Southern University and A & M College
Southern University and A & M College admitted 35% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 790–1020 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $18,631 a year. Within six years, 28% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 35%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 790–1020
- ACT middle 50%
- 15–19
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,742 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $18,631 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $18,614 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,958 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $17,308 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 28%
- Students who return for a second year
- 60%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $47,186 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $28,750
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,519
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 72%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 26%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 11%
- Business, management and marketing
- 11%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Agriculture, animal and plant sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Brescia University KY · 35% admitted
- University of Puerto Rico PR · 35% admitted
- Warner University FL · 43% admitted
- Art Academy of Cincinnati OH · 35% admitted
- The Chicago School at Chicago IL · 35% admitted
- Pacific Oaks College CA · 34% 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
- University of Louisiana at Monroe LA · 85% 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.