Georgia Institute of Technology Reaches New Milestones In Enrollment, Retention Rates

While reaffirming its commitment to success and impact on students, Georgia Institute of Technology has celebrated record-breaking progress in enrollment, retention and graduation.

Study in US: Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a record number achieved in enrollment and degree completion. The institute conferred 12,000 degrees to students in the past academic year.

“Since we launched our Complete College Georgia plan in 2011, we have made strategic investments to ensure that all students have the support and resources they need to succeed. I am excited to see how this has translated into these strong outcomes and look forward to the continued impact of new initiatives coming in the year ahead, said Steven Girardot, vice provost for undergraduate education.

Georgia Institute of Technology’s High Enrollments, Retention Rates Details

The Fall 2024 cohort comprised 1,376 transfer students, full-time students, and 3,838 first-time.

“These incoming students join a total of 51,433 degree-seeking individuals, 18,785 of whom are undergraduates. The top five majors among current undergraduate students are Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, Aerospace Engineering, and Industrial Engineering with 83% of undergraduates pursuing STEM majors,” says the official statement.

During the same period, the retention rate for four-year graduation has reached an all-time high of 70%, up from 66% as compared to the last cohort.

"Retention rates for first-year students are also a point of pride for Georgia Tech. The first-to-second-year retention rate for the Fall 2023 freshman cohort remains at 98%, well above the national average of 76% for four-year institutions. This consistently high retention rate highlights the effectiveness of the support systems in place for incoming students," added the official statement.

Georgia Tech To Participate In Supercomputing Conference

The Georgia Tech HPC experts are all set to meet their global counterparts at the International Conference on High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis also called Supercomputing (SC).

“Georgia Tech has 50 researchers presenting at Supercomputing this year, reflecting our long-time commitment to leadership in high-performance computing. I am delighted to welcome HPC researchers from around the globe to Atlanta, and I look forward to our interactions at the conference,” said Vivek Sarkar, John P. Imlay Jr. Dean of Computing.

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