Georgia Institute of Technology

• ResumeRequired

  Resume.

• TranscriptsRequired

  From all undergraduate and graduate education completed or attempted. For U.S. institutions, unofficial copies are enough for the initial review; official documents are required if admitted.

• Recommendation letters3 letters

  Recommenders who can speak to your academic and/or professional experience, qualifications and aptitude.

  Three letters.

• GMAT or GRERequired

  GMAT (or GRE): Required, either GRE or GMAT. Expired scores are accepted.

  GRE (or GMAT): Required, either GRE or GMAT. Expired scores are accepted. GRE code 5248.

  Waiver / exemption: No waivers: 'we do not grant GRE/GMAT waivers'.

• Duolingo English TestIf your degree wasn't taught in EnglishNot accepted

  Not accepted.

• IELTS Academic or TOEFL iBTIf your degree wasn't taught in EnglishRequired

  IELTS Academic: Program minimum: 7.5 overall; 6.5 Listening, Reading and Speaking; 5.5 Writing.

  TOEFL iBT: Program minimum: tests from Jan 2026 (1–6 scale) 5 total and 4 in each section; earlier tests 100 total and 19 in each section. MyBest scores not accepted.

  Waiver / exemption: Fall 2027 rules (Graduate Education): a post-secondary degree taught in English (transcript notation, institutional letter or Medium of Instruction certificate); a degree from an approved country; a degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution; or a University System of Georgia campus-based ESL program. Citizenship alone no longer qualifies.

• PTE AcademicIf your degree wasn't taught in EnglishNot accepted

  Not accepted.

Who can apply

• Four-year bachelor's degree or equivalentRequired

  16 years of education; a three-year degree generally needs one more year of study.

• CalculusOptional

  At least one college-level course or equivalent knowledge. Expected, not strictly required: may be admitted and learn it independently or take MATH 1712.

• Basic linear algebraOptional

  At least one college-level course or equivalent knowledge (e.g. MATH 1553). Expected, not strictly required.

• High-level programming languageOptional

  Python preferred; C/C++, Java, FORTRAN etc. acceptable (e.g. CS 1301). Courses, online or self-taught all count. Expected, not strictly required.

• Probability / statisticsOptional

  At least one college-level course or equivalent knowledge (e.g. ISYE 6739). Expected, not strictly required.

• Essay 1 · Required · 500 wordsBe sure to include your career goals after graduate school, how your academic and research background have prepared you for the MSA program, as well as how the program will help you reach your goal.

  Be sure to include your career goals after graduate school, how your academic and research background have prepared you for the MSA program, as well as how the program will help you reach your goal.