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Georgia State ranked top for graduating African-Americans

By Laura Diamond
June 8, 2012

Georgia State University was ranked No. 1 in the nation for awarding the most bachelor's degrees to African-Americans, according to a report from Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

Georgia State awarded 1,262 degrees to African-Americans this year, a one-year increase of 17 percent. That pushed the college past Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T State universities.

The college has also received national recognition for its success with Asian and Latino students.  More than half of the school's nearly 32,000 students are minority.

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