Valdosta State University

Valdosta State University
Former names
South Georgia State Normal College (1913–1922)
Georgia State Womans College (1922–1950)
Valdosta State College (1950–1993)
TypePublic university
Established1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Parent institution
University System of Georgia
Endowment$20.8 million[citation needed]
PresidentRichard A. Carvajal
Students12,416 (fall 2021)
Location,
U.S.

30°50′49″N 83°17′23″W / 30.8470°N 83.2896°W / 30.8470; -83.2896
Campus168 acres (68 ha)
Colors    Red and black[1]
NicknameBlazers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIGulf South
MascotBlaze
Websitevaldosta.edu

Valdosta State University (VSU or Valdosta State) is a public university in Valdosta, Georgia, United States, and is one of the four comprehensive universities in the University System of Georgia. As of 2019, VSU had over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students.[2] VSU also offers classes at Moody Air Force Base north of Valdosta in Lowndes County.

Valdosta State offers degree levels that include: associate, bachelor's, master's, Education Specialist, and doctoral degree. The university is composed of the Colleges of the Arts, College of Business Administration, College of Education and Human Services, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics. The Graduate School also includes over sixty graduate programs to choose from both online and in-person.

  1. ^ Valdosta State University Identity Program (PDF). Valdosta State University. Retrieved October 18, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "'VSU Enrollment Fall 2011'". Archived from the original on November 28, 2011.