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Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·subr.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
-10.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
8,279
peer median 8,248
Avg net price
$20,077
+$5.3k vs R2 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
24,340
24,340 candidates competed
Admitted
8,547
35.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,715
20.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
27%-10.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
10%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
27%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

16.2pp gap
Pell recipients
24%248 of 1047
Non-Pell (all)
40%109 of 271
Subsidized loan, no Pell
37%55 of 148
No Federal Aid
44%54 of 123

Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 83 Title IV programs, 24 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 59 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
83
Passing
24
28.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

83programs
  • Passing24 · 28.9%
  • No Data59 · 71.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
21
No data
59

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

24
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
+15.6%
$56,111 vs $48,555
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+17.3%
$49,918 vs $42,572
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+20.2%
$55,482 vs $46,158
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.0%
$64,924 vs $51,545
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.3%
$41,311 vs $32,203
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+30.1%
$41,901 vs $32,203
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+30.9%
$67,462 vs $51,545
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+36.1%
$43,844 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

24
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
174%
$117,500 debt · $67,462 earn
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
136%
$67,946 debt · $49,918 earn
Public Administration
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
105%
$58,338 debt · $55,482 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
93%
$38,250 debt · $41,311 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
84%
$54,399 debt · $64,924 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
84%
$34,994 debt · $41,901 earn
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
75%
$36,272 debt · $48,596 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Master's Degree · Security And Protective Services
73%
$41,000 debt · $56,111 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1938Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 18

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  2. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  3. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  4. Oct 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Other
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  5. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,047
$30–48k$19,395
$48–75k$22,288
$75–110k$25,292
$110k+$26,069

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$20,077
+$5,310vs R2 Research median $14,768
Federal loans
71.8%
In-state tuition
$9,922
Out-of-state
$17,272

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 5,120 students received $32.5M in Pell grants, alongside $84.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,120
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$32.5M
$32,520,087 total
Direct Loans
$84.5M
12,065 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
4k
’21
5k
’22
5k
’23
5k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$17.7M
4,738 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$15.0M
4,633 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$21.2M
1,170 loan awards
Parent PLUS$11.3M
887 loan awards
Grad PLUS$19.4M
637 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,434 borrowers who entered repayment, 151 (6.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.2%
+3.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,434
Defaulted
151
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.9%
2017
17.9%
2018
13.6%
2019
6.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at SUBR

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,117 total completions
01Health Professions
25322.6%
02Legal Professions
23120.7%
03Business
13311.9%
04Security/Protective
11210.0%
05Computer Sciences
11210.0%
06Public Admin
766.8%
07Psychology
726.4%
08Social Sciences
433.8%
09Agriculture
433.8%
10Engineering
423.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
8,279
12-mo unduplicated
9,251
Undergraduate
7,447
Graduate
1,804

Gender split

Men
34%3,147
Women
66%6,104

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
94.2%
Two or more
1.7%
Unknown
1.5%
Hispanic
1.3%
White
0.7%
Non-resident
0.3%
Asian
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
384
236 M · 148 W
Women athletes
38.5%
Athletic aid
$3.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$13.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.2M
$1.4M
Recruiting expense
$15K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$114K
$57K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
60 M · 67 W
$965K
Football
122 M · —
$3.2M
Baseball
54 M · —
$762K
Basketball
16 M · 16 W
$2.3M
Soccer
— · 30 W
$431K
Softball
— · 27 W
$449K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.82
15 offenses · 8,249 students

3-year trend

2.282 yrs ago2.191 yr ago1.82Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
52
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
19
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
6

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
11
Aggravated assault
3
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

15total
  • On campus15

Includes 12 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
8
Dating violence
1
Stalking
10 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons40
Drugs10
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

  • Bethune Hall2 fires
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99
  • Bethune Hall2 fires
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99
  • Boley Hall1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99
  • Building 4001 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
317

SUBR vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SUBR selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSouthern University and A & M College
27%—8,279$20,077R2 Research
University of New Orleans
38%74.3%6,501$12,384R2 Research
Louisiana Tech University
62%86.4%11,873$11,864R2 Research
Tennessee State University
35%70.1%6,310$15,796R2 Research
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
37%58.8%8,216$17,248R2 Research
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
53%20.6%9,313$13,739R2 Research
Peer group median38%70.1%8,248$14,768

Institutions like SUBR

Explore the federal data for institutions in SUBR's comparison group.

IPEDS

Campuses

The 2 campuses that make up Southern University and A & M College.

IPEDS

SUBR Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
(225) 771-4500
Address
801 Harding Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70807

OIE serves as a repository of historical institutional data and provides data analytics to support and inform planning, resource allocation, implementation, assessment, continuous improvement, accreditation, policy formulation, compliance with state and federal reporting requirements, and strategic and operational decision-making at institutional and unit levels.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Mr. Srinivas Reddy Gavini
    Director, Institutional Research and Assessment
  • Mrs. Lucretia Jenkins
    Assistant Director, Institutional Research
  • Dr. Berdikul Qushim
    Senior Planning and Evaluation Analyst
  • Mrs. Chrisena Williams-Brown
    Associate Director of Planning and Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Southern University and A & M College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SUBR.

What is the graduation rate at Southern University and A & M College?

Southern University and A & M College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Southern University and A & M College?

Southern University and A & M College reports a total enrollment of 8,279 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Southern University and A & M College?

The average net price at Southern University and A & M College is $20,077 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Southern University and A & M College?

Southern University and A & M College's yield rate is 20.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Southern University and A & M College located?

Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813.

Who runs Institutional Research at Southern University and A & M College?

Southern University and A & M College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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