Applications are submitted via the Graduate Admissions Website. If you are a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident and you wish to claim Georgia residency for tuition purposes, you must complete the Application for Georgia Residence Status form (included with the on-line application).

You are required to upload supporting documents with your application.

International students are required to submit official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or IELTS, and proof of financial support for the first year of study.

The online application opens each year on September 1st for Fall Admissions to the following academic year. The deadline for submission of applications and all supporting documents is December 31 for all students (U.S. and International). Late submissions are accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact an advisor in the School of Architecture to request a late submission exception.

If you hold a degree in Architecture and are applying to the Master of Architecture Professional Program for coursework necessary to eventual licensure as an architect in the United States, you should apply to the Fall term (two-year program).

If you hold a degree other than architecture and are applying to the Master of Architecture Professional Program for coursework necessary to eventual licensure as an architect in the United States, you should apply to the Summer term (3.5 year program). The 3.5 year program begins in late summer session each year (end of June) and ends the first week of August. Upon admission, we will review your previous degrees and determine if you need the initial semester of this program or if you can start during the the Fall term. This may include architecture-related degrees such as Environmental Design, Design, or studio-based degrees, but is decided on a case-by-case basis. We evaluate each application and will ensure that you are admitted to the correct term. 

Every applicant to the M.Arch program is considered for available funding. No additional application is needed. A ranked list of both 2 and 3.5 year applicants is developed during the review process and top applicants are offered funding until all is accepted. This includes both US and International applicants.

For those applying for the 2021-2022 academic year, the GRE is not required for those applying to the Master of Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture, and Master of Science in Urban Design programs.

The GRE is required for admission to the Ph.D. in Architecture program. The School of Architecture does not set minimums for the GRE, but the average among our students is relatively high. Admission to graduate study in the School of Architecture is competitive and based upon merit as evidenced in the applicant’s previous academic performance, GRE and/or TOEFL scores, portfolio, and other supporting documentation.

The School of Architecture requires a minimum TOEFL score of 100 or a minimum IELTS score of 7.5. These requirements exceed that of the Institute. International students must meet the School of Architecture minimum to be considered for admission to graduate studies in architecture.

Anyone who is not a US Citizen or a Permanent Resident of the US must take the TOEFL unless they have attended college for at least one year in the United States. In addition, anyone who is a citizen of or has attended college for a minimum of one year in the following countries is exempt from the TOEFL requirement: United Kingdom, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Granada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenadines, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua (West Indies). Please note that the TOEFL is the ONLY acceptable language test approved and recognized for admission by Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech does not accept the IELTS as an approved language test for admission.