Savannah State University

Savannah State University

Latin: Lux Et Veritas
Former names	Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth, Georgia State College, Savannah State College
Motto	(Latin: Light and Truth)
Type	Public, HBCU
Established	November 26, 1890
Endowment	$4,348,674
President	Cheryl Davenport Dozier
Administrative staff	600
Students	4,645 (fall 2015)
Address	3219 College Street, Savannah, Georgia 31404, United States 32°1′30″N 81°3′50″W / 32.02500°N 81.06389°W / 32.02500; -81.06389Coordinates: 32°1′30″N 81°3′50″W / 32.02500°N 81.06389°W / 32.02500; -81.06389
Campus	210-acre (849,839.8 m2), coastal setting
Athletic Director	Sterling Steward Jr.
Colors	Burnt orange and reflex blue
Athletics	NCAA Division I
Sports	football baseball basketball (m) basketball (w) cross-country (m) cross-country (w) tennis (m) tennis (w) track and field (m) track and field (w) volleyball (w) golf (m) softball (w)
Nickname	Tigers and Lady Tigers
Affiliations	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Website	www.savannahstate.edu

Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university (HBCU) located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is the oldest public historically black university in the state. Savannah State University's mission statement is "to graduate students who are prepared to perform at higher levels of economic productivity, social responsibility, and excellence in their chosen career fields of endeavor in a changing global community." The University is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Savannah State operates three colleges (College of Business Administration, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Sciences and Technology) and the Office of Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research (OGSSR). It also participates in research centers and programs at the Center for Teaching, Learning and Academic Support; Savannah Entrepreneurial Center; the Midtown Project; the Georgia Institute of Technology Regional Engineering Program (GTREP); and "A Collaboration to Integrate Research and Education in Marine and Environmental Science and Biotechnology" with the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, part of the University of Georgia.

The student body consists of approximately 4,500 graduate and undergraduate students, and 385 full-time instructional faculty.

Oversight is provided by the University System of Georgia, the organizational body that sets goals and dictates general policy to all public educational institutions in the state.