Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Also known as Southern University Baton Rouge · Website
$43,371
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$43,371
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern University and A & M College is a public 4-year college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with 5,519 undergraduates and 1,414 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,077 a year (tuition and fees $9,922 in-state, $17,272 out-of-state). It admits 35% of applicants and 27% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $43,371 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,251 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,077
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,922
Out-of-state $17,272
Admission rate
35%
US median 78%
Completion rate
27%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$29,251
About $310 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,371
Rank 2,184 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
- $20,077
- Tuition in-state
- $9,922
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,272
- Cost of attendance
- $26,341
- Students with a need-based grant
- 68%
- Students with federal loans
- 72%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,047
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,395
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,288
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,292
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $26,069
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 $7,346 in 2015-16 to $9,922 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
- 35%
- Average SAT
- 942
- SAT reading, middle
- 473
- SAT math, middle
- 455
- ACT, middle
- 17
- Undergraduates
- 5,519
- Graduate students
- 1,414
- Part-time students
- 9.6%
- Women
- 67%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 27%
- Retention rate
- 60%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 58
- Endowment
- $13.4M
- 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 2,184 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,077 | $14,810 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,922 | $9,181 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 35% | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 27% | 57% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 60% | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,251 | $13,136 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,033 | $27,631 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,371 | $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. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 56% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
58 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 184 | $118,010 | $51,071 | $67,462 | $107,773 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $31,000 | $79,871 | $86,838 | $88,910 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $27,125 | $32,499 | $49,609 | $55,378 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 50 | $49,378 | $53,179 | $73,081 | $103,485 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $27,000 | Withheld | $48,264 | $56,359 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $36,603 | $37,855 | $50,616 | $55,693 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $35,071 | $30,636 | $41,311 | $55,792 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $31,000 | $31,165 | $41,901 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $28,750 | $37,911 | $48,716 | $68,257 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $26,514 | $30,865 | Withheld | $53,676 |
| Public Policy AnalysisDoctoral | Doctoral | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $119,220 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 24 | $47,498 | $49,717 | $64,924 | $67,030 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $28,437 | $75,001 | $92,969 | $92,135 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $29,067 | $36,095 | $44,880 | $57,214 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 19 | $45,137 | $41,523 | $55,482 | $81,408 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 18 | $36,250 | $39,822 | $56,111 | $66,714 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $30,000 | $29,703 | $52,217 | $51,790 |
| ForestryMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,466 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $28,750 | $45,907 | $58,951 | $107,009 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $29,216 | Withheld | $43,844 | $52,657 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 16 | $41,000 | $96,013 | $120,049 | $120,193 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $27,000 | $40,750 | $56,097 | $69,303 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $33,458 | $25,675 | $48,596 | $48,460 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Southern University and A & M College cost?
$20,077 a year is the average net price at Southern University and A & M College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,922 for in-state students and $17,272 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,341. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,047 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southern University and A & M College?
35% of applicants are admitted to Southern University and A & M College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 942 and the middle ACT score is 17. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do Southern University and A & M College graduates earn?
$43,371 a year is the median pay of former Southern University and A & M College students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,033 after 6 years). That ranks 2,184 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 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 $96,013.
How much student debt do Southern University and A & M College graduates have?
$29,251 is the median federal student loan debt of Southern University and A & M College graduates, about $310 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 72% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southern University and A & M College?
27% of first-time, full-time students at Southern University and A & M College finish within 6 years. 60% 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 Southern University and A & M College?
Law (184 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (80 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (75 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 58 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.