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Georgia State University opened its Evening School of Commerce on the 1st of January 1913 to serve working adults with flexible schedules. The institution operated as an offsite department under Georgia Tech until it affiliated with the University of Georgia in 1947.
Annette Lucille Hall became the first African-American student at Georgia State University during 1962 while taking a course titled Institute on Americanism and Communism. This enrollment marked a significant moment in the university's history before it achieved full four-year status in 1969.
Georgia State University operates one of only two BSL-4 laboratories in the United States for studying viruses like ebola and hantavirus. The institution also hosts SURAgrid supercomputing capabilities that perform over 10 trillion calculations per second across 24 southeastern universities.
Student enrollment reached 53,144 individuals including 45,065 undergraduates and 8,079 graduate students across all campuses. Fall 2023 demographic data shows Georgia State maintains the most ethnically diverse campus in Georgia with Asian and Hispanic populations representing the fastest growing demographics as of 2020 statistics.
Georgia State won its first national championship in esports during 2019 by defeating Arizona State University at Dreamhack Atlanta. This victory established the university's competitive standing in collegiate gaming before other athletic achievements followed.