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

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

  • Baseball (M)
  • Softball (W)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Golf (M)
  • Golf (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

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