Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Public
- City
- 5,519 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 35%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $18,631per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 27%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,18610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Southern University and A&M College belongs to the only historically Black land-grant university system in the nation.
Source: Southern University Online | Southern University and A&M College
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 35%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 790–1020Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 15–19Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $18,631full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $26,742sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,958Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $17,308Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 27%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 60%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,18610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $28,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,519Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 72%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 40%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria, LA — admits 92%
- University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA — admits 74%
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA — admits 93%
- McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA — admits 78%
Also worth a look
- Grambling State University Grambling, LA — admits 45%
- William & Mary Williamsburg, VA — admits 34%
- Delaware State University Dover, DE — admits 47%
- Alabama A & M University Normal, AL — admits 58%
- State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY — admits 62%
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR — admits 59%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southern University and A & M College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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