Savannah State University
Savannah, GA · Public · Midsize city · SSU
Public institution in Savannah, GA · 2,727 undergraduates · $37,981 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Pell Grant share
- Top 9%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
- Top 13%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $8,683249th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,498180th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,218616th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,185237th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $28,0001,791st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,9811,705th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,4941,813th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 25.2%1,868th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.0%1,240th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,727753rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21.0:11,947th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 64.8%169th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 221 mi (CLT)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 28 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $48,823 | $50,606 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $44,933 | $47,729 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,441 | $38,289 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $37,208 | $41,565 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $34,704 | $41,025 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $33,565 | $30,771 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $33,459 | $29,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $32,284 | $35,060 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $30,409 | $28,381 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $29,685 | $37,208 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | $28,598 | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1890source
- Athletic nickname: "Lady Tigers"source
- Ted Wright Stadium seats about 7,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #CC5500 and #0033A0source
- Campus size: about 401 acressource
- Formerly known as "Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth"source
- Formerly known as "(1890–1932)"source
- Formerly known as "Georgia State College"source
- Formerly known as "(1932–1950)"source
- Formerly known as "Savannah State College"source
- Formerly known as "(1950–1996)"source
- Athletic conference: SIACsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $858,138 (M $581,837 · W $276,301)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitesavannahstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 140960)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in GeorgiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Savannah State University vs Morehouse CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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