by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Grambling State University was awarded 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is social work.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, GSU is ranked #2,078 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when GSU held the #2,115 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
GSU is also ranked #28 out of 30 schools in Louisiana.
The acceptance rate at Grambling State University is a competitive 42%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 8% of students accepted to GSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 510. Math scores were between 400 and 480.
At Grambling State University, the student to faculty ratio is 25 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Grambling State University is 87%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Grambling State University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 16% for first-time, full-time students at GSU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,511 undergraduates at GSU with 4,041 being full-time and 470 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,501 | $16,375 | $21,427 | $22,130 | $22,408 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of GSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GSU, approximately 96% of students took out student loans averaging $9,683 a year. That adds up to $38,732 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at GSU is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for GSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 403 Main Street, Grambling, LA 71245 |
| Phone: | 318-247-3811 |
| Website: | www.gram.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 177 | $23,046 |
| General Biology | 78 | $27,164 |
| Business Administration & Management | 49 | $23,418 |
| Social Work | 45 | $26,980 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 41 | $27,375 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 37 | $19,830 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 35 | $22,864 |
| Nursing | 32 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 30 | NA |
| General Psychology | 29 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 4,707 students took at least one online class at Grambling State University. This is an increase from the 4,669 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,707 | 1,132 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,669 | 1,169 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,682 | 702 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,917 | 741 |
Learn more about online learning at Grambling State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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