Academic Analysis
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Facility utilization

When rooms are actually in use. A high daily average can still hide a crush at mid-day and empty early mornings, late afternoons, and Fridays — this shows the real peak.

Utilization & fillTime of dayRooms & buildings
SchoolGeorgia TechUGAGeorgia StateKennesaw State
TermSummer 2025Spring 2025Fall 2024Summer 2024Spring 2024Fall 2023Summer 2023Spring 2023Fall 2022Summer 2022Spring 2022Fall 2021

Rooms in use at each hour (Georgia State, Summer 2023) — peak 165 of 737 rooms. Darker = busier.

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Mon
49
75
127
146
146
159
121
114
95
38
38
34
17
9
Tue
51
79
135
165
150
161
120
109
95
46
49
46
27
15
Wed
47
77
132
151
154
161
124
117
98
44
44
39
25
15
Thu
50
76
128
158
145
156
120
110
94
41
42
40
23
11
Fri
1
15
29
36
36
36
36
34
28
20
2
2
Sat
2
5
5
4
5
8
10
10
8
8
Sun
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2

Each cell counts distinct rooms with a class meeting during that clock hour (cross-listed classes counted once). Rooms may host back-to-back classes, so a busy hour reflects the schedule’s peak demand — the true capacity constraint, versus the flat daily average.