Georgia State University

Georgia State University
Former names	List Evening School of Commerce of Georgia Institute of Technology (1913–1947); Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia (1947–1955); Georgia State College of Business Administration (1955–1961); Georgia State College (1961–1969); DeKalb College (1964–1972); DeKalb Community College (1972–1997); Georgia Perimeter College (1997–2016);
Motto	Veritas valet et vincet (Latin)
Motto in English	"Truth shall overcome"
Type	Public research university
Established	1913
Parent institution	University System of Georgia
Accreditation	SACS
Academic affiliations	GCU; ORAU; PIT-UN; UIA; USU; Space-grant;
Endowment	$256.5 million (2024)
President	M. Brian Blake
Provost	Nicolle Parsons-Pollard
Academic staff	1,444 (fall 2023)
Administrative staff	4,852 (full-time fall 2023)
Students	53,144 (fall 2025)
Undergraduates	45,065 (fall 2025)
Postgraduates	6,053 (fall 2025)
Doctoral students	2,026 (fall 2025)
Location	Atlanta, Georgia, United States; 33°45′13.3″N 84°23′09.5″W / 33.753694°N 84.385972°W
Campus	Large city, 109.87 acres (0.445 km2) (main campus); 440.06 acres (1.781 km2) (all instructional sites); 771.41 acres (3.122 km2) (total)
Radio station	WRAS
Newspaper	The Signal
Colors	Blue and white;
Nickname	Panthers
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS – Sun Belt;
Mascot	Pounce the Blue Panther
Other campuses	Alpharetta; Clarkston; Decatur; Dunwoody; Newton;
Website	gsu.edu

Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the largest in-person institution of higher education by enrollment based in Georgia with a student enrollment of 53,144, including 45,065 undergraduate and 8,079 graduate students across all of their campuses.

Georgia State is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production". The university is the most comprehensive public institution in Georgia, offering more than 250-degree programs in over 100 fields of study spread across 10 academic colleges and schools. Georgia State has two libraries: University Library, which is split between Library North and Library South on the main campus and also divided among the Perimeter College campuses, and Law Library, which is located on the main campus. Together, both libraries contain over 13 million holdings and serve as federal document depositories. Georgia State has a $3.2 billion economic impact in Georgia.

Georgia State University's intercollegiate athletics teams, the Georgia State Panthers, compete in NCAA Division I's Sun Belt Conference. Georgia State is a founding member of the Sun Belt Conference.