Georgia Southern University Overview
Georgia Southern University is a public institution situated in Statesboro, Georgia. The location of GaSou is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.
What Is Georgia Southern University Known For?
- Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at GaSou.
- For the 2019-2020 academic year, 84% of the faculty were full-time.
- A student who earns a bachelor's degree from GaSou makes roughly $47,913 a year. This is 17% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
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Georgia Southern University Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at GaSou.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards GaSou has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#4 | Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#6 | Best Teacher Development & Methodology Schools | College Factual |
#7 | Best Teacher Education Schools | College Factual |
#27 | Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#110 | Best Education Schools | College Factual |
#117 | Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Georgia Southern University?

Contact details for GaSou are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1332 Southern Drive, Statesboro, GA 30460-8126 |
Phone: | 912-478-5391 |
Website: | www.georgiasouthern.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaSouthern |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/georgiasouthern |
How Do I Get Into GaSou?
You can apply to GaSou online at: admissions.georgiasouthern.edu/apply/
Admission Requirements for GaSou
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | considered but not required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into GaSou?
Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.
Average Test Scores
About 67% of students accepted to GaSou submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 503 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 570.
Can I Afford Georgia Southern University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GaSou, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,503 a year. That adds up to $26,012 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at GaSou is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Georgia Southern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 3,480 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 19,453 full-time undergraduates at GaSou, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgia Southern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 405 |
Black or African American | 5,116 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,416 |
White | 11,299 |
International Students | 251 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 966 |
Geographic Diversity
Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Georgia Southern University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 73 countries are represented at GaSou. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Honduras, and Bangladesh.
Online Learning at Georgia Southern University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at GaSou has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of GaSou
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Georgia Southern University was $6,485 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,539. The following table shows how GaSou is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Economics | #1 | #4 |
Information Science | #7 | #19 |
Computer Science | #10 | #10 |
Accounting | #16 | #55 |
Curriculum & Instruction | #19 | #121 |
Social Sciences | #19 | #43 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #21 | #113 |
Instructional Media Design | #25 | #58 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #27 | #105 |
Computer & Information Sciences | #31 | #47 |
Special Education | #34 | #143 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #34 | #78 |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #55 | #145 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #55 | #145 |
Business, Management & Marketing | #62 | #299 |
Online Growth Rankings of GaSou
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Georgia Southern University was 18.6%. This is the #1,108 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at GaSou regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of GaSou majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Accounting | 2% |
Business Administration & Management | 12% |
Business, Management & Marketing | 2% |
Computer & Information Sciences | 10% |
Education | 17% |
Educational Administration | 40% |
Health Professions | 4% |
Information Science | 17% |
Instructional Media Design | 18% |
Nursing | 8% |
Public Health | 4% |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 8% |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 9% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at GaSou ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at GaSou.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Economics | #39 | |
Management Information Systems | #54 | |
Information Science | #58 | |
Health & Physical Education | #144 | |
Public Health | #152 | |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | #153 | |
Instructional Media Design | #157 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #223 | |
Social Sciences | #248 | |
Educational Administration | #262 | |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | #311 | |
Accounting | #370 | |
Nursing | #480 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Georgia Southern University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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