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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
$8,683
-$3.3k 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

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
27%
Non-Pell
28%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

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$7,238
$30–48k$7,491
$48–75k$10,852
$75–110k$12,949
$110k+$13,784

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

Avg net price
$8,683
-$3,317vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $12,000
Federal loans
66.1%
In-state tuition
$5,498
Out-of-state
$16,218

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,178 students received $14.0M in Pell grants, alongside $20.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,178
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.0M
$13,985,914 total
Direct Loans
$20.5M
4,322 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$7.2M
1,925 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.8M
1,841 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.8M
179 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.4M
357 loan awards
Grad PLUS$176K
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 programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

478 total completions
01Business
12626.4%
02Biological Sciences
7515.7%
03Public Admin
6413.4%
04Liberal Arts
5311.1%
05Security/Protective
398.2%
06Engineering Tech
387.9%
07Communication
306.3%
08Social Sciences
224.6%
09Education
163.3%
10Computer Sciences
153.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,193
12-mo unduplicated
3,488
Undergraduate
3,217
Graduate
271

Gender split

Men
36%1,271
Women
64%2,217

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
85.8%
Hispanic
4.9%
Two or more
3.2%
White
3.0%
Non-resident
2.0%
Unknown
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
265
202 M · 63 W
Women athletes
23.8%
Athletic aid
$755K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$502K
$253K
Recruiting expense
$0
$652
Head-coach salaries
$57K
$49K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
107 M ·
$771K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
28 M · 19 W
$244K
Baseball
47 M ·
$129K
Basketball
19 M · 15 W
$527K
Softball
· 15 W
$122K
Golf
7 M · 7 W
$138K

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
1.70
5 offenses · 2,945 students

3-year trend

1.722 yrs ago3.841 yr ago1.70Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
24
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
39
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
8

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
3
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
7
Dating violence
4
Stalking
12 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons019
Drugs011
Liquor076

Residence-hall fires

  • Freshman Living and Learning Center1 fire
    Damage $0-$99
  • University Village1 fire
    Damage $0-$99
  • University Commons2 fires
    Electrical1 injured · 0 deathsDamage $0-$99
  • University Commons2 fires
    CookingDamage $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$8,683Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Fort Valley State University
41%65.9%2,897$11,609Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
South Carolina State University
37%82.6%3,242$18,268Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Alcorn State University
56%45.3%2,995$14,040Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Fairmont State University
44%98.6%3,305$9,055Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Shepherd University
51%96.8%3,339$12,391Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median43%74.2%3,218$12,000

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 $8,683 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.

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