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Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

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Baton Rouge, LA6,126 students
Acceptance Rate
35%
selective
Median SAT
885
Middle 50%: 790–1020
Net Price After Aid
$17.0k
Sticker $5.0k
Graduation Rate
28%
6-year, full-time

Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is a public institution in Baton Rouge, LA with an acceptance rate of 35% and 6,126 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 790–1020 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.00. The average net price after financial aid is $16,959 per year.

About Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

A public 4-year urban university in Baton Rouge, LA.

Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College campus
Campus · Baton Rouge

Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is a college in Baton Rouge, LA. It enrolls roughly 6,126 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 35%. Admitted students typically score between 790 and 1020 on the SAT.

SoutheastUrbanPublic4-yearHealth
Acceptance Rate
35%
Selective
Total Enrollment
6,126
Medium
Retention
60%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
28%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
35%
35 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.00
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 790 to 1020
    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 3.00 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 Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
800970
885
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
1519
17
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
2.603.45
3.00
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-flexible
  • $30 application fee

Deadlines (2026-27)

Regular Decision
Jul 28, 2027

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $5,033
Average net price after aid
$16,959
88% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

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

$0 – $30,000
$18,473
$30,001 – $48,000
$19,314
$48,001 – $75,000
$21,614
$75,001 – $110,000
$23,583
$110,001 +
$23,940

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

Pell Grant Recipients
68%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
72%
Avg loan $15,455 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
20.96:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Health
23% of degrees awarded
Retention
60%
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 Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White31%
  • Asian7%
  • Hispanic0%
  • Black45%
  • Two or more races1%
  • International16%

Gender

  • Female67%
  • Male33%
International
34%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
6,126

Outcomes after graduation

What Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$43.4k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
28%
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
$43.4k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$15.5k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$17.0k/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

$43k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 28% graduation rate is below the national average.

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