SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY J-13

3219 College Ave.
Savannah, GA 31404
Tel: (912)356-2186
Free: 800-788-0478
Admissions: (912)356-2181
Fax: (912)356-2529
Web Site: http://www.savstate.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of University System of Georgia. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1890. Setting: 165-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $72,919. Research spending 2003-04: $688,897. Total enrollment: 2,800. Faculty: 160 (123 full-time, 37 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 3,926 applied, 32% were admitted. Full-time: 2,095 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 570 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 18 states and territories, 20 other countries, 17% from out-of-state, 0.04% Native American, 0.5% Hispanic, 95% black, 0.4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 45% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 79% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer/information sciences; social sciences and history. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Armstrong Atlantic State University. ROTC: Army, Naval.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: SAT. Required for some: SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 6/1. Notification: continuous. Preference given to state residents.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $20. State resident tuition: $2940 full-time, $97 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9908 full-time, $388 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $309 per term part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, and reciprocity agreements. College room and board: $4498. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 35% of eligible men and 38% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: marching band, gospel choir, concert choir. Major annual events: homecoming, Icebreaker (Greek talent), Martin Luther King Observance Day. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Asa H. Gordon Library with 187,916 books, 547,522 microform titles, 812 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $689,322. 440 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Armstrong Atlantic State University.