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By the time he finished ninth grade in a rough neighborhood of Flint, Mich., Da’Quan Craven had a 1.4 GPA and was ready to give up on college. Now he’s applying to medical school. Hear the story of what happened in between. Video →

Across the country, hundreds of cases have been overturned by DNA evidence in recent years, including half a dozen exonerations here in Georgia. Where is our criminal justice system going wrong?

Learn more about the legacy of blues music at the “Celebrating the American South: Roots, Routes, and Renditions—A Trilogy of the Blues” interdisciplinary festival, Feb. 15–28.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions hosts daily information sessions. Each 30-minute session is conducted by an admissions counselor.

Check out all 16 Georgia State athletic teams competing for Sun Belt Conference and national titles.

While convenience is often the number one reason for living on campus, you’ll find Georgia State offers our students much more than just a place to study and sleep.

Student blogs provide a closer look at the Georgia State experience. Get student perspectives and viewpoints on life in Atlanta.
The Washington Post called Georgia State “a perpetual laboratory for new ideas on using ‘big data’ to improve higher education,” noting the university’s innovative efforts to keep disadvantaged students on track toward a degree.
Washington Post
Oct. 1, 2015
Money Magazine lists Georgia State as one of “10 commuter colleges that give you a world-class education,” noting that top urban campuses that let students live at home can dramatically cut the cost of a degree.
Money Magazine
Sept. 28, 2015
U.S. News & World Report ranked Georgia State 14th in the nation for its commitment to undergraduate teaching, among institutions such as Yale, Stanford, Duke and Michigan. The publication identified schools “where the faculty has an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.”
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Teaching
Sept. 9, 2015
U.S. News & World Report ranked Georgia State 5th in the country among the top “most innovative” universities, a list of schools nominated by college and university leaders. The list includes institutions that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities.
U.S. News & World Report
Most Innovative Schools
Sept. 9, 2015
The National Jurist ranks Georgia State’s College of Law No. 1 on its list of Best Value Law Schools in major metropolitan areas and the No. 3 Best Value Law School in the nation.
The National Jurist
August 2015
Georgia State’s College of Law is one of Above the Law’s Top 50 Law Schools, based on outcomes. Georgia State Law is 33rd, up 12 ranking spots since 2014.
Above the Law
May 2015
Georgia State’s graduate neuroscience program in the College of Arts and Sciences is ranked 25th in the nation by GraduatePrograms.com.
GraduatePrograms.com
Fall 2015
Georgia State’s College of Law is in the top 50 best law schools based on job placement. The number 28 ranking is the best of any law school in Georgia.
TaxProf Blog
April 2015
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