Grambling State University
Grambling State University admitted 45% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 920–1080 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $19,214 a year. Within six years, 36% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 45%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 920–1080
- ACT middle 50%
- 15–19
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,465 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $19,214 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $19,104 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $7,783 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $16,795 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 36%
- Students who return for a second year
- 66%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $41,535 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $34,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,164
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 71%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 16%
- Business, management and marketing
- 14%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 9%
- Education
- 8%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Texas A & M International University TX · 44% admitted
- Washington Adventist University MD · 46% admitted
- University of West Alabama AL · 43% admitted
- Coppin State University MD · 46% admitted
- Judson University IL · 48% admitted
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff AR · 41% admitted
More colleges in Louisiana
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA · 73% admitted
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA · 87% admitted
- Southeastern Louisiana University LA · 99% admitted
- Louisiana Tech University LA · 86% admitted
- Tulane University of Louisiana LA · 14% admitted
- Louisiana State University at Alexandria LA · 92% admitted
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana LA · 93% admitted
- Southern University and A & M College LA · 35% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.