About Us Savannah State University established in 1890, is the first public historically black college or university in the state of Georgia and the first institution of higher learning in the city of Savannah. The university's students select majors from five colleges:Business AdministrationEducationEngineering and ComputingMedia, Arts, and CommunicationScience and HumanitiesThe campus is by far the most picturesque in the state of Georgia. The moss-laden sweeping oak trees, expansive marsh and