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South University-Savannah

Savannah, Georgia Private for-profit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

South University-Savannah is a private for-profit four-year institution in Savannah, Georgia. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 716, made up of 270 undergraduates and 446 graduate students. It is part of South University - Member LLC.

South University-Savannah offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 19 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Physician Assistant, Pharmacy, and Anesthesiologist Assistant. It awarded 232 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 22% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
716
Students enrolled
22%
First-year retention
232
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
19
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 19

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

Health Professions 12
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
22%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
25
Associate degrees
20
Master's degrees
122
Professional doctorates
65

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
716
Undergraduates, fall 2024
270
Graduate students, fall 2024
446
Full-time, fall 2024
93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,204
Undergraduates, 2024-25
505
Graduate students, 2024-25
699
Full-time, 2024-25
91%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women
78%
Men
22%
White
38%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
40%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
37%
Students taking some online courses
8%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
South University - Member LLC
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Chief administrator
Laurie Larson
Services and opportunities
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

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