Get my odds
Atlanta, GA · Economics

Economics at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech graduates about 47 economics majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 82nd of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 57 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 88% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#82 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year471% of the class
Courses in the catalog57more than 88% of schools
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1550whole school

Around Georgia Tech

Description: A en:pedestrian bridge from the College of Computing Building to th
Binary BridgePhoto: Disavian at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
AT&T (formerly, Bellsouth) building
AT&T Midtown 1Photo: Andrew Guyton from Atlanta, United States aka User:Disavian · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology - panoramio - IdawriterPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology - panoramio - Idawriter (1)Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where economics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Business Services Building, Scheller College of Business, Economic Development Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 43 · Academic 29 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Offices 6 · Chapel 5.

Open the full-screen campus map →

Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. The Ohio State University 82
  2. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 82
  3. University of California San Diego 82
  4. Gettysburg College 82
  5. University of California, Irvine 81
  6. University of Connecticut 81
  7. Syracuse University 81
  8. American University 81

Other strong majors at Georgia Tech

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia Tech with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

See your odds at Georgia Tech Everything about Georgia Tech