225 North Avenue NW
Atlanta, GA 30332
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1885
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 11,841
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $262,846,801
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $4,854 in-state, 19,914 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,800
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Accenture; Capital One; Caterpillar; General Electric; Hewlett Packard; IBM; Lockheed Martin; Microsoft; Schlumberger; Siemens.
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,410,964
Number of current serial subscriptions: 30,799
Number of microforms: 4,495,012
Number of audiovisuals: 311,745
Number of ebooks: N/A
Other library facilities: Digital “Virtual” Library; Architecture Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Advanced Technology Development Center; Georgia Tech Research Institute; Ovarian Cancer Institute; Paper Museum; Electron Microscope; Nanotechnology Research Center (scheduled to open in 2008).
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 300
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 144
Labs: 227
Other areas: 3,559
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 5,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 64%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 21%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 24%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 67%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 64%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (19%), women’s dorms (8%), men’s dorms (25%), sorority housing (1%), fraternity housing (15%), apartments for married students (4%), apartment for single students (26%), special housing for disabled students (1%), special housing for international students (1%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 1%
Doubles: 41%
Triples or Suites: 11%
Apartments: 47%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 32
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 47%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 450 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Atlanta (15), Atlanta (15)
Nearest train station: Atlanta (5)
Nearest bus station: Atlanta (5)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – No
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 52%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – N/A
Average undergraduate wage: N/A
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – N/A
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Greek Week; Homecoming; Women’s Awareness Month