Georgia State University College Portrait
Georgia State University33 Gilmer Street Atlanta, GA 30302
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- Students
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- Admissions
See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at GSU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.
- College Costs & Financial Aid
Learn about costs to attend GSU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.
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- Classes and Campus Life
Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at GSU.
- Student Experiences
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
See which majors are most popular at GSU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.
- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at GSU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
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GSU Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 20 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 44% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 84% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 1,127 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 47% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 24% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 87% |
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Campus-based Housing
58% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
14% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
The Georgia State University Police Department is a nationally accredited agency which enforces city, state and federal laws on the Georgia State campus, provides safety services and conducts programs to inform students, faculty and staff about safety and security measures. The department adheres to a philosophy of community oriented policing.The police department is composed of trained officers who are certified by the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council, full time and part time (student assistants) security officers, communications officers and supporting staff. University police officers patrol the Georgia State campus and the surrounding area 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The department also maintains a police substation at the University Commons. Officers are able to respond promptly to all incidents.
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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Research Universities (very high research activity)
- Size and Setting
- Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
- Enrollment Profile
- High undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)