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.
Southern University and A & M College was awarded 34 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is biology studies.
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Southern University and A & M College landed the #2,033 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Southern University and A & M College is also ranked #25 out of 29 schools in Louisiana.
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The acceptance rate at Southern University and A & M College is a competitive 59%, 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 12% of students accepted to Southern University and A & M College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 515. Math scores were between 410 and 500.
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The student to faculty ratio at Southern University and A & M College is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 Southern University and A & M College is 93%. 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 Southern University and A & M College is 67%, 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 9% for first-time, full-time students at Southern University and A & M College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,145 undergraduates at Southern University and A & M College with 4,547 being full-time and 1,598 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,075 | $16,163 | $18,825 | $21,419 | $21,800 |
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 Southern University and A & M College, 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 Southern University and A & M College, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $6,481 a year. That adds up to $25,924 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Southern University and A & M College is 13.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Southern University and A & M College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | P.O. Box 9374, Harding Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70813 |
| Phone: | 225-771-4500 |
| Website: | www.subr.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-University-and-AM-College-Baton-Rouge-LA/116700329566 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/SouthernU_BR |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 119 | $63,608 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 70 | $27,947 |
| Business Administration & Management | 55 | $32,812 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 48 | $27,670 |
| Social Work | 42 | $27,683 |
| General Psychology | 33 | $23,611 |
| Accounting | 30 | $33,461 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 29 | $22,448 |
| Marketing | 27 | NA |
| Mechanical Engineering | 27 | $72,173 |
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 2020-2021, 4,544 students took at least one online class at Southern University and A & M College. This is a decrease from the 4,965 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,544 | 1,080 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,965 | 1,044 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,944 | 291 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,532 | 275 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,925 | 149 |
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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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