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Grambling State University

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

Grambling, LA4,279 students
Acceptance Rate
45%
moderate
Median SAT
955
Middle 50%: 920–1080
Net Price After Aid
$19.1k
Sticker $16.7k
Graduation Rate
32%
6-year, full-time

Grambling State University is a public institution in Grambling, LA with an acceptance rate of 45% and 4,279 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 920–1080 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 2.78. The average net price after financial aid is $19,125 per year.

About Grambling State University

A public 4-year town university in Grambling, LA.

Grambling State University campus
Campus · Grambling

Grambling State University is a college in Grambling, LA. It enrolls roughly 4,279 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 45%. Admitted students typically score between 920 and 1080 on the SAT.

SoutheastTownPublic4-yearBusiness & Marketing
Acceptance Rate
45%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
4,279
Medium
Retention
76%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
32%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
45%
45 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
2.78
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 920 to 1080
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 2.78 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Grambling State University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
8601,150
955
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
1519
17
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
2.78
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Grambling State University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $16,706
Average net price after aid
$19,125
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$16,447
$30,001 – $48,000
$19,923
$48,001 – $75,000
$23,591
$75,001 – $110,000
$24,096
$110,001 +
$24,356

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
75%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
78%
Avg loan $24,500 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Grambling State University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
25:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Business & Marketing
16% of degrees awarded
Retention
76%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Grambling State University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White18%
  • Asian4%
  • Hispanic35%
  • Black43%
  • International1%

Gender

  • Female61%
  • Male39%
International
2%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
4,279

Outcomes after graduation

What Grambling State University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$41.1k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
32%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$41.1k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$24.5k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$19.1k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$41k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 32% graduation rate is below the national average.

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