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1908
Founded as a school for teaching modern agricultural production techniques and homemaking skills to rural schoolchildren, then-First District A&M School began within two decades to shift its emphasis to meet the growing need for teachers within the state. -
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GSU
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1924
Its name and mission were changed in 1924 to Georgia Normal School as a training ground for educators, though it continued to accept “preparatory” or high school students. -
1929
Five years later in 1929, full-fledged senior college status was granted as South Georgia Teachers College. -
1939
Ensuing decades saw additional name and mission changes: to Georgia Teachers College in 1939 -
1959
Georgia Southern College in 1959. -
1984-1990
Continued program and physical expansion, including one seven-year stretch, 1984-91 in which enrollment doubled from just over 6,000 to more than 12,000 students, led to a final transformation in 1990 – to Georgia Southern University. -
Diversity
Kiplinger has named Georgia Southern a “Top 100 Best Value.” The average freshman SAT score of 1115 ranks above state and national averages. The University hosts students from 47 U.S. states and 89 nations and alumni reside in every U.S. state and 75 nations. -
Present Day
Georgia Southern has become the largest and most comprehensive university in the southern half of Georgia, classified as a Doctoral/Research University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Added emphasis on serving returning veterans has earned the University a “military-friendly” designation from Military Advanced Education. Kiplinger has named Georgia Southern a “Top 100 Best Value.
