Georgia College & State University
Former names | Georgia Normal and Industrial College (1889–1922) Georgia State College for Women (1922–1961) Woman's College of Georgia (1961–1967) Georgia College at Milledgeville (1967–1971) Georgia College (1971–1996) |
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| Type | Public liberal arts university |
| Established | 1889 |
Parent institution | University System of Georgia |
| Endowment | $45.5 million (end of FY 2019) |
| President | Cathy Cox |
Administrative staff | 606 (2019) |
| Students | 6,873 |
| Undergraduates | 5,605 |
| Postgraduates | 1,268 |
| Location | , U.S. 33°04′53″N 83°13′50″W / 33.08139°N 83.23056°W |
| Colors | Blue and green |
| Nickname | Bobcats |
| Affiliations | NCAA Division II – Peach Belt Conference |
| Mascot | Thunder the Bobcat |
| Website | gcsu.edu |
Georgia College & State University (Georgia College or GCSU) is a public liberal arts university in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. The university enrolls approximately 7,000 students and is a member of the University System of Georgia and the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Georgia College was designated Georgia's "Public Liberal Arts University" in 1996 by the Georgia Board of Regents.
Students pursue majors and graduate degree programs throughout the university's four colleges: College of Arts & Sciences, J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Technology, John H. Lounsbury College of Education, and College of Health Sciences.
Georgia College Athletics sponsors 11 varsity teams which compete in NCAA Division II as a member of the Peach Belt Conference.