As of 2018, The Signal has a weekly circulation of about 5,000 issues distributed to all Georgia State campuses, including Alpharetta, Atlanta, Decatur, Dunwoody, Newton and a handful of locations in the surrounding area.

The paper publishes on Tuesdays during Spring and Fall semesters (in addition to a summer magazine for incoming students).

[3] In 1933, when the university became the Atlanta Extension Center of the University System of Georgia, the day division and night division of the school each produced their own separate newspaper (named The Junior Collegiate and the Evening Signal, respectively).

The newspaper is operated by a staff of approximately 100 students, subdivided into editorial, production, marketing and advertising departments.

Although Georgia State offers degrees in journalism, The Signal allows students from any major within the university to contribute.