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Former name | First District Agricultural & Mechanical School (1908–1924) Georgia Normal School (1924–1929) South Georgia Teachers College (1929–1939) Georgia Teachers College (1939–1959) Georgia Southern College (1959–1990) |
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Type | Public research university |
Established | December 1, 1906 |
Parent institution | University System of Georgia |
Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Endowment | $94 million (2023)[1] |
Budget | $345 Million (2021)[2] |
President | Kyle Marrero[3] |
Provost | Carl L. Reiber |
Students | 26,949 (Fall 2020)[4] |
Undergraduates | 22,003 (Fall 2023)[4] |
Postgraduates | 3,480 (Fall 2020)[4] |
Location | , , United States 32°25′10″N 81°46′36″W / 32.419448°N 81.776698°W |
Campus | Distant Town, 900 acres (3.6 km2)[5] |
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Newspaper | The George-Anne |
Colors | Blue and White |
Nickname | Eagles |
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Website | www |
Georgia Southern University (informally known as Southern or Georgia Southern) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia.[6] The largest campus is in Statesboro, with additional campuses in Savannah (Armstrong Campus) and Hinesville (Liberty Campus). Founded in 1906, Georgia Southern is the fifth-largest institution in the University System of Georgia. The university offers over 140 different academic majors in the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.[7][8] The university has a combined enrollment of approximately 27,000 students from all 50 states and over 80 countries.[9] Georgia Southern is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"[10] and a "comprehensive" university by the University System of Georgia.[11]
Georgia Southern University's intercollegiate sports teams, known as the "Eagles", compete in the Sun Belt Conference.