Savannah State University

Savannah State University
Former names
Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth
(1890–1932)
Georgia State College
(1932–1950
Savannah State College
(1950–1996)
MottoLux Et Veritas
Motto in English
Light and Truth
TypePublic historically black university
EstablishedNovember 26, 1890 (1890-11-26)
Parent institution
University System of Georgia
Academic affiliation
Space-grant
Endowment$10 million
PresidentJermaine Whirl
ProvostSametria R. McFall
Students2,945 (fall 2022)
Location,
United States

32°1′30″N 81°3′50″W / 32.02500°N 81.06389°W / 32.02500; -81.06389
Campus401-acre (1,622,789.4 m2), coastal setting
NewspaperThe Tiger's Roar
ColorsBurnt orange and reflex blue
   
NicknameTigers and Lady Tigers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IISIAC
Websitesavannahstate.edu

Savannah State University (SSU) is a public historically black university in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is the oldest historically black public university in the state. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Savannah State operates four colleges: College of Business Administration, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Sciences and Technology and the Savannah State University College of Education.