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. Ángel Cabrera is President but has been selected as the next president and chief executive of the Aspen Institute; the university said in June 2026 that he planned to remain until November. Atlanta News First reported on 13 October 2026 that Tim Lieuwen, executive vice president for research, will become interim president on 1 November. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is running the search for the 13th president.