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Savannah State University

Savannah, Georgia·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·savannahstate.edu
Acceptance
46.1%
-28.1pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
6-yr Graduation
28%
-14.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
3,193
peer median 3,218
Avg net price
$8,172
-$2.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
10,032
10,032 candidates competed
Admitted
4,629
46.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
730
15.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
28%-14.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
16%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
28%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

3.1pp gap
Pell recipients
27%164 of 598
Non-Pell (all)
30%53 of 176
Subsidized loan, no Pell
28%23 of 81
No Federal Aid
32%30 of 95

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 49 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
49
Passing
18
36.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

49programs
  • Passing18 · 36.7%
  • No Data31 · 63.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
4
Safe
13
No data
31

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

18
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.0%
$33,175 vs $32,203
Business/Commerce General
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+15.7%
$65,620 vs $56,700
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+20.4%
$55,566 vs $46,158
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+21.8%
$39,208 vs $32,203
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+23.2%
$39,677 vs $32,203
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+31.6%
$42,391 vs $32,203
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+31.8%
$42,444 vs $32,203
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+35.7%
$43,690 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+3.0%
+$972

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

18
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
99%
$32,771 debt · $33,175 earn
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
84%
$33,000 debt · $39,208 earn
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
82%
$35,750 debt · $43,690 earn
Journalism
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
78%
$31,000 debt · $39,677 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
76%
$32,369 debt · $42,391 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
74%
$41,000 debt · $55,566 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
73%
$31,000 debt · $42,444 earn
Research and Experimental Psychology
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
72%
$34,726 debt · $48,594 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1951Next review Jun 2027

Action history · 8

  1. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,739
$30–48k$7,033
$48–75k$9,882
$75–110k$12,694
$110k+$12,597

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,172
-$2,678vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $10,851
Federal loans
65.3%
In-state tuition
$5,750
Out-of-state
$19,043

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,186 students received $14.4M in Pell grants, alongside $20.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,186
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.4M
$14,406,117 total
Direct Loans
$20.8M
4,339 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.3M
1,932 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.9M
1,849 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.8M
179 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.5M
359 loan awards
Grad PLUS$205K
20 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,737 borrowers who entered repayment, 96 (5.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.5%
+3.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,737
Defaulted
96
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.9%
2017
21.8%
2018
16.5%
2019
5.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Savannah State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs39
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

529 total completions
01Business
14427.2%
02Public Admin
6913.0%
03Biological Sciences
6412.1%
04Liberal Arts
5410.2%
05Security/Protective
509.5%
06Engineering Tech
448.3%
07Social Sciences
315.9%
08Communication
315.9%
09Psychology
285.3%
10Visual/Performing Arts
142.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,193
12-mo unduplicated
3,530
Undergraduate
3,265
Graduate
265

Gender split

Men
37%1,318
Women
63%2,212

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
86.0%
Hispanic
4.7%
Two or more
3.3%
White
2.6%
Non-resident
1.9%
Unknown
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
313
240 M · 73 W
Women athletes
23.3%
Athletic aid
$858K
Total student aid
Budget
$3.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$582K
$276K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$57K
$49K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
94 M · 37 W
$263K
Football
129 M ·
$550K
Baseball
52 M ·
$214K
Basketball
20 M · 16 W
$574K
Softball
· 16 W
$144K
Golf
7 M · 7 W
$145K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.25
10 offenses · 3,078 students

3-year trend

3.842 yrs ago1.701 yr ago3.25Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
28
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
29
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
7

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
6
Burglary
3
Robbery
1

By location

10total
  • On campus10

Includes 8 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
1
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons23
Drugs031
Liquor09

Residence-hall fires

  • Tiger Court1 fire
    OtherDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
104

Savannah State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Savannah State selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSavannah State University
28%46.1%3,193$8,172Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
41%65.9%2,897$10,338Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
37%82.6%3,242$18,097Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
56%45.3%2,995$13,265Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
44%98.6%3,305$9,032Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
51%96.8%3,339$11,363Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median43%74.2%3,218$10,851

Institutions like Savannah State

Explore the federal data for institutions in Savannah State's comparison group.

Savannah State Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research Planning and Assessment (IRPA)
Phone
912-358-3267
Address
Colston Administration, 3219 College St., Savannah, GA 31404

Savannah State University’s (SSU) Institutional Research Planning and Assessment (IRPA) office assists in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of institutional data to support planning and decision making for administrators, staff, faculty, students, alumni and other university stakeholders.

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Team
1 member
  • Jonathan Lambright
    Interim AVP – Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Savannah State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Savannah State.

What is the acceptance rate at Savannah State University?

Savannah State University's acceptance rate is 46.1% (4,629 admitted from 10,032 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Savannah State University?

Savannah State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 28% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Savannah State University?

Savannah State University reports a total enrollment of 3,193 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Savannah State University?

The average net price at Savannah State University is $8,172 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Savannah State University?

Savannah State University's yield rate is 15.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Savannah State University located?

Savannah State University is located in Savannah, Georgia 31404-5310.

Who runs Institutional Research at Savannah State University?

Savannah State University's IR work is done by the Institutional Research Planning and Assessment (IRPA).

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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