Georgia Tech was founded in 1885 and describes itself as a public research university, with its main campus on North Avenue in Midtown Atlanta. Its seven colleges cover business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts, lifetime learning and the sciences. Georgia Tech-Europe in Metz, France, is described as its first off-campus instructional site.
Enrolment in fall 2025 was 56,715 including online master’s students, and 13,150 degrees were awarded in academic year 2025. Tim Lieuwen, previously executive vice president for research, became interim president on 1 November 2026, appointed by University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue. He succeeds Ángel Cabrera, who left to lead the Aspen Institute. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is running the search for the 13th president.