GSW records highest enrollment in school history

Georgia Southwestern made history in Fall 2020 with the highest total enrollment since the institution’s founding in 1906 with 3,162 students. This is a 7.2 percent increase from Fall 2019, as reported by the University System of Georgia (USG) in November 2020.

GSW was among the USG’s top five increases across the system’s 26 institutions and the second highest in state universities. In addition to the overall increase, GSW also saw huge gains in freshmen, graduate and dual-enrolled students. Over 600 students represent GSW’s largest freshman class, and graduate enrollment jumped from 139 students in 2014 to 528 students in 2020, growing by 279 percent. Another positive demographic trend is the increase among Hispanic, Asian and African American students.

Much of GSW’s enrollment success this fall can be attributed to an aggressive recruitment strategy, expansion of scholarships, student success initiatives, and quality programs that are both top-ranked regionally and nationally at an affordable cost.

President Neal Weaver presented incoming students with challenge coins, encouraging them to complete college in 4 years, at the 2020 Freshman Convocation.