It consists of 79.7% black or African Americans, 9.49% Hispanic or Latin, 3.82% ethnic, 3.79% white, 0.218% native American or Alaska, 0.191% Asian, and 0.0273% Hawaiian.

Savannah State University is Georgia's first black public university fostering global talent through quality education, scholarships, research, services and community participation. As Georgia's first public HBCU and the first higher education institution in the historic city of Savannah, SSU has served the community exceptionally, meeting the increasingly diverse educational needs of the student population.

Savannah State University houses more than 2,200 students in seven residential facilities. Living options include a variety of lifestyles, including traditional life, apartment style life, and hybrid style that combines tradition and apartment style lifestyle.

The Savannah State Department of Life is assigned by grade and is divided into 1, 2, 4, and 8 people rooms. We provide facilities such as recreation rooms, parking, computer rooms, studying places, gardens, and laundry rooms.