Grambling, LA · Public · 4,164 undergraduates · town
Grambling State University
Highly selective
Grambling delivers a classic public HBCU experience with outsized cultural identity in a small Louisiana college town.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in student experience, and steady in academic standing.- Admission
- 23.7% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 36.8%
24,521 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$41,109 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Grambling State University apart
Academic design
Its academic profile includes computer information systems, nursing, teacher education, business, STEM and liberal arts across a compact university structure.
Campus pattern
Campus life is heavily shaped by football, homecoming, Greek-letter organizations and the rhythms of a close-knit residential HBCU community.
Career & value signal
The Tiger Marching Band and the Eddie G. Robinson Museum give Grambling a national cultural footprint far larger than its rural setting suggests.
Can I get in?
23.7% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
24,521About 24 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 14% submitted an SAT, and 46% submitted an ACT. Because SAT scores came from few admitted students, the range describes that self-selected group rather than the full class.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Grambling State University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Grambling State University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Its academic profile includes computer information systems, nursing, teacher education, business, STEM and liberal arts across a compact university structure.
Make institutional fit specific
Grambling delivers a classic public HBCU experience with outsized cultural identity in a small Louisiana college town.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
$20 application fee
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
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Grambling State University publishes two merit awards, the largest reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive
For a named field · Merit · Competitive
Computer Science; Cloud Computing; Cybersecurity; Computer Information SystemsIn the season card
These two awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Grambling State University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Biology, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Communication and Media Studies
Accounting and Related Services
What is campus life like?
Grambling State University beyond the classroom
Campus life is heavily shaped by football, homecoming, Greek-letter organizations and the rhythms of a close-knit residential HBCU community.
A defining academic feature
Its academic profile includes computer information systems, nursing, teacher education, business, STEM and liberal arts across a compact university structure.
What shapes an ordinary week
Campus life is heavily shaped by football, homecoming, Greek-letter organizations and the rhythms of a close-knit residential HBCU community.
Where the degree can lead
The Tiger Marching Band and the Eddie G. Robinson Museum give Grambling a national cultural footprint far larger than its rural setting suggests.