<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/clayton-state-300-million-ga-economy.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>08/29/2025</pubDate><title>The economic impact of Clayton State University on the Georgia economy reaches nearly $300 million</title><description>Clayton State University’s economic impact in the southern Atlanta metro region increased to nearly $300 million in fiscal year 2024, according to a report released by the University System of Georgia (USG) this month. </description><introparagraph><p>Clayton State University’s economic impact in the southern Atlanta metro region increased to nearly $300 million in fiscal year 2024, according to a report released by the University System of Georgia (USG) this month. The total impact of all 26 USG institutions on their communities was $23.1 billion in fiscal year 2024, representing a 5.4% increase from $21.9 billion in FY 2023. </p></introparagraph><image><img src="/news/images/economic-impact.jpg" alt="graduate student"/></image><tags><tag>community</tag><tag>homepage</tag></tags></item>