Savannah State University Student Population

How many students at Savannah State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Savannah State University has a total enrollment of 3,193 students, including 2,966 undergraduate and 227 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,195 male students (37.4%) and 1,998 female students (62.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,701 Black students (84.6%) and 154 Hispanic students (4.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,966 undergraduate students (92.9%) and 227 graduate students (7.1%).
• Class Delivery: 419 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,794 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 3,189 - Savannah State's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,195 male (37.43%) and 1,998 female (62.57%) students are attending Savannah State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 59.81.

By class level, 2,966 (92.89%) are undergraduate students and 227 (7.11%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.83% are male and 62.17% are female, while among graduate students, 32.16% are male and 67.84% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 114 White, 2,701 Black, and 3 Asian students out of a total of 3,193 are attending at Savannah State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Savannah State University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 27.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Savannah State has 106 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 2,734 students under 25 years old, and 459 students over 25 years old out of 3,193 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 106 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Savannah State has 2,658 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 308 students aged 25 and over.

It has 76 graduate students aged under 25 and 151 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Savannah State University, 419 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,794 students are enrolled in some online courses.

364 students who live in Georgia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 55 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,966 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 176 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.93%.149 students have transferred in as full-time status and 27 students transferred in as part-time status.