Mission Statement

Savannah State University, the first historically Black public institution in Georgia, educates diverse learners across coastal Georgia and beyond through rigorous teaching, innovative programming, high-impact research, and partnerships that expand regional opportunity and prosperity.

Vision

Savannah State University will be a nationally recognized public university known for student success and regional impact, where research, innovation, and industry-embedded learning fuel student growth and economic development.

Alignment to Board of Regents Strategic Plan

Through strategic planning, the University has sought to fulfill the important mission to offer degrees that are appropriate to our HBCU mission and state university sector and that are aligned with our strategic goals to promote academic excellence and degree completion. This is driven, in large part, by the USG mission statement and aligns with the core characteristics of the USG State University’s and the USG Strategic Plan.