The Institute supports a limited number of outstanding international students, allowing them to pay in-state tuition. The Graduate Living Center and the Hemphill Avenue Apartments are available for unmarried graduate students. Because Georgia Tech is located in the heart of Atlanta, rooms and apartments in privately owned dwellings near the campus are available in all price ranges. Backgrounds, undergraduate education, and work experience vary widely. The approximately 85 students come from liberal arts, engineering, or social science backgrounds.
Some students have previous planning-related work experience.
Increasingly, however, graduates are entering the private sector in the offices of corporations, developers, financial institutions, consulting firms, or research organizations, most of which engage in development activities in metropolitan regions. Location Atlanta is a city that has been able to combine considerable economic growth and vitality with its gracious lifestyle and natural beauty. The campus lies at the edge of the downtown area and is at the heart of a metropolitan area of nearly 3 million inhabitants. It was the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics, which gave the campus a face-lift and greatly increased the number of graduate housing units. Two hours away by automobile are mountains where hiking, camping, skiing, and some of the country's best white-water rafting are enjoyed.