Southern University and A&M College

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,967
Men / Women 33% / 67%
From State 67%
From Region 15%
Athletes 384 (6.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 94%
Mixed 2%
Hispanic 1%
White 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Southern University and A&M College 727 28% 2% 0% 94% 1% 0% $64,256 23 -0.56 69 96% 11.3%
Civil Engineering 8 — 88% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $71,302 0 -3.00 79 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 75% 0% 0% 88% 0% 0% $99,641 10 -0.82 96 88% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 19 — 47% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $110,507 92 +1.42 98 94% — — — —
Computer Science 25 — 68% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $73,423 2 -1.51 81 85% 8.0% — — —
Mathematics 4 — 50% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $59,735 9 -0.97 60 — — — — —
Biology 24 — 25% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $58,568 15 -0.91 58 95% — — — —
Agriculture 43 — 37% 5% 0% 93% 0% 0% $47,495 7 -1.29 29 95% — — — —
Urban Forestry 9 — 44% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,265 12 -0.94 39 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 10 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,225 39 -0.24 61 100% — — — —
Nursing 134 — 9% 2% 0% 93% 1% 0% $92,063 59 -0.02 93 98% — — — —
Recreational Therapy 29 — 24% 0% 0% 97% 0% 0% $47,513 5 -1.44 29 96% — — — —
Rehabilitation Counseling 17 — 6% 6% 0% 88% 6% 0% $47,513 8 -1.44 29 97% — — — —
Accounting 12 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,060 8 -1.29 73 98% — — — —
Business Administration 41 — 37% 0% 0% 93% 5% 0% $57,781 5 -1.03 56 97% — — — —
Finance 15 — 80% 7% 0% 93% 0% 0% $68,384 4 -1.06 75 — — — — —
Marketing 13 — 31% 0% 8% 85% 0% 0% $61,898 9 -1.22 65 100% — — — —
English 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $58,779 83 +0.78 58 100% — — — —
History 6 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,748 41 -0.31 45 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 37 — 46% 3% 0% 95% 0% 0% $57,269 61 -0.00 55 93% 12.3% — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 17 — 6% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $45,287 10 -0.95 23 97% — — — —
Mass Communication 28 — 25% 0% 0% 96% 0% 4% $58,983 42 -0.27 59 96% — — — —
Political Science 16 — 38% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $54,734 6 -1.29 48 100% — — — —
Psychology 72 — 11% 1% 0% 93% 1% 1% $55,576 57 +0.08 50 94% 12.7% — — —
Social Work 20 — 10% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,939 16 -0.63 30 97% — — — —
Sociology 23 — 48% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $47,824 9 -0.82 29 91% — — — —
Elementary Education 7 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,716 57 +0.06 43 — — — — —
Junior High/Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $55,065 53 -0.00 49 — — — — —
Music Performance 7 — 100% 14% 0% 57% 0% 0% $41,930 29 -0.52 15 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 81 — 22% 4% 0% 90% 2% 0% $56,249 29 -0.50 52 98% 10.6% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,424
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,375
Est. In-State Cost $13,484
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,770
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 60%
4-Year Graduation Rate 10%
6-Year Graduation Rate 27%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 26.1% 190 11% 2% 0% 93% 1% 0% $79,602 62 -0.37 86 98% —
Social Sciences 24.2% 176 20% 1% 0% 95% 1% 1% $53,167 24 -0.40 44 95% 12.7%
Business & Economics 11.1% 81 43% 1% 1% 93% 2% 0% $61,780 6 -1.11 64 98% —
Professional 11.1% 81 22% 4% 0% 90% 2% 0% $56,249 14 -0.50 52 98% 10.6%
Agriculture & Food Science 7.2% 52 38% 4% 0% 94% 0% 0% $48,148 6 -1.23 30 95% —
Humanities 6.2% 45 49% 2% 0% 96% 0% 0% $56,867 62 -0.01 54 94% 12.3%
Engineering 4.8% 35 63% 0% 0% 97% 0% 0% $99,062 39 -0.10 96 94% —
Computer Science 3.4% 25 68% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $73,423 3 -1.51 81 85% 8.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 24 25% 0% 0% 96% 0% 0% $58,568 14 -0.91 58 95% —
Arts 1.0% 7 100% 14% 0% 57% 0% 0% $41,930 12 -0.52 15 — —
Education 1.0% 7 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,716 44 +0.06 43 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 4 50% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $59,735 4 -0.97 60 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $3.1M #232 95% $0.1M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.1M #342 100% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #375 96% $0.0M 3 #204 18 5
Computer Science $0.3M #330 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #474 100% $0 21 #179 109 —
Health Sciences $0.1M #358 100% $0 1 #236 25 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #262 100% $0 5 #72 21 —
Education $0 #457 — $0 6 #377 — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $5.5M #378 97% $0.1M 36 #300 173 5

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 122 $3.5M $3.2M $344K
Track & Field (combined) 60 $709K $449K $259K
Baseball 54 $253K $761K -$507K
Basketball 16 $842K $1.2M -$387K
Golf 6 $309K $172K $136K
Tennis 6 $309K $155K $153K
Total 236 $6.0M $6.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 67 $709K $514K $194K
Soccer 30 $322K $430K -$108K
Softball 27 $309K $449K -$139K
Volleyball 21 $312K $418K -$105K
Basketball 16 $895K $1.1M -$193K
Bowling 8 $313K $177K $135K
Tennis 8 $309K $220K $88K
Golf 6 $309K $182K $127K
Total 148 $3.5M $3.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 127 $1.4M $964K $454K
Football 122 $3.5M $3.2M $344K
Baseball 54 $253K $761K -$507K
Basketball 32 $1.7M $2.3M -$580K
Soccer 30 $322K $430K -$108K
Softball 27 $309K $449K -$139K
Volleyball 21 $312K $418K -$105K
Tennis 14 $618K $376K $242K
Golf 12 $618K $355K $263K
Bowling 8 $313K $177K $135K
Total 384 $13.1M $13.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 35%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 35% 35% 35%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 75%
SAT Range 790 – 1020
SAT Math Range 380 – 490
SAT RW Range 410 – 530