Tech bigger than GA??

[TechBurn]

Ten years ago, the University of Georgia was the largest university in the state with 34,677 students. But as of this year, UGA is the fourth-largest despite a record enrollment of 39,147.

Georgia State University has been the state's largest for several years, after the Atlanta school's merger with the state's largest two-year college.

Now, both Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University have passed UGA in enrollment after a decade of explosive growth, according to figures released this week by the University System of Georgia, comprising the state's 26 public colleges and universities.

Tech has nearly doubled its enrollment in 10 years, from 20,721 in fall 2010 to 39,771 in this fall. Just in the past year, Tech grew by 9%, adding more than 4,000 additional students; its enrollment in fall 2019 was 34,489.
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[Deleted member 2897]

Huh? How many of those are online type degrees. That number seems unfathomable. I was there 25 years ago and we had 9,000.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

I dont know exactly but I remember something like 10K to 15K were online. I like it though. Can we get them to come to football games next year?

 

[Jim Prather]

I'm doing an online masters at Tech and in my starting class alone there are nearly 1000 students.

 

[FredJacket]

I think graduate enrollment is higher than undergrad.

 

[awbuzz]

Part time and on line is were GT has had most of the growth in numbers.

 

[TechBurn]

President Cabrera - Aug. 2022

Dear Friends: Last week, I had the pleasure of taking the podium at Bobby Dodd Stadium to welcome another record-breaking class to Georgia Tech. After receiving more than 50,000 applications for first-year admission — a record for the Institute as well as the state — we welcomed our largest overall enrollment in history this fall with more than 46,000 students. Our incoming class set another high watermark with nearly 3,700 first-years and nearly 1,400 transfers from other universities

 

[gtphd]

The online masters degrees are growing rapidly.

Tech is using the only 1990s Tech approach - easy to get in, hard to get out.

The intro classes have literally thousands of students. Like 2,000-3,000 students in one class. The capstone courses (final courses) enroll less than 100.

 

[GTLorenzo]

Do graduate students pay student athletic fees? If not, can we get them to? $500 per student for 20,000 students is $10 million, or our own Big 10!

 

[GTLorenzo]

I wonder how many of the transfers in are from the Legacy program? I would hope that my kids would consider that if they don't get entry from high school.

 

[Jim Prather]

Do graduate students pay student athletic fees? If not, can we get them to? $500 per student for 20,000 students is $10 million, or our own Big 10!

We absolutely pay those fees. Even a purely online student like me.

 

[GTLorenzo]

We absolutely pay those fees. Even a purely online student like me.

So you’re a grad student? Do you know how much annually?

 

[gtphd]

We absolutely pay those fees. Even a purely online student like me.

The OMSA and OMSCS do not pay those fees along with the other on campus fees. But those students get no on campus privileges (no library access, career services, football tickets, etc)

OMSA is under $10,000 for the degree.

 

[Jim Prather]

Then what are all those fees I pay every semester?

 

[gtphd]

Then what are all those fees I pay every semester?

I don’t know, but I’m not paying them.

 

[awbuzz]

Then what are all those fees I pay every semester?

Look at the "invoice" it will break them out.

 

[awbuzz]

I looked on line and from what I can tell the online faster programs only have a technology fee.

 

[awbuzz]

10,799 is the number of OMCS students registered in Fall 2020.

Well over 25% of the student population.

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