Baton Rouge, LA · Public · 5,519 undergraduates · urban
Southern University and A & M College
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Southern combines the traditions of a flagship HBCU with a land-grant mission and a useful Baton Rouge professional market.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in student experience, and steady in mobility.- Admission
- 49.9% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 37.8%
12,221 applicants in the reported year
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$43,371 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Southern University and A & M College apart
Academic design
Engineering, nursing, business, agriculture, sciences and public-service fields are central, with teaching, research and community service embedded in the land-grant model.
Campus pattern
The Baton Rouge campus has a classic residential HBCU culture shaped by athletics, Greek life, homecoming and the Human Jukebox marching band.
Career & value signal
Southern anchors the nation’s only historically Black land-grant university system, giving its public-service and agricultural mission unusual institutional depth.
Can I get in?
49.9% admitted
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Recent applicant pool
12,221About 50 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 20% submitted an SAT, and 77% submitted an ACT. A score is the norm in this class, and an application without one stands out.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Southern University and A & M College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Southern University and A & M College weighs when it reads a file
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- 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
Engineering, nursing, business, agriculture, sciences and public-service fields are central, with teaching, research and community service embedded in the land-grant model.
Make institutional fit specific
Southern combines the traditions of a flagship HBCU with a land-grant mission and a useful Baton Rouge professional market.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
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Fee waiver: not accepted
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.
Agriculture and natural resourcesAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
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College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
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Average annual cost by household income at Southern University and A & M College
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
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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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Communication and Media Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
What is campus life like?
Southern University and A & M College beyond the classroom
The Baton Rouge campus has a classic residential HBCU culture shaped by athletics, Greek life, homecoming and the Human Jukebox marching band.
A defining academic feature
Engineering, nursing, business, agriculture, sciences and public-service fields are central, with teaching, research and community service embedded in the land-grant model.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Baton Rouge campus has a classic residential HBCU culture shaped by athletics, Greek life, homecoming and the Human Jukebox marching band.
Where the degree can lead
Southern anchors the nation’s only historically Black land-grant university system, giving its public-service and agricultural mission unusual institutional depth.