Grambling State University
Grambling, Louisiana · Also known as GSU, Grambling · Website
$41,109
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,109
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Grambling State University is a public 4-year college in Grambling, Louisiana with 4,164 undergraduates and 837 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,809 a year (tuition and fees $7,683 in-state, $16,706 out-of-state). It admits 45% of applicants and 36% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,109 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $36,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,809
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,683
Out-of-state $16,706
Admission rate
45%
US median 78%
Completion rate
36%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$36,500
About $387 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,109
Rank 2,502 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,809
- Tuition in-state
- $7,683
- Tuition out-of-state
- $16,706
- Cost of attendance
- $25,367
- Students with a need-based grant
- 75%
- Students with federal loans
- 78%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,666
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,007
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,743
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,525
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,310
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,063 in 2015-16 to $7,683 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 943
- SAT reading, middle
- 471
- SAT math, middle
- 460
- ACT, middle
- 17
- Undergraduates
- 4,164
- Graduate students
- 837
- Part-time students
- 9.8%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 50
- Endowment
- $17.9M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,502 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,809 | $14,810 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,683 | $9,181 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 45% | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 36% | 57% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $36,500 | $13,136 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $25,589 | $27,631 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,109 | $32,992 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 41% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 41% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
50 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $34,528 | $23,046 | $44,033 | $55,378 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $31,000 | $27,164 | $54,628 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $34,000 | $23,418 | $44,729 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 42 | $43,432 | $33,895 | $54,594 | $62,033 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $31,750 | $27,375 | $43,324 | $56,359 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $34,378 | Withheld | $50,208 | $76,194 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $30,500 | Withheld | $54,803 | $85,294 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $40,756 | $26,980 | $42,644 | $51,790 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $36,000 | $22,864 | $44,665 | $51,389 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $35,000 | Withheld | $43,561 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $37,125 | Withheld | $41,150 | $69,303 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $48,000 | $23,073 | Withheld | $48,568 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $35,750 | $40,864 | $68,760 | $80,526 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $34,750 | $19,830 | $45,159 | $50,983 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | $64,461 | $43,093 | $51,278 | $66,714 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | $53,248 | $44,697 | $59,157 | $65,123 |
| HistoryOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 13 | $73,228 | $38,531 | $56,980 | $81,408 |
| Social WorkGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Grambling State University cost?
$19,809 a year is the average net price at Grambling State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,683 for in-state students and $16,706 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,367. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,666 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Grambling State University?
45% of applicants are admitted to Grambling State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 943 and the middle ACT score is 17. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do Grambling State University graduates earn?
$41,109 a year is the median pay of former Grambling State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($25,589 after 6 years). That ranks 2,502 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $88,898.
How much student debt do Grambling State University graduates have?
$36,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Grambling State University graduates, about $387 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 78% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Grambling State University?
36% of first-time, full-time students at Grambling State University finish within 6 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Grambling State University?
Criminal Justice and Corrections (109 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (78 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (47 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 50 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.