Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern University is a public co-educational regional university located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. It is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia. Georgia Southern is also classified as a Doctoral and Research University (2006) by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university is one of the largest Universities in the University Sys... more

Georgia Southern University is a public co-educational regional university located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. It is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia. Georgia Southern is also classified as a Doctoral and Research University (2006) by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university is one of the largest Universities in the University System of Georgia with a fall 2009 enrollment of 19,086 students (Fall 2009). Academic standards at the university have increased dramatically in the last decade - in 1999 the average SAT score was 987. For the 2009 fall semester, the average SAT score for incoming freshman was more than 1,106, an increase of 119 points. The 2008 freshman SAT average (1111) was the fourth-highest in the University System of Georgia. In the 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges, published by U.S. News and World Report, Georgia Southern was once again recognized... less