| Screen last updated on: November 10, 2008 |
| Total undergraduates: |
2,715 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
2,176 total |
| Total graduate students: |
297 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
129 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
168 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
3% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 34.1% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.8% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 2.7% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.2% | Hispanic |
| 55.7% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 3.7% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 2.0% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 32.3% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.5% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.0% | Hispanic |
| 60.9% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 2.0% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 1.7% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
250 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Americus |
| Population of city/town: |
16,700 |
| Nearest major city: |
Albany, GA |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
38 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
76,250 |
| Online campus map: |
itc.gsw.edu/map/
VirtualTour.htm |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (32%)
- women's dorms
- men's dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing (3%)
- single-student apartments (15%)
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
- cooperative housing
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
68% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
32% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
62% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen and sophomores under the age of 21 must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
75% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
850 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Observatory, glass blowing studio. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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career, personal, academic |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
80% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
8 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
3 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
17% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
6 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
10% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Sou'Wester (six to eight times a semester) |
| Newspaper homepage: |
www.gsw.edu/news/
souwester.html |
| Number of honor societies: |
11 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
75 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Baptist College Ministries, Catholic Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Campus Ministries, Wesleyan Foundation |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Black Greek Council, Student African-American Brotherhood (SAAB), International Friendship Club |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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choir, gospel choir, band, theatre, outdoor club, association for women students, student activities office, team managers, Habitat for Humanity, Young Democrats, other academic and special-interest groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Ms. Jaclyn Kaylor,
Athletic Director |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
800 Georgia Southwestern State University Drive
Americus, GA 31709 |
| Athletics homepage: |
www.gswcanes.com/landing/
index |
| School colors: |
Blue/Gold |
| School mascot: |
Hurricanes |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
NCAA Division II Peachbelt Conference |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's golf | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Men's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's softball | yes | NCAA Div. II |
| Women's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. II |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
10% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
20% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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Rock-climbing Wall, Aerobic Rooms, Racquetball Courts, Basketball Courts, Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts, Disk Golf Course, Ropes Challenge Course, Golf Course |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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Basketball, Flag Football, Racquetball, Ultimate Frisbee, Disk Golf |
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| Nearest international airport: |
Atlanta, GA (134 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Albany, GA (38 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Atlanta, GA (121 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Albany, GA (38 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
yes |
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| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Medical College of Georgia |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Former US President Jimmy Carter
- Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
- Former US Attorney General Griffin Bell
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