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Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

https://www.gsu.edu

#332 National Colleges

76.15% Admission Rate
Least Selective

27,256 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
  • Four-year, medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
  • Predominantly Black Institution
  • Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the largest institution of higher education by enrollment based in Georgia and is in the top 10 in the nation in number of students with a diverse majority-minority student population of around 54,000 students, including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus downtown.

Georgia State is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". The university's over $200 million in research expenditures for the 2018 fiscal year ranked first in the nation among universities without an engineering, medical, or agricultural school for the third year in a row. The university is the most comprehensive public institution in Georgia, offering more than 250 degree programs in over 100 fields of study spread across 10 academic colleges and schools. Georgia State has two libraries: University Library, which is split between Library North and Library South on the main campus and also divided among the Perimeter College campuses, and Law Library, which is located on the main campus. Together, both libraries contain over 13 million holdings and serve as federal document depositories. Georgia State has a $2.5 billion economic impact in Georgia.

Georgia State University's intercollegiate athletics teams, the Georgia State Panthers, compete in NCAA Division I’s Sun Belt Conference, with the exception of Georgia State's beach volleyball team, which competes in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. Georgia State is a founding member of the Sun Belt Conference.

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Location

City
Atlanta, Georgia

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 21.0%
Social Sciences 9.7%
Psychology 9.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 8.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 7.6%
Visual And Performing Arts 7.2%
Education 6.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 6.1%
Health Professions And Related Programs 5.0%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 4.5%
Physical Sciences 3.0%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services 2.6%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 2.3%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 2.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.7%
History 1.3%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 1.0%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.6%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.4%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 0.1%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.0%

Cost

In State Tuition
$9,286.00

Out of State Tuition
$24,517.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
50.86%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$13,953.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1153 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 620 570 520
Verbal 630 585 540

ACT Scores

23 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 19
English 26 23 20