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 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,498179th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,218611th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,185237th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $28,0001,777th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,9811,695th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,4941,802nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 25.2%1,853rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.0%1,232nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,727753rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 64.8%168th highest of 2,122 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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Savannah State University’s 2,727 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In GA
- Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA · 2,736 undergrads
- College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GA · 2,794 undergrads
- Point UniversityWest Point, GA · 2,617 undergrads
- Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GA · 2,605 undergrads
- Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA · 2,541 undergrads
- Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GA · 2,291 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, TX · 2,729 undergrads
- Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, NY · 2,729 undergrads
- Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY · 2,731 undergrads
- Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC · 2,716 undergrads
- Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY · 2,713 undergrads
- Lee UniversityCleveland, TN · 2,712 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesavannahstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 140960)
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- Showdown: Savannah State University vs Morehouse CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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