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Former names | Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth (1890–1932) Georgia State College (1932–1950 Savannah State College (1950–1996) |
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| Motto | Lux Et Veritas |
Motto in English | Light and Truth |
| Type | Public historically black university[1] |
| Established | November 26, 1890[2][3] |
Parent institution | University System of Georgia |
Academic affiliation | Space-grant |
| Endowment | $10 million[4] |
| President | Cynthia Robinson Alexander (interim) |
| Provost | Sametria R. McFall |
| Students | 2,945 (Fall 2022)[5] |
| Location | , , United States 32°1′30″N 81°3′50″W / 32.02500°N 81.06389°W |
| Campus | 401-acre (1,622,789.4 m2), coastal setting[6] |
| Newspaper | The Tiger's Roar[7] |
| Colors | Burnt orange and reflex blue |
| Nickname | Tigers and Lady Tigers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – SIAC |
| Website | www.savannahstate.edu |
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Savannah State University (Savannah State or SSU) is a public historically black university in Savannah, Georgia.[1] It is the oldest historically black public university in the state.[8] The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Savannah State operates four colleges: College of Business Administration, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Sciences and Technology and the Savannah State University College of Education.
- ^ a b "List of HBCUs -- White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities". 2007-08-16. Archived from the original on 2007-12-23. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Savannah State University from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online (2005-09-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Savannah State University". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
- ^ "Savannah State University | Data USA".
- ^ "College Navigator - Savannah State University". nces.ed.gov.
- ^ "Savannah General Information". Savannah State University Office of Institutional Research & Planning. 2003. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ^ Roar, The Tiger's (October 27, 2023). "tigersroar.com | The Independent Student Voice of Savannah State University". The Tiger's Roar.
- ^ Mastrovita, Mandy (April 7, 2012). "Morrill Land-Grant Act Sesquicentennial". Blog of the Digital Library of Georgia (the DLG B). Retrieved May 26, 2020.