Georgia Southern University Teaching Programs

Located in Statesboro, Georgia, Georgia Southern University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Statesboro draws many to the area.

Where Is Georgia Southern University?

Contact details for GaSou are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1332 Southern Drive, Statesboro, GA 30460-8126
Phone:	912-478-5391
Website:	www.georgiasouthern.edu

How Do I Get Into GaSou?

You can apply to GaSou online at: admissions.georgiasouthern.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for GaSou

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GaSou?

With an acceptance rate of 89%, GaSou is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 71% of students accepted to GaSou submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

GaSou received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Georgia Southern University?

The overall average net price of GaSou is $26,975. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GaSou, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,073 a year. That adds up to $24,292 over four years for those students.

Georgia Southern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,527 undergraduate students at GaSou, with 19,307 being full-time and 4,220 being part-time.

There are also 3,549 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,307 full-time undergraduates at GaSou, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Georgia Southern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	389
Black or African American	5,150
Hispanic or Latino	1,431
White	11,139
International Students	224
Other Races/Ethnicities	974

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Georgia Southern University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 73 countries are represented at GaSou. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Honduras, and Bangladesh.

Online Learning at Georgia Southern University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at GaSou. In 2022-2023, 17,216 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GaSou has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Georgia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of GaSou majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Elementary Education	3%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	5%
Reading Teacher Education	21%
Secondary Education	15%
Teacher Development & Methodology	12%
Teacher Education	24%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	67%

Georgia Southern University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	170	17	50	0	237
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	154	0	154
Teacher Education	0	0	143	0	143
Secondary Education	32	23	26	0	81
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	65	0	65
Administration of Special Education	0	15	44	0	59
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	19	12	25	0	56
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	18	31	0	49
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	29	8	8	45
Reading Teacher Education	0	9	15	0	24
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	22	0	22
Curriculum & Instruction	0	1	0	20	21
General Special Education	21	0	0	0	21
Music Education	12	0	0	0	12
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	12	0	0	0	12
Multicultural Education	0	0	8	0	8
Art Education	5	0	0	0	5
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	3	0	0	3
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	0	0	0	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0	0
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	0	0	0
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	271	127	591	28	1,017

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

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