Georgia Tech Acceptance Rate: Class of 2030 Admissions Statistics

Georgia Tech admitted 8,921 students out of 66,881 applicants for the Class of 2029, resulting in a 13.34% acceptance rate, the lowest in the university’s history.

For the Class of 2030, Georgia Tech has already released both Early Action 1 (EA1) and Early Action 2 (EA2) results. In total, the university admitted 5,789 students out of about 46,000 Early Action applicants, resulting in an approximately 12.58% early acceptance rate for the cycle so far. Regular Decision (RD) is expected to be released in mid-March.

In this blog, we’ll walk through Georgia Tech’s latest overall, early, regular, waitlist, and transfer acceptance rates and examine how selectivity has evolved over time.

• Georgia Tech Acceptance Rates
• Georgia Tech Early Action Acceptance Rate
• Georgia Tech Regular Decision Acceptance Rate
• Georgia Tech Transfer Acceptance Rate
• Georgia Tech Waitlist Acceptance Rate
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Takeaways

Georgia Tech Acceptance Rates

Georgia Tech’s overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 was 13.34%, slightly down from 14.07% for the Class of 2028. The decline reflects continued growth in applications while the number of admitted students has remained relatively steady.

Over the past decade, Georgia Tech’s acceptance rate has steadily tightened as applicant numbers increased. Here’s the full trend:

Note: All data has been compiled from Georgia Tech’s Common Data Set and official admissions releases.

Applications to Georgia Tech increased from 31,497 for the Class of 2021 to 66,881 for the Class of 2029, reflecting a sharp rise in applicant interest over the past decade. During the same period, the number of admitted students grew only modestly, increasing from 7,369 to 8,921, a gain of roughly 1,500 additional offers.

Even with this increase, the additional admits were not enough to offset the surge in applications, which more than doubled over the same time frame. As a result, Georgia Tech’s acceptance rate dropped significantly, falling from 23.40% for the Class of 2021 to 13.34% for the Class of 2029.

Georgia Tech Early Action Acceptance Rate

The most recent Early Action cycle currently available is the Class of 2030, when Georgia Tech admitted 5,789 students out of roughly 46,000 EA applicants, resulting in an approximately 12.58% acceptance rate. This is slightly lower than the 12.65% EA acceptance rate for the Class of 2029, when Georgia Tech admitted 5,600 students out of 44,285 EA applicants.

For the Class of 2025, Georgia Tech introduced a two-round EA system: EA1 is primarily for Georgia residents, while EA2 is for out-of-state and international applicants.

For the Class of 2030, Georgia Tech’s EA results also show a large gap between the two rounds. EA1 had a 30.34% acceptance rate (2,640 admitted from 8,700 applicants), while EA2 had an 8.44% acceptance rate (3,149 admitted from 37,300 applicants).

Georgia Tech Early Action acceptance rate trends

The data below shows how Early Action selectivity has evolved over time. The table shows the combined EA acceptance rate, which merges both EA1 and EA2 results:

Note: Early Action data is compiled from publications by Georgia Tech’s Enrollment Management News.

Georgia Tech’s Early Action acceptance rate has declined sharply over the past decade, falling from 27.87% for the Class of 2021 to about 12.58% for the Class of 2030. In other words, the early acceptance rate has dropped by more than half as competition in the early applicant pool has intensified.

This trend reflects the rapid growth in EA applications. As more students apply early, the applicant pool has expanded much faster than the number of available admission offers, pushing acceptance rates lower over time. 

However, the combined rate is heavily influenced by EA2, which has a much lower acceptance rate. For students applying through EA1, admission chances are significantly higher.

Georgia Tech Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

The most recent cycle with fully available Regular Decision data is the Class of 2029, when Georgia Tech admitted 3,321 students out of 22,596 RD applicants, resulting in a 14.70% RD acceptance rate, slightly higher than the 13.72% rate for the Class of 2028.

For the Class of 2030, Georgia Tech has released Early Action results, but overall statistics have not yet been published, so RD acceptance figures for the latest cycle remain unavailable.

