[3] Gamble pursued the issue during the height of the Great Depression to benefit Savannah's youth and the community, as well as aid in stimulating the local economy.

[4] The college was originally located in the historic Armstrong House adjacent to Forsyth Park in downtown Savannah.

[3] The mansion was given to the city as a gift from the family of George F. Armstrong, a local businessman involved in the shipping industry.

[3] Eight buildings were constructed on the property and the college moved from the Armstrong House downtown to the suburban location in January 1966.

The merger, without any student-faculty input from the two schools, was to take place as part of a long-term goal of the Board of Regents to consolidate smaller, regional colleges and universities with larger, more well-known institutions.

The landscaped campus includes subtropical ferns and flowers, southern magnolias, oak trees draped with Spanish moss, and a wide variety of native plants scattered throughout the 268-acre (1,084,557.5 m2) arboretum-style grounds.

[9] It is the university's first green building, built with rapidly renewable and recycled materials and featuring a high-efficiency chilled water cooling system.

[10] The Union houses a 300-seat food court (known as the Galley), 200-seat movie theatre, ballroom, bookstore, coffeehouse, convenience store, and expansive porches and lounges.

[12] Such a proposal, if approved, could take up to a decade to complete, with the entire project having a low-end cost of $40 million to upgrade the campus's current athletic facilities, including infrastructure needs as mandated by division standards.

[7] Compass Point and University Crossings are apartment-style residence halls intended for upperclassmen and graduate students.

[15] For the 2010–11 academic year, Armstrong was not ranked and deemed a Tier 2 university by U.S. News & World Report.

[18] The university offers study abroad and honors programs and opportunities for undergraduates to participate in research across a variety of disciplines.

The College of Liberal Arts includes various departments and interdisciplinary programs that prepare graduates for careers in government, criminal justice, law, business, and entertainment.

Departments include Art, Music and Theatre, Criminal Justice, Social & Political Science, Economics, History, Languages, Literature & Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Programs, and Military Science/ROTC.

A variety of programs are offered or supported, including associate’s degrees in arts and applied sciences, and bachelor's degrees in criminal justice, nursing, early childhood education, middle grades education, and liberal studies, with plans to develop consortium programs with Savannah State University in the upcoming years.

[25] Armstrong offers many opportunities for students to participate in extracurricular programs, organizations, performances, forums, and athletics.

The university also sponsors a number of recreational intramural and club sports, including dance, flag football, tennis, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, baseball, bowling, basketball, and billiards.

The UPB also hosted the annual Big Show in the spring, a concert that has included performances from Gym Class Heroes, Maroon 5, and Migos.

The campus started the Initiative for Civic Engagement in 2009, making community service an active part of the curriculum.

Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni turn out for joint outreach projects or the biannual Treasure Savannah Day of Service.

SGA's current system has existed since the summer of 2018, when the constitution for the post-consolidation Georgia Southern University took effect.

[29] Armstrong joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in 1967 and became known as the Pirates after the college became a four-year institution.

[29] In 1983, Armstrong State College upgraded athletics to NCAA Division I and became a charter member of the Big South Conference in 1985.

The Armstrong men's and women's tennis teams have combined to capture 10 NCAA Division II national championships over the last nine seasons.