Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Savannah State is largely skewed towards women students, with 62.1% of undergraduate students being women and 37.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,138, with 1,948 women and 1,190 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Savannah State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 68.4% of undergraduate students being women and 31.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 247, with 169 women and 78 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 37.9% 1,190 students
- women 62.1% 1,948 students
Graduate Students
- men 31.6% 78 students
- women 68.4% 169 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 84.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,642 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 6.5% of the student body, with 205 students. Mixed race students represent 3.8% of the population, with 119 students, while White students account for 3.1%, with 97 students. Asian students account for 0.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 3 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 1 students.
International students make up 1.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 40 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.9% of the population, totaling 27 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Savannah State.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 84.3% 2,642 students
- Hispanic 6.5% 205 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 119 students
- White 3.1% 97 students
- International students 1.3% 40 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 27 students
- Asian 0.1% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Graduate Students
- African American 70.4% 174 students
- White 12.6% 31 students
- Hispanic 5.7% 14 students
- Mixed race 4.0% 10 students
- International students 3.6% 9 students
- Unknown race 2.4% 6 students
- Asian 1.2% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 79.2% 114 students
- Hispanic 9.0% 13 students
- White 4.9% 7 students
- Mixed race 4.2% 6 students
- International students 1.4% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.7% 1 students
- Unknown race 0.7% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 38% 1,192 students
- 20-21 30% 953 students
- 22-24 17% 529 students
- 25-29 6% 179 students
- 30-34 2% 65 students
- 40-49 1% 46 students
- 35-39 1% 40 students
- 50-64 1% 18 students
- 22-24 31% 77 students
- 25-29 30% 74 students
- 30-34 14% 34 students
- 40-49 8% 21 students
- 50-64 8% 19 students
- 35-39 7% 18 students
- 20-21 1% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Savannah State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 656 | 83.78% | |
| Florida | 54 | 6.90% | |
| South Carolina | 33 | 4.21% | |
| Maryland | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 1 | less than 1% |
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