Where is Savannah State University?

Savannah State University is in Savannah, GA, in the Southeast region of the United States.

How much does Savannah State University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $17,191 a year, and an average net price of $8,172 after grants and scholarships.

Savannah State University

Savannah, GA · public · 2,833 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Savannah State University field?

Savannah State University, in Savannah, GA, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 8 on the women's side in 2025.

Savannah State University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 11% below the NCAA Division II median of 9, and in line with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference median of 8. Savannah State University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 8 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 60%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

Savannah State University Women's TennisNCAA Division II · Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · 8 players (2025)

How does Savannah State University fund its athletes?

Savannah State University reported 313 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 240 men and 73 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $858,138, about $2,424 per male athlete and $3,785 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $3,837 for men's sports and $3,798 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $16 and $52 per athlete.

What is Savannah State University like academically?

Savannah State University is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees.

The full cost of attendance is around $17,191 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $8,172 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 52% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $5,750 for GA residents and $19,043 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

68% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.

28% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 75% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $37,981, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Savannah State University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 23% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (16%) and Liberal Arts & Sciences (12%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Business Administration, Management and Operations (68 degrees)
Biology, General (41 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (34 degrees)
Journalism (33 degrees)
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (28 degrees)
Marketing (22 degrees)
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (19 degrees)
Accounting and Related Services (18 degrees)
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other (14 degrees)
Sociology (12 degrees)

What is Savannah, GA like to live in?

Savannah State University sits in Savannah, a mid-sized city of about 148,000 people in Chatham County, Georgia.

The median household in Savannah earns about $56,782, which is below the Georgia median ($74,664) but far below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $225,200, 17% below the Georgia median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,302 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 20 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.

It reads as a college town: 10% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.5 times the national share, and the median age of 34 is younger than the country's 39.

Frequently asked questions

Does Savannah State University have a tennis program?: Yes. Savannah State University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Savannah State University?: Savannah State University is in Savannah, GA, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Savannah State University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $17,191 a year, and an average net price of $8,172 after grants and scholarships.