| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, is a school in the University System of Georgia.
Georgia Southwestern State University, a four-year unit of the University System of Georgia, was founded in 1906 as the Third Agricultural and Mechanical School. In 1926, the General Assembly granted a charter authorizing the school to offer two years of college work and to change its name to the Third District Agricultural and Normal College. The new charter resulted in the expansion of the curriculum to include courses in teacher training, and the State Department of Education gave teacher certification to students who completed the program.
In 1932, by legislative enactment, this college and other state-supported institutions of higher learning in Georgia were organized into the University System of Georgia and placed under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents. As a unit of the University System, the College continued its two-year curriculum and changed its name to Georgia Southwestern College.
In 1964, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia authorized Georgia Southwestern College to begin its transition to a four-year degree-granting institution. This action resulted in the development of baccalaureate programs, and the first bachelor's degrees were conferred in June 1968.
A program of graduate studies leading to the Master of Education degree was approved by the Board of Regents and initiated in June 1973. This program has undergone continuous growth and development, and the Specialist in Education degree was begun in the summer of 1982. The Master of Science in Administration was added in the winter of 1983. The Master of Science in Computer Science was added in the Spring of 1986.
In July 1996, Georgia Southwestern, along with several other schools in the USG, were granted the option of how to rename themselves as universities. Several options were considered, including State University of Southwestern Georgia (West Georgia College would adopt a name similar to this, much to their later regret when the acronym, SUWG, was mockingly pronounced by rival colleges as "sewage"), Georgia Southwestern College & State University (several schools opted for this name, including North Georgia, Clayton State, and Georgia College), but Georgia Southwestern opted, naturally, for a conservative approach by just adding "State University" to their name. The official name took effect in July 1996, but even campus stationery reflected the old name through the 1997 academic year.
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 33% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference) Baseball (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference) Track (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 3,056 | $ 10,372 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,438 | $ 9,754 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 578 | $ 578 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,012 | 43% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,043 | 79% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,498 | 17% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,709 | 46% | |
Any Aid: |
92% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 74% (Selective) |
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| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 72% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 450, Math: 450 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 540, Math: 550 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 13% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 17, Verbal: 17, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 21, Math: 21 |
| Application Fee: | $ 20.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
