Quad

Head-to-head

Savannah State
Fort Valley State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Fort Valley State graduates 17 pts more of its students than Savannah State (46% vs. 29%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Savannah State is more diverse (index 0.26 vs. 0.15)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Fort Valley State has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Savannah State (73% vs. 68%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Savannah State's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 45% at Fort Valley State

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Savannah State costs about $1.7K less per year on average than Fort Valley State ($9,765 vs. $11,504, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Fort Valley State has 1 pts more first-gen students than Savannah State (34% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Fort Valley State admits 66%; Savannah State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Savannah StateNot reported
Fort Valley State66%
Quad's selectivity
  • Savannah StateNot rated
  • Fort Valley StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Savannah StateNot reported
Fort Valley State
930–1070
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Savannah StateNot reported
  • Fort Valley StateRigor, GPA, and tests very important2%

Who's on each campus

Savannah State and Fort Valley State are about the same size; Fort Valley State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Savannah State2.8K
Fort Valley State2.7K
Pell Grant share
Savannah State68%
Fort Valley State73%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Savannah State, and Psychology at Fort Valley State; both have 21 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Savannah State21 to 1
Fort Valley State21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Savannah StateBusiness Administration and Management, General18%
  • Fort Valley StatePsychology, General14%

What each costs

Savannah State costs about $1.7K less a year than Fort Valley State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Savannah State$9.8K
Fort Valley State$11.5K
Aid generosity
Savannah State50%
Fort Valley State45%

What each pays off

Savannah State's former students earn more, a median $38K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 46% at Fort Valley State to 29% at Savannah State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Savannah State$38K
Fort Valley State$36.7K
Graduation rate
Savannah State29%
Fort Valley State46%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Fort Valley State, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Savannah StateNot reported
  • Fort Valley StateGrowing+133%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Fort Valley State University Common Data Set 2014–15, Fall 2014About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why