Arizona State University VS Georgia Institute of Technology

Arizona State University VS Georgia Institute of Technology

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Arizona State University  and Georgia Institute Of Technology both are considered to be top universities in USA. Arizona is the 7th largest institution in the USA   and is quite affordable, Georgia Institute Of Technology is at rank  88   in top 100 universities in the world specially known for engineering programs.

Overview Comparison
Arizona State UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology
Collegedunia Score5.5 Out of 106.1 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 173 QS World University 2026
# 201 Times Higher Education 2026
# 196 Center for World University Rankings 2025
# 41 Times Higher Education 2026
# 123 QS World University 2026
# 40 Times Higher Education 2025
Subject Strength# 47 for Engineering by US News 2025
# 51 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2025
# 301 for Medicine by QS World University 2025
# 4 for Engineering by US News 2025
# 15 for Data Science and Analytics by QS World University 2025
# 201 for Medicine by QS World University 2025
ProgramsUG Programs -66
PG Programs -114
Doctorate Programs -21
UG Programs -42
PG Programs -63
Doctorate Programs -8
Acceptance Rate90.0 %16.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-650
GRE-300
IELTS-6.5
SAT-1180
TOEFL-80
GMAT-620
GRE-305
IELTS-7
SAT-1300
TOEFL-90
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   31200
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  25200
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 22446 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   31370
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  29140
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 13608 Per Year
placement (average package)

Top Recruiters are WP Carey & Co., Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Intel Corp, Daimler Benz, Rubbermaid, AMERCO, HSBC, Shell oil company, Bank of America, Honeywell International.

  • MBA  : $1,23,000
  • Master of Science : $91,000
  • Bachelor Of Science : $81,000

Top Recruiters: A T Kearney; Accenture; Acuity Brands Lighting; Aerospace Corp; Akuna Capital; AT&T; Barry Wehmiller Design Group; BMW Manufacturing Co. etc. 75% of students get recruitment through the placement cell. 

Average Salaries By Degree:

  • Doctorate: $170,000 
  • PhD: $120,000 
  • MBA:  $111,000 
  • Masters in Science: $94,000 
  • Master (Other): $88,000 
  • Bachelor of Science: $82,000 

application requirements

LOR- 3 letters of recommendation, SOP- Yes, GPA- 3.53 (C+ grade)

LOR; SOP; GPA- 3.3 (percentage equivalent 86-89%). 

Campuses and B-SchoolsW. P. Carey School of Business
Scheller College of Business
CollegeDunia Reviews7.6/10 Read 64 reviews7.8/10 Read 11 reviews

Top Courses Comparison

Top Courses Comparison

ranking# 83 for Business by QS World University 2025
# 91 for Business by Times Higher Education 2025
# 53 for Business by Financial Times 2024
# 21 for Business by US News 2025
# 73 for Business by QS World University 2025
# 38 for Business by Times Higher Education 2023
application-#444 Applicants
# 85 Admissions
# 19 % Acceptance Rate
exam scoresDuolingo - 105/160IELTS - 7/9PTE - 65/90TOEFL - 90/120GMAT - 689/800GRE - 318/340IELTS - 7/9TOEFL - 95/120
cost to studyTotal Cost (Tuition + Living) -25200Total Cost (Tuition + Living) -
documents required#Letter of Recommendation + Statement of Purpose#Letter of Recommendation + Statement of Purpose
General Facts Comparison
General FactsArizona State UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1885
1885
Student:Faculty Ratio18:1:1
22:1
Male:Female57% Male, 43% Female62% Male, 38% Female
Location Facts

If you get overburdened with study, then you should relax in arranging a party bike with your friends and colleagues. It is one of the funniest experiences around the campus premise. 

If you are a connoisseur of art, then you must pay a visit to the ceramic art museum. Those pieces of art display the expressionism form at its best. 


If you have love for animals then you can visit Georgia Aquarium to catch the beautiful glances of the aquatic world. 

You can also immerse yourself in the fantasy world of coca cola. The exciting history of the museum will give you the secret formula of happiness. 

You can also enjoy your leisure time by taking a tour to Fox Theatres which has been restored recently in its original exquisite look back from the 1920s.


Library

More than 4.5 million volumes of books along with articles. It is considered to be the 34th largest library located in USA and Canada


Around 2.4 million books, 2.7 million technical reports, 240 online databases and more than 40,000 e-journals


Campus Life

Homecoming Lantern Walk, Academic Bowl, Inferno are the major mentioning events that happened on the campus for new students. More than 1000 clubs are there for the students on basis of preferences 


Economic Engine, Game on, Music Mecca and foodie heaven are the well known events celebrated within the campus to promote diversity among the students. Apart from these events, there are more than 500 organizations made for the students as per their choices.


Hostel#Housing and meals - $18993
#Transportation - $3453
#First-year Housing Allowance - $7654
Famous Alumni

Reggie Jackson (baseball player), Barry Bonds (baseball player), Dough Dacey (Governor of Arizona), Phil Mickelson (professional golfer), David Spade (actor), Kate Spade (fashion designer), Jimmy Kimmel (TV host), Patt Tillman (American footballer), James Harden (basketball player), etc


Jimmy Carter (former President of USA); Chri Bosh (Basketball player); Nomar Garciaparra (Baseball player); Krishna Bharat (Google research scientist and founder of Google News)


Weather
Comparison Notes

Firstly if we consider rank, Georgia institute of technology stands higher than Arizona in all aspects. Though the students prefer Arizona State University over Georgia Institute of Technology 

If a student plans to study Computer science and Electrical Engineering, then one must opt for Arizona State University for its brilliant faculty. As Georgia institute of technology focuses mostly on technical studies, the engineering faculty in few streams are quite good. 

If a student plans to study Management then Arizona State university will be its one stop solution. While looking at the alumni of the university, one will find the best ones in the management sector. The students have flourished a lot in management studies. 

Now coming to the acceptance rate, Arizona State University has as high as 85%. Now one may ask why such a low acceptance rate in Georgia institute of Technology. It is mostly because this public university favors the in state students over the international students. They also focus on Yield Percentage. They believe in STEM education, therefore they want to improve the quality of the students to make globally recognized. 

Now coming to the tuition fees, it is quite evident the students of Arizona State university can avail good opportunity of hostel facilities as well food at much lower rates as compared to Georgia institute of Technology.

Even in terms of requirements, Georgia Institute of Technology keeps higher cut off for GRE, GMAT, TOEFL and IELTS score. 

In Arizona State university, the students will find varieties of options in choosing their subjects irrespective of science or engineering or humanities background. Whereas Georgia institute of Technology focuses mostly on technological subjects. 

If one takes a closer look at the racial diversity perspective, one will find out how the university authority celebrates the diversity among the students. The university ranks above any other well known university in racial representation and ethnicity diversity.