Georgia Southwestern State University Fact Sheet
President: Dr. Kendall A. Blanchard
800 Georgia Southwestern State Univ. Drive
Americus, GA 31709-4693
- Main: 800-338-0082
- Admissions: 229-928-1273
- Financial Aid: 229-928-1378
- Compliance, Ethics, and Reporting Hotline: 877-516-3451
Institution Profile
Georgia Southwestern State University – a four-year institution – is a dynamic community of learning on a residential campus, offering students personalized and challenging experiences in preparation for successful careers, leadership roles, productive citizenship, and a satisfying quality of life. The respected faculty demonstrates dedication to teaching and offer outstanding professional and degree programs of study with a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences. An effective student-oriented staff committed to the optimal development of each student strengthens learning. The location, atmosphere, and relationships of the University create a stimulating environment for intellectual inquiry in pursuit of truth and knowledge.
Georgia Southwestern is committed to serving the needs of its developing region with educational programs for professional and technical graduates; post-graduate professional training; research and business services; and cultural enrichment. Through its national and international affiliations, the University links southwest Georgia with the global economy and actively fosters a greater understanding of international business and culture.
More than 2,700 residential and commuter students are enrolled and the student body averages 24 years of age. Students come primarily from Georgia, but some 30 states and 37 nations also are represented among enrollees.
The University offers 40 bachelor’s degree programs in arts and sciences, business administration, computing and mathematics, education and nursing; master’s degree programs in education, business administration, computer science, plus a specialist program in education and pre-professional programs in law, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and various allied health-care professions.
Georgia Southwestern and the Georgia Institute of Technology offer a dual-degree program in engineering leading to a bachelor’s degree in science or mathematics from Georgia Southwestern and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Georgia Tech. The University also offers cooperative programs with South Georgia Technical College and several two-year institutions within the University System, culminating in a baccalaureate degree from Georgia Southwestern.
Georgia Southwestern has an economic impact on the Americus area of more than $77 million.