Institutional Demographics


 

The University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Gainesville College are significantly different higher educational institutions. Georgia Tech, a four-year college situated in metro Atlanta, has a total enrollment of approximately 15,000 students. The average SAT scores are above 1200, and the average high school GPA is 3.84. In 2000, Georgia Tech was ranked #1 in Industrial Engineering Programs in the United States by US News and World Report. Tech also has a large Computer Science Program, which includes a Co-Op program that aids undergraduates in finding internships at Atlanta businesses. In such a technical school, many of the students enrolled have had significant experience with computer technology, and many go on to work in computer-related fields after college. The University of Georgia is a a four-year college located in Athens, Georgia, which is about an hour from Atlanta. The total enrollment of the university is approximately 30,000. The average high school GPA is 3.7, and the average SAT scores are above 1150. The university grants a wide variety of degrees ranging from the fine arts to the hard sciences. Gainesville College is a two-year, nonresidential, college located in the North Georgia mountains. Gainesville enrolls about 3,000 students and cites "liberal admissions policies" in its admissions catalog. Many students attend Gainesville College before transferring to a four-year institution.