Georgia Tech Regular Decision acceptance rate trends

The available data below shows how Regular Decision selectivity has evolved over time:

Note: Regular Decision figures are estimated from the difference between Georgia Tech’s publicly released overall admissions statistics and its Early Action data.

Georgia Tech’s available RD data shows application totals rising from 15,782 for the Class of 2021 to 22,596 for the Class of 2029, while the number of admitted students has generally remained within a relatively narrow range of roughly 2,700 to 3,400 offers per year.

Because admission offers have stayed fairly consistent while application volumes increased, RD acceptance rates have generally trended downward, declining from 18.94% for the Class of 2021 to 14.70% for the Class of 2029, with some year-to-year fluctuations in between.

Georgia Tech Transfer Acceptance Rate

The most recent available Georgia Tech transfer data comes from Fall 2025, when the university had a 20.03% transfer acceptance rate. Here’s the breakdown:

Note: Fall 2025 transfer data is from Georgia Tech’s Common Data Set for 2025–2026, the same reporting year that includes Class of 2029 first-year admissions data.

Georgia Tech’s transfer admissions process is less selective than its freshman admissions process. The 20.03% transfer acceptance rate for Fall 2025 is higher than the 13.34% overall freshman acceptance rate for the Class of 2029.

Georgia Tech Waitlist Acceptance Rate

The most recent available waitlist data comes from the Class of 2029, when Georgia Tech had a 13.39% waitlist acceptance rate. Here’s the breakdown:

Note: Waitlist data is sourced from Georgia Tech’s Common Data Set for the corresponding admissions cycle.

Because waitlist activity depends heavily on enrollment needs and how many admitted students ultimately choose to enroll, the number of students admitted from the waitlist can vary significantly from year to year. As a result, waitlist outcomes tend to be unpredictable, and final offers are often limited once the incoming class fills.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Georgia Tech’s current acceptance rate?

The most recent confirmed acceptance rate is 13.34% for the Class of 2029, when Georgia Tech received 66,881 applications and admitted 8,921 students.

2. Is it easier to get into Georgia Tech through Early Action or Regular Decision?

Acceptance rates vary by cycle. For the Class of 2029, the EA acceptance rate was 12.65%, compared with 14.70% in RD. However, Georgia Tech splits EA into EA1 (Georgia residents) and EA2 (out-of-state and international applicants), so the applicant pools differ and the rates are not directly comparable.

3. How hard is it to transfer to Georgia Tech?

Transfer admission is competitive but less selective than freshman admission. For Fall 2025, Georgia Tech admitted 789 transfer students out of 3,939 applicants, resulting in a 20.03% transfer acceptance rate, higher than the 13.34% freshman acceptance rate for the Class of 2029.

4. What are my chances of getting off Georgia Tech’s waitlist?

Waitlist outcomes vary each year depending on enrollment needs. For the Class of 2029, Georgia Tech admitted 653 students from 4,875 who confirmed their waitlist spots, resulting in a 13.39% waitlist acceptance rate.

5. Why is Georgia Tech’s acceptance rate declining?

Georgia Tech’s acceptance rate has fallen largely due to rapid growth in applications. Applications more than doubled from 31,497 for the Class of 2021 to 66,881 for the Class of 2029, while the number of admitted students has grown only slightly, making admission increasingly competitive.

Takeaways

• Georgia Tech has become increasingly selective, with its acceptance rate dropping from 23.40% for the Class of 2021 to 13.34% for the Class of 2029.
• The decline is largely driven by rapid growth in applications, which doubled from 31,497 to 66,881 over the same period while the number of admission offers increased only slightly.
• For the Class of 2030, Georgia Tech admitted 5,789 students out of 46,000 EA applicants, producing a 12.58% acceptance rate.
• Transfer and waitlist admissions remain competitive, with a 20.03% transfer acceptance rate for Fall 2025 and a 13.39% waitlist acceptance rate for the Class of 2029.
• Because admission to Georgia Tech is highly competitive, working with a college admissions expert can help you strengthen your application and position yourself more effectively in a large applicant pool.