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Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Valdosta, Georgia, Valdosta State University is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 10,262 students in fall 2024, including 7,166 undergraduates and 3,096 graduate students. It is part of University System of Georgia.

Valdosta State University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other, and Psychology, General. It awarded 2,691 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

10,262
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
2,691
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 71

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

Education 19
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Health Professions 7
Psychology 1
Library Science 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology BachelorMaster Online option 68 graduates
Communication and Journalism 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Social Sciences 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Physical Sciences 4
English Language and Literature 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
History 1
Engineering 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 2

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
1,436
Associate degrees
37
Master's degrees
1,155
Doctoral degrees (research)
51
Professional doctorates
12

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
10,262
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,166
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,096
Full-time, fall 2024
62%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,382
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,465
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,917
Full-time, 2024-25
57%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 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
49%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
34%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
71
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
50%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Gulf South Conference
President
Dr. Richard Carvajal
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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