University Description

Savannah State University, the first public historically black university in the State of Georgia, develops productive members of a global society through high quality instruction, scholarship, research, service and community involvement. The University fosters engaged learning and personal growth in a student-centered environment that celebrates the African American legacy while nurturing a diverse student body. Savannah State University offers graduate and undergraduate studies including nationally accredited programs in the liberal arts, the sciences and the professions.. Read More

University History

Savannah State University (SSU) is the first public historically black college or university in the state of Georgia and the first institution of higher learning in the city of Savannah. The school was established in 1890 as a result of the Second Morrill Land Grant Act, which mandated that southern and border states develop land-grant colleges for black citizens. Later that year, the Georgia General Assembly passed legislation creating the Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youths, which served as Georgia’s 1890 land-grant institution until 1947. A preliminary session of the Georgia State Industrial College was held in the Baxter Street School Building in Athens, Ga., before moving to Savannah in October 1891. Richard R. Wright Sr., was appointed the first president of the institution in 1891, which opened with five faculty members and eight students.
Graduation Rate: 27% Acceptance Rate: 77% Student Faculty Ratio: 16:1 School Setting: Urban Notable Alumni: Charles Elmore,George E. Kent,W. W. Law,Curtis Cooper,Shannon Sharpe,Bobby Curtis,Troy Hambrick,Robert E. Robinson,Ernest Miller,Prince A. Jackson Jr.,Cyrus G. Wiley,Walter E. Gaskin

Academic Programs

  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Accounting
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Mathematics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Social Work
  • General History
  • Information Science
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Accounting
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Visual and Performing Arts
  • Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Other Corrections and Criminal Justice
  • Middle School Education and Teaching
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • International Business
  • Trade and Commerce
  • Other Corrections and Criminal Justice
  • Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Information Science
  • Journalism
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • Accounting
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Marketing and Marketing Management
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Visual and Performing Arts
  • International Business
  • Trade and Commerce
  • Social Work
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Sociology
  • Sociology
  • Journalism
  • Computer Engineering Technology
  • General Visual and Performing Arts
  • General Geology and Earth Science
  • Information Science
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • General Geology and Earth Science
  • Other Security and Protective Services
  • General Mathematics
  • Social Work
  • Social Work
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • General Mathematics
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration
  • General Business and Commerce
  • Public Administration
  • General Business and Commerce
  • Social Work
  • General Business and Commerce
  • Social Work
  • Urban Studies
  • Social Work
  • General Mathematics
  • Public Administration
  • Urban Studies
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration
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Sports Offered

  • Baseball (M)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Football (M)
  • Golf (M)
  • Track & Field (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Golf (W)
  • Softball (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Track & Field (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
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