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Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia Public 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Morrow, Georgia, Clayton State University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 6,163 students in fall 2024, including 5,551 undergraduates and 612 graduate students. It is part of University System of Georgia.

Clayton State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 48 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Community Psychology, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 986 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

6,163
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
986
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
48
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 48

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 10
Health Professions 6
Psychology 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Social Sciences 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
History 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Education 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
English Language and Literature 1
Physical Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
62%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
655
Associate degrees
43
Master's degrees
251
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
34
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,163
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,551
Graduate students, fall 2024
612
Full-time, fall 2024
50%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,548
Undergraduates, 2024-25
6,748
Graduate students, 2024-25
800
Full-time, 2024-25
47%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
10%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
63%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
19
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
38%
Students taking some online courses
49%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Peach Belt Conference
President
Dr. Georj Lewis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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