Southern University and A & M College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
5,519 students
Larger than 80% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 71.6%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Gonzales27.8 mi
- Hammond42.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Southern University and A & M College, the largest reported group is Black (94.2%), followed by Two or more races (1.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% | 10.8% |
| Black | 94.2% | 72.9% |
| Hispanic | 1.3% | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 0.7% | 11.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| Non-resident | 0.3% | 0% |
| Unknown | 1.5% | 0% |
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Did you know? Southern University and A & M College
- 35.1%Southern University and A & M College admitted 5,035 of 8,551 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 31%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,561 of 5,035.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $47,186median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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