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Savannah State University: cost, admission and results

Savannah State University is a public college in Savannah, Georgia. It has about 2,833 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $7,542 a year.

At a glance

  • $7,542Net price a year
  • 35%Graduation rate
  • $44,180Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Savannah, Georgia 31404
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Midsize city
Undergraduate students
2,833
Graduate students
227
Students per teacher
21 to 1
Special character
Historically Black college or university
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
savannahstate.edu

Getting in

Savannah State University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Georgia$5,750
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$17,102
Room and meals on campus$12,602
Books and supplies$1,600
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$17,031
Average net price after grants and scholarships$7,542

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 56% below the median net price of colleges in Georgia on this site ($16,972). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$6,652
$30,001 to $48,000$5,924
$48,001 to $75,000$7,134
$75,001 to $110,000$12,387
Above $110,000$12,638

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeGA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year75%71%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)35%40%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$44,180$49,706$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$26,000$21,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Georgia and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

71% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 67% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 63% women and 37% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 30 of the 69 colleges in Georgia on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,996.

Other colleges in Georgia of a similar size

Common questions

How much is tuition at Savannah State University?

Published tuition and fees are $5,750 a year for students from Georgia and $17,102 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Savannah State University?

35% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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