Georgia State University Foundation

Georgia State University Foundation

Georgia State University (GSU) is a 4-year research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. With more than 30,000 students, its enrollment is second only to the University of Georgia. Georgia State is a commuter campus with nearly 25% of its students studying part-time. The school is often a school of choice for non-traditional students, part-time students and post-baccalaureate students due to the school's history as a night school, location and accessibility with MARTA. In 2012, the average age of GSU students was 24. In contrast to the two other research universities in the state with an undergraduate campus, the average age for all students, both full-time and part-time at University of Georgia and Georgia Tech was 20. The percentage of students studying part-time was 5% at both institutions. Similarly, the percentage of first-time freshman students living on campus at Georgia State was 61% compared to 98% at Georgia Tech and UGA.

Georgia State University offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degree and nondegree programs spread across six academic departments with more than 1,000 faculty members. Since its inception, 192,785 degrees have been conferred, with 6,737 of them conferred during fiscal year 2011. The university has a full-time faculty count of 1,142, with 69 percent of those faculty members either tenured or on tenure track. The university has an economic impact on the Atlanta economy of more than $1.4 billion annually.

Coordinates: 33°45′10″N 84°23′10″W / 33.75278°N 84.38611°W / 33.75278; -84.38611