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Georgia State University

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Not to be confused with Georgia College & State University.
Georgia State University
Former names
Evening School of Commerce of Georgia Institute of Technology (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]
DeKalb College (1964–1972)
DeKalb Community College (1972–1997)
Georgia Perimeter College (1997–2016)[2]
MottoVeritas valet et vincet (Latin)[3]
Motto in English
"Truth shall overcome"[3]
TypePublic research university
Established1913; 112 years ago (1913)
Parent institution
University System of Georgia
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment$170.8 million (2020)[7]
Budget$1.149 billion (2020)[8]
PresidentM. Brian Blake[9]
ProvostNicolle Parsons-Pollard[10]
Academic staff
1,586 (fall 2018)[3]
Administrative staff
3,627 (fall 2018)[3]
Students50,521 (fall 2023)[11]
Undergraduates43,807 (fall 2023)[11]
Postgraduates6,714 (fall 2023)[11]
1,971 (fall 2023)[11]
Location
Atlanta
,
Georgia
,
United States[12]

33°45′13.3″N 84°23′09.5″W / 33.753694°N 84.385972°W / 33.753694; -84.385972[13]
CampusLarge city, 109.87 acres (0.445 km2) (main campus); 440.06 acres (1.781 km2) (all instructional sites); 771.41 acres (3.122 km2) (total)[3]
Radio stationWRAS
NewspaperThe Signal
ColorsBlue and white[14]
   
NicknamePanthers
Sporting affiliations
MascotPounce the Blue Panther
Other campuses
Websitegsu.edu

Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[15] Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the second largest institution of higher education by enrollment based in Georgia with a student enrollment of around 50,000, including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus downtown.[16][17]

Georgia State is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity".[18] 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.[19] 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.[3][20][21] Georgia State has a $2.5 billion economic impact in Georgia.[22]

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.

  1. ^ "Georgia State University History". Georgia State University Library. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "About the College".
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Georgia State University Fact Book 2018–2019" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Public Interest Technology University Network". Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Georgia State is Selected to Join the Public Interest Technology University Network". Georgia State University News Hub. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "University Innovation Alliance". Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  7. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "University System of Georgia All Budgets for Fiscal Year 2020" (PDF). University System of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  9. ^ "The Atlanta Voice".
  10. ^ "Meet the Provost – Nicolle Parsons-Pollard, Ph.D." Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d "Enrollment" (PDF). University System of Georgia. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  12. ^ "Georgia State University home page". Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "Google Maps". Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "Typography & Color". Georgia State University. n.d. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  15. ^ "Georgia State, Leading U.S. in Black Graduates, Is Engine of Social Mobility". The New York Times. May 15, 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  16. ^ "Georgia State University Part-Time Job Fair- Atlanta Campus". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  17. ^ https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-tech-now-enrolls-more-students-than-any-college-or-university-in-the-state/H2NW3B7CVNCY7EWKEKETR7S7OU/
  18. ^ "The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education – Georgia State University". Indiana University. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  19. ^ "Georgia State Facts". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  20. ^ "University Library FDLD Profile Details". U.S. Government Federal Depository Library Program. Retrieved October 15, 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  21. ^ "Law Library FDLD Profile Details". U.S. Government Federal Depository Library Program. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  22. ^ "State Impact". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
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