Required (SAT or ACT)
- SAT Middle 50: 1370-1530 (ERW 680-750, Math 690-790)
- ACT Middle 50: 30-34
- Avg GPA: 4.14 weighted (estimated ~3.9 unweighted)
- Top 10% of class: 87%
- First-year retention: 98%
- 6-year graduation rate: 94%
Demographics (Undergraduate, Fall 2024)
- Total undergrad enrollment: 20,592
- White: 44.4%, Asian: 24.8%, International: 9.9%, Hispanic: 7.4%, Black: 7.2%, Multiracial: 4.5%
- Women: 39.7%, Men: 60.3%
Net Cost by Income (Title IV aid recipients)
| Income |
Net Price |
| $0-30K |
$9,162 |
| $30K-48K |
$11,454 |
| $48K-75K |
$15,213 |
| $75K-110K |
$17,846 |
| $110K+ |
$18,182 |
Athletics
- NCAA Division I (ACC)
- 18 varsity sports
- 580 total athletes (~2.8% of undergrad enrollment)
Key Simulation Notes
- EA is non-binding, non-restrictive (students can apply EA elsewhere)
- EA split into EA1 (GA residents only, ~33%) and EA2 (OOS/intl, ~8%) creates large in-state advantage
- For simulation: use combined EA rate of 12.6% or model in-state/OOS separately
- Strong STEM focus means applicant pool self-selects for high math scores
- Very high yield (46%) for a public school, reflecting strong regional draw and HOPE/Zell Miller scholarships
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Overview
- Location: Troy, NY
- Type: Private research university
- Category: stem_elite
- US News Ranking: ~55-60 national
- Founded: 1824 (oldest technological research university in the English-speaking world)
Admissions (2024-2025 cycle)
- Total Applicants: 17,193
- Admitted: ~10,906 (63% acceptance rate)
- Enrolled: ~1,580 (12% yield - extremely low)
- ED I deadline: November 1 (70% acceptance rate)
- ED II deadline: December 15
- RD acceptance rate: ~55%
- Testing: Test-optional (through at least Fall 2026 cycle)
- SAT Middle 50: 1330-1500 (ERW 650-730, Math 680-770)
- ACT Middle 50: 30-34
- Avg GPA: 3.8 unweighted
- Top 10% of class: 53%
- First-year retention: 91%
Demographics (Undergraduate, 2023-2024)
- Total undergrad enrollment: ~5,743
- White: 41.6%, Asian: 19.1%, International: 17.0%, Hispanic: 10.6%, Multiracial: 5.0%, Black: 4.8%
- Women: 31.2%, Men: 68.8%
Net Cost by Income (Title IV aid recipients)
| Income |
Net Price |
| $0-30K |
$22,662 |
| $30K-48K |
$24,361 |
| $48K-75K |
$26,797 |
| $75K-110K |
$34,046 |
| $110K+ |
$43,869 |
Athletics
- NCAA Division III (Liberty League) — except D1 men's ice hockey (ECAC Hockey)
- 21 varsity sports
- 819 total athletes (~14.3% of undergrad enrollment)
- No athletic scholarships (D3), except ice hockey
Key Simulation Notes
- Extremely low yield (12%) is the defining challenge — many admitted students choose elsewhere
- High acceptance rate (63%) but strong academic profile of enrolled students
- ED is important for RPI: 70% ED acceptance rate vs 55% RD
- Rensselaer Medal program: high school students nominated for merit scholarships, helps with yield
- D3 athletics mean 14% of students are athletes — very high participation rate but no recruited athlete admissions boost
- For simulation: model as moderately selective but with very low yield; ED multiplier ~1.27x (70/55)
- Financial aid less generous than peer private institutions — net cost stays high across income brackets
Sources
- Georgia Tech CDS 2024-2025 (irp.gatech.edu)
- Georgia Tech Admission Snapshot (admission.gatech.edu)
- RPI Quick Facts (rpi.edu/about/quick-facts)
- College Factual demographics and net price data
- CollegeVine, CollegeSimply admissions statistics
- College Kickstart EA reporting