- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Savannah State University
Savannah, GACity: midsizeZIP 31404Founded 1890
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1890
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.savannahstate.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
GeorgiaHBCUPublic
Savannah State University
Savannah State University is a public university in Savannah, Georgia, with 2,833 undergraduates. It graduates 35% within six years and costs $7,542 a year after aid.
35%graduate
Retention75%
4-year graduation24%
Pell Grant share71%
Federal loans67%
$7,542net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
35%graduate in 6 years
$44,180median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#1,473 of 1,704 for earnings#91 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,469 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $17,031tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $5,750
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,102
- Average net price
- $7,542national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,652
$30,001–48,000$5,924
$48,001–75,000$7,134
$75,001–110,000$12,387
$110,001+$12,638
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college35%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college71%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 35%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 24%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 28%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,843
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,180middle 50%: $27,001–$63,965
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$63,965
Median, Savannah State University$44,180
Lower quarter$27,001
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,833
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 71%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,445 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,684
- Endowment, end of year
- $12,729,394
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White2.6%
Hispanic4.7%
Black86%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.3%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting11%
Engineering technologies9.4%
Communication & journalism6.6%
Social sciences6.6%
Psychology6.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA | $12,421 | 39% | $41,857 |
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| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA | $6,874 | 40% | $41,999 |
| Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA | $10,170 | 33% | $55,890 |
| Clayton State University Morrow, GA | $8,868 | 38% | $54,701 |
| Dalton State College Dalton, GA | $2,353 | 29% | $46,083 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK | $9,433 | 35% | $49,123 |
| Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN | $5,567 | 36% | $48,764 |
| Cameron University Lawton, OK | $7,472 | 26% | $42,927 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | $9,252 | 40% | $28,062 |
| Indiana University-East Richmond, IN | $9,117 | 41% | $52,038 |
| University of Holy Cross New Orleans, LA | $8,705 | 43% | $53,531 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 140960. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3474474.