Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. Georgia State is the second largest of the 35 colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia. The university offers 52 degrees in 250 fields of study with more than 1,000 faculty members. Since its inception, 192,785 degrees have been conferred, with 6,737 of them conferred during fiscal year 2011. The university has a full time faculty count of 1,142, with 69 percent... of those faculty members either tenured or on tenure track . The university has an economic impact on the Atlanta economy of more than $1.4 billion annually. . The school’s coat of arms is registered in the College of Arms in London. The Latin motto means “Truth is strong and will conquer” . The panther holds the symbol of education, with the quill in red to symbolize the fire in Atlanta’s city emblem. The gold coin indicates the university’s beginnings as a business school.
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| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia
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| Founded: | 1913 |
| School type: | Public university |
| Endowment: | $
124,945,751 |
| Colors: | White, Blue |