Global InformationGeorgia State University information
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Former names | Georgia Tech Evening School of Commerce (1913–1947) Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia (1947–1955) Georgia State College of Business Administration (1955–1961) Georgia State College (1961–1969)[1] |
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| Motto | Veritas valet et vincet (Latin)[2] |
Motto in English | Truth shall overcome [2] |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1913 |
Parent institution | University System of Georgia |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations |
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| Endowment | 170.8 million (2020)[6] |
| Budget | $1.149 billion (2020)[7] |
| President | M. Brian Blake[8] |
| Provost | Nicolle Parsons-Pollard[9] |
Academic staff | 1,586 (Fall 2018)[2] |
Administrative staff | 3,627 (Fall 2018)[2] |
| Students | 50,521 (Fall 2023)[10] |
| Undergraduates | 43,807 (Fall 2023)[10] |
| Postgraduates | 6,714 (Fall 2023)[10] |
Doctoral students | 1,971 (Fall 2023)[10] |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia , U.S.[11] 33°45′13.3″N 84°23′09.5″W / 33.753694°N 84.385972°W[12] |
| Campus | Urban (main campus) and suburban (Perimeter College campuses); Downtown Atlanta campus (main campus): 109.87 acres (0.445 km2); All instructional sites (including Perimeter College campuses): 440.06 acres (1.781 km2); All facilities: 771.41 acres (3.122 km2)[2] |
| Newspaper | The Signal |
| Colors | Blue and White[13] |
| Nickname | Panthers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Sun Belt Conference and C-USA |
| Mascot | Pounce, the blue panther |
| Website | www |
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Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia.[14] 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 one of the largest in the nation with a student enrollment of around 50,000, including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus downtown.[15]
Georgia State is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".[16] 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.[17] 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.[2][18][19] Georgia State has a $2.5 billion economic impact in Georgia.[20]
Georgia State University's intercollegiate athletics teams, the Georgia State Panthers, compete in NCAA Division I's Sun Belt Conference. Georgia State is a founding member of the Sun Belt Conference.
| Academic rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Forbes[21] | 513 |
| U.S. News & World Report[22] | 227 |
| Washington Monthly[23] | 147 |
| WSJ/College Pulse[24] | 501–600 |
| Global | |
| ARWU[25] | 501–600 |
| QS[26] | 751–800 |
| THE[27] | 401–500 |
| U.S. News & World Report[28] | 477 |
| U.S. News University Rankings [29] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Ranking | ||
| National Universities | 227 | ||
| Best Undergraduate Teaching | 3 | ||
| Most Innovative Schools | 2 | ||
| Top Performers on Social Mobility | 8 | ||
| Top Public Schools | 101 | ||
| Business: Insurance | 4 | ||
| Business: Management Information Systems | 10 | ||
| Business: Real Estate | 11 | ||
| First-Year Experiences | 5 | ||
| Learning Communities | 5 | ||
| U.S. News Graduate School Rankings[30][31][32] | |||
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| Program | Ranking | ||
| Biological Sciences | 140 | ||
| Business: Information Systems | 13 | ||
| Business: Part-time MBA | 48 | ||
| Chemistry | 114 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 62 | ||
| Criminology | 22 | ||
| Economics | 59 | ||
| Education | 45 | ||
| Education: Best Online Master's in Education Programs | 35 | ||
| Education: Curriculum and Instruction | 23 | ||
| Education: Elementary Teacher Education | 21 | ||
| Education: Secondary Teacher Education | 22 | ||
| Education: Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 11 | ||
| English | 99 | ||
| Fine Arts | 131 | ||
| Health Care Management | 39 | ||
| History | 125 | ||
| Law | 67 | ||
| Law: Clinical Training | 26 | ||
| Law: Dispute Resolution | 44 | ||
| Law: Environmental Law | 103 | ||
| Law: Health Care Law | 1 | ||
| Law: International Law | 78 | ||
| Law: Legal Writing | 75 | ||
| Law: Part-time Law | 13 | ||
| Law: Tax Law | 43 | ||
| Law: Trial Advocacy | 21 | ||
| Mathematics | 136 | ||
| Nursing: Doctor of Nursing Practice | 126 | ||
| Nursing: Master's | 99 | ||
| Physical Therapy | 71 | ||
| Physics | 110 | ||
| Political Science | 72 | ||
| Psychology | 112 | ||
| Public Affairs | 21 | ||
| Public Affairs: Local Government Management | 7 | ||
| Public Affairs: Nonprofit Management | 9 | ||
| Public Affairs: Public Finance and Budgeting | 8 | ||
| Public Affairs: Public Management and Leadership | 19 | ||
| Public Affairs: Public Policy Analysis | 22 | ||
| Public Affairs: Urban Policy | 8 | ||
| Public Health | 56 | ||
| Rehabilitation Counseling | 55 | ||
| Social Work | 59 | ||
| Sociology | 71 | ||
| Speech-Language Pathology | 53 | ||
| U.S. News Global Rankings [33] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Ranking | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 107 | ||
| Economics and Business | 87 | ||
| Neuroscience Behavior | 370 | ||
| Physics | 518 | ||
| Social Sciences and Public Health | 177 | ||
| Space Science | 196 | ||
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- ^ a b c d e f "Georgia State University Fact Book 2018–2019" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Public Interest Technology University Network". Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Georgia State is Selected to Join the Public Interest Technology University Network". Georgia State University News Hub. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "University Innovation Alliance". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "University System of Georgia All Budgets for Fiscal Year 2020" (PDF). University System of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "The Atlanta Voice".
- ^ "Meet the Provost – Nicolle Parsons-Pollard, Ph.D." Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Enrollment" (PDF). University System of Georgia. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Georgia State University home page". Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Google Maps". Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Typography & Color". Georgia State University. n.d. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Georgia State, Leading U.S. in Black Graduates, Is Engine of Social Mobility". The New York Times. May 15, 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "Georgia State University Part-Time Job Fair- Atlanta Campus". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education – Georgia State University". Indiana University. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Georgia State Facts". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "University Library FDLD Profile Details". U.S. Government Federal Depository Library Program. Retrieved October 15, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Law Library FDLD Profile Details". U.S. Government Federal Depository Library Program. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "State Impact". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Forbes America's Top Colleges List 2023". Forbes. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "2023-2024 Best National Universities". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "2023 National University Rankings". Washington Monthly. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Best Colleges in the U.S." The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2025: Top global universities". Quacquarelli Symonds. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Best Global Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. News & World Report Georgia State University Rankings". U.S. News & World Report Education. n.d. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. News & World Report Georgia State University's Graduate School Rankings". U.S. News & World Report Education. n.d. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Graduate Programs Ranked Among Nation's Best by U.S. News". Georgia State University News Hub. March 12, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. News & World Report Georgia State University Online Programs". U.S. News & World Report Education. n.d. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings Georgia State University". U.S. News & World Report Education. n.d. Retrieved May 5, 2020.