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Academics at Georgia State University - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Georgia State will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Georgia State this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 27,231 undergraduate students at Georgia State University is 1,767 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 23 to 1 which places Georgia State University among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Georgia State University , there are 23 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.
The majority of the instructors (71.0% ) are full-time.
The vast majority of instructors (92.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".
The majority of the faculty (71.0% ) are full-time.
The majority of the faculty (56.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

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Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

Georgia State University offers 57 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 51 majors within 19 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Georgia State University awarded 5,339 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular MajorsAssociates GraduationsBachelors GraduationsAll Graduations
General Psychology0482482
General Biology0328328
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)0287287
Computer Information Systems0263263
Marketing0262262

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