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Former names | Georgia Tech Evening School of Commerce (1913–1947) Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia (1947–1955) Georgia State College of Business Administration (1955–1961) Georgia State College (1961–1969)[1] |
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| Motto | Veritas valet et vincet (Latin)[2] |
Motto in English | Truth shall overcome [2] |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1913 |
Parent institution | University System of Georgia |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | 170.8 million (2020)[6] |
| Budget | $1.149 billion (2020)[7] |
| President | M. Brian Blake[8] |
| Provost | Nicolle Parsons-Pollard[9] |
Academic staff | 1,586 (Fall 2018)[2] |
Administrative staff | 3,627 (Fall 2018)[2] |
| Students | 50,521 (Fall 2023)[10] |
| Undergraduates | 43,807 (Fall 2023)[10] |
| Postgraduates | 6,714 (Fall 2023)[10] |
| 1,971 (Fall 2023)[10] | |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia , U.S.[11] 33°45′13.3″N 84°23′09.5″W / 33.753694°N 84.385972°W[12] |
| Campus | Urban (main campus) and suburban (Perimeter College campuses); Downtown Atlanta campus (main campus): 109.87 acres (0.445 km2); All instructional sites (including Perimeter College campuses): 440.06 acres (1.781 km2); All facilities: 771.41 acres (3.122 km2)[2] |
| Newspaper | The Signal |
| Colors | Blue and White[13] |
| Nickname | Panthers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Sun Belt Conference and C-USA |
| Mascot | Pounce, the blue panther |
| Website | www |
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Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia.[14] Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the largest institution of higher education by enrollment based in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation with a student enrollment of around 50,000, including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus downtown.[15]
Georgia State is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".[16] The university is the most comprehensive public institution in Georgia, offering more than 250-degree programs in over 100 fields of study spread across 10 academic colleges and schools.[17] Georgia State has two libraries: University Library, which is split between Library North and Library South on the main campus and also divided among the Perimeter College campuses, and Law Library, which is located on the main campus. Together, both libraries contain over 13 million holdings and serve as federal document depositories.[2][18][19] Georgia State has a $2.5 billion economic impact in Georgia.[20]
Georgia State University's intercollegiate athletics teams, the Georgia State Panthers, compete in NCAA Division I's Sun Belt Conference. Georgia State is a founding member of the Sun Belt Conference.
| Academic rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Forbes[21] | 513 |
| U.S. News & World Report[22] | 227 |
| Washington Monthly[23] | 147 |
| WSJ / College Pulse[24] | 501–600 |
| Global | |
| ARWU[25] | 501–600 |
| QS[26] | 751–800 |
| THE[27] | 401–500 |
| U.S. News & World Report[28] | 477 |
| U.S. News University Rankings [29] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Ranking | ||
| National Universities | 227 | ||
| Best Undergraduate Teaching | 3 | ||
| Most Innovative Schools | 2 | ||
| Top Performers on Social Mobility | 8 | ||
| Top Public Schools | 101 | ||
| Business: Insurance | 4 | ||
| Business: Management Information Systems | 10 | ||
| Business: Real Estate | 11 | ||
| First-Year Experiences | 5 | ||
| Learning Communities | 5 | ||
| U.S. News Graduate School Rankings[30][31][32] | |||
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| Program | Ranking | ||
| Biological Sciences | 140 | ||
| Business: Information Systems | 13 | ||
| Business: Part-time MBA | 48 | ||
| Chemistry | 114 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 62 | ||
| Criminology | 22 | ||
| Economics | 59 | ||
| Education | 45 | ||
| Education: Best Online Master's in Education Programs | 35 | ||
| Education: Curriculum and Instruction | 23 | ||
| Education: Elementary Teacher Education | 21 | ||
| Education: Secondary Teacher Education | 22 | ||
| Education: Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 11 | ||
| English | 99 | ||
| Fine Arts | 131 | ||
| Health Care Management | 39 | ||
| History | 125 | ||
| Law | 67 | ||
| Law: Clinical Training | 26 | ||
| Law: Dispute Resolution | 44 | ||
| Law: Environmental Law | 103 | ||
| Law: Health Care Law | 1 | ||
| Law: International Law | 78 | ||
| Law: Legal Writing | 75 | ||
| Law: Part-time Law | 13 | ||
| Law: Tax Law | 43 | ||
| Law: Trial Advocacy | 21 | ||
| Mathematics | 136 | ||
| Nursing: Doctor of Nursing Practice | 126 | ||
| Nursing: Master's | 99 | ||
| Physical Therapy | 71 | ||
| Physics | 110 | ||
| Political Science | 72 | ||
| Psychology | 112 | ||
| Public Affairs | 21 | ||
| Public Affairs: Local Government Management | 7 | ||
| Public Affairs: Nonprofit Management | 9 | ||
| Public Affairs: Public Finance and Budgeting | 8 | ||
| Public Affairs: Public Management and Leadership | 19 | ||
| Public Affairs: Public Policy Analysis | 22 | ||
| Public Affairs: Urban Policy | 8 | ||
| Public Health | 56 | ||
| Rehabilitation Counseling | 55 | ||
| Social Work | 59 | ||
| Sociology | 71 | ||
| Speech-Language Pathology | 53 | ||