Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University vs Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is a Public, 4-years school located in Blacksburg, VA and Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (Georgia Tech) is a Public, 4-years school located in Atlanta, GA. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has higher submitted SAT score (1,480) than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1,330).
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (17.13% acceptance rate) is tighter than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (56.98% acceptance rate) to get in.
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (45,296 students) is larger than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (38,170 students).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has more expensive tuition & fees of $36,694 than Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus($32,876).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has more full-time faculties of 2,109 faculties than Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus(1,122 facluties).

	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Location	Blacksburg, VA	Atlanta, GA
School Type	Public, 4-years	Public, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$36,694 $15,478 for Virginia residents	$32,876 $11,764 for Georgia residents
Graduate Tuition	$34,085 $18,013 for Virginia residents	$30,646 $15,570 for Georgia residents
Test Scores	1,330	1,480
Acceptance Rate	57%	17%
Admission Yield	28%	42%
Student Population	38,170 30,434 undergraduate	45,296 18,415 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	2,109 Full-time 232 part-time	1,122 Full-time 279 part-time
Number of Staffs	8,076 Full-time 531 part-time	7,962 Full-time 645 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1	19 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$8,832	$12,073
Graduation Rate	86%	92%
Transfer-out Rate	0%	4%
Retention Rate	91%	98%