CSU's Summer 2026 Enrollment Down 3.6% to 4.7%

The University System of Georgia has released its Summer 2026 Enrollment Report. According to the data, CSU's summer 2026 headcount enrollment was down 4.7% from summer 2025, while its summer 2026 full-time equivalent enrollment was down 3.6% from summer 2025. Two other institutions in the state universities category also saw FTE enrollment declines from summer 2025 to summer 2026. These are Savannah State University, which lost 9.6% FTE, and Albany State University, which lost 2% FTE. Among the USG's research universities, summer 2026 FTE enrollment was up 3.1% on average, ranging from a low of 1.2% FTE growth at Georgia State University to a high of 5.2% FTE growth at Augusta University. Across the next level of institutions, the comprehensive universities, summer 2026 FTE enrollment was up 5.8% on average, ranging from a low of 2.3% FTE growth at Valdosta State University to a high of 7.6% FTE growth at the University of West Georgia. Lastly, across the USG's state colleges, summer 2026 FTE was up 6.6% on average. Summer 2026 FTE was down only at East Georgia State College, which lost 4.9% of its FTE from summer 2025 to summer 2026. Among the rest, summer 2026 FTE up a low of 1.2% at South Georgia State College to a high of 14.9% at Atlanta Metropolitan State University. All 26 USG institutions are ranked by summer 2026 enrollment growth in the table below.