A PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
COMMITTED TO STUDENT SUCCESS
Georgia State University is nationally recognized for programs and initiatives that help students from all backgrounds earn degrees. Its six campuses in Atlanta, the cultural and economic center of the Southeast, provide faculty and 52,000 students with unsurpassed access to opportunities in one of the nation’s great global cities.
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Academics and Rankings
One of the largest universities in the state, Georgia State offers a challenging academic environment that emphasizes research and practical experience across the curriculum.
The Atlanta Campus boasts more than 200 bachelor's degree programs and more than 137 graduate degree programs, spanning master's and specialist to doctorate levels.
Operating at five campuses throughout metro Atlanta, the university's Perimeter College provides more than 30 associate degree pathways, making it the region's gateway to higher education.
Georgia State's dedication to student success has drawn national accolades.
- No. 1 public university in the U.S. for undergraduate teaching (5 years in a row)*
- No. 1 public university for learning communities in the U.S.*
- No. 1 nonprofit university in the nation to award bachelor's degrees to African American students.**
- No. 4 in the U.S. for best first-year experience*
- Top 5 most innovative university in the U.S. (for the last decade and counting)*
- No. 5 fastest-growing research university in the U.S.***
- No. 5 public university in the U.S. for study abroad programs*
- No. 8 public university in the U.S. for undergraduate research/creative projects*
- No. 15 in the U.S. for social mobility*
* U.S. News & World Report (2025)
** Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (2023)
*** The Chronicle of Higher Education (2022)
Student Body
With an enrollment of 52,000, we've proven students from all backgrounds can succeed at the same level.
- 55% bachelor’s degree students, 30% associate degree students, 15% graduate and law students
- Students from nearly every state in the nation and 159 countries
- More than 4,250 international students
- Among the most diverse universities in the nation (according to U.S. News’ diversity index)
- Asian = 19%; Black (non-Hispanic) = 43%; Hispanic = 15% ; Multiracial = 5%; White (non-Hispanic) = 17%*
* Because ethnicity is calculated separately from race, and because race sometimes goes unreported, the figures above may not equal 100%.
Faculty and Staff
Atlanta's quality of life helps Georgia State attract top-notch faculty, staff and administrators who are making a difference in their fields and preparing students to join them.
- 1,606 full-time faculty members**
- More than 82% of full-time faculty with the highest degree in their field**
** Across Georgia State's Atlanta Campus and five Perimeter College campuses
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
- Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
- Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing & Health Professions
- College of the Arts
- College of Arts & Sciences
- College of Education & Human Development
- College of Law
- Honors College
- Institute for Biomedical Sciences
- Perimeter College
- J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- School of Public Health
- The Graduate School
A Commitment to Student Success
Georgia State is recognized as a national leader in helping students reach their academic goals. Since 2003, Georgia State has raised its four-year graduation rate by 21.4 percentage points and its six-year graduation rate by 23 percentage points, the most dramatic increase of any national university. Georgia State has used predictive analytics of student performance and proactive advising interventions to:
- Confer degrees to more than 10,000 career-ready students each year.
- Reduce time-to-degree for graduating students.
- Award more than 17,900 Panther Retention Grants to students since the program's inception.
- Save students more than $21 million per year in unnecessary tuition and fees.*
- Save Georgia taxpayers millions in support costs for public education because students are graduating more quickly.
*Average collective savings annually
A Growing Research Institution
Since gaining research university status in 1996, Georgia State has rapidly built a dynamic and productive research enterprise that addresses major health and societal challenges. It is one of 115 leading research universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Georgia State's research expenditures have topped a total of $1.2 billion over the past six years. **
A Catalyst for Downtown Development
The growth and development of Georgia State’s campus are recognized by civic leaders as essential to the increasing vitality of downtown Atlanta. Through construction and building acquisitions, the university has created a new academic corridor on the eastern side of Woodruff Park consisting of new homes for its College of Law, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, College of Arts & Sciences and Creative Media Industries Institute.
Center Parc Stadium and Summerhill
The opening in 2017 of Georgia State Stadium, now Center Parc Stadium, cemented Georgia State’s expanding footprint and economic impact on Atlanta. We recently debuted a new convocation center and basketball arena and will soon open baseball and softball parks in this same area.
The GSU Blue Line
Currently in construction, a new 3.7-mile walking path through the heart of the university connects academic, research and residential buildings, and other distinctive destinations such as the campus greenway, Hurt Park, the Student Center and the Student Recreation Center. The Blue Line features clearly marked wayfinding signage, brightly lit walkways and modern infrastructure that creates a safe place for living, learning, working, playing and connecting.
**Higher Education Research & Development Survey, 2023
Economic Impact
Georgia State contributes to the economies of Atlanta and the South.
- $2.9 billion economic impact on metro Atlanta each year
- An annual budget of more than $1 billion
Campus Life
Georgia State is where city life meets campus life.
- Six residence halls housing more than 5,500 students
- More than 400 student organizations, including 27 fraternities and sororities
- Seven campus dining locations
- Modern Student Recreation Center
- Twenty-five intramural sports and 21 sports clubs
Alumni
Georgia State alumni, 291,000 living worldwide, include leaders in almost every field. Seventy percent of alumni live and work in Atlanta.
Athletics
The Athletics program is a source of spirit and pride for the university.
- 16 NCAA Division I teams competing in the Sun Belt Conference
- Football team that plays at Center Parc Stadium and participates in the Football Bowl Subdivision
- Student-athletes who have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher for 16 consecutive years
- One of its conference’s top graduation success rates (86%)
- Nickname: Panthers
- Mascot name: Pounce
- Colors: Blue and white