Georgia Southern University

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Georgia Southern University is a public research university in Statesboro, GA (town setting), with 22,295 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 90% of 14,410 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 980–1160 on the SAT and 18–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $36,626 a year for out-of-state students and $25,572 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,957 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 53% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, education. The campus reported 0.83 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.