Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
About
Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It is the largest historically black college or university (HBCU) in Louisiana, a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and the flagship institution of the Southern University System. Its campus encompasses 512 acres (207 hectares), with an agricultural experimental station on an additional 372-acre (151-hectare) site, five miles (8.0 km) north of the main campus on Scott's Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in the northern section of Baton Rouge.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$17,308
- Estimated total for international students
- US$34,092
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$9,958
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$26,742
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,519
- Graduate students
- 1,414
- International undergraduates
- 0%
- Students per teacher
- 21 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 35%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 410–530 · Maths 380–490
- ACT
- 15–19
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 28%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$47,186
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (59)
Bachelor's degrees32 subjects
Master's degrees16 subjects
Doctoral degrees5 subjects
Professional degrees (MD, JD and similar)2 subjects
Graduate certificates4 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.