Grambling State University
Grambling, LA · Public four-year · Town: Distant
4,279undergraduates
45%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$19,092average net price per year
32%graduate in 6 years
76%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 24,521
- Admitted
- 5,806
- Admit rate
- 45%
- Admit rate, women
- 26%
- Admit rate, men
- 20%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 16%
- First-year students
- 916
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 14%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 450-590
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 410-560
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 46%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 15-19
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Not considered |
| Class rank | Required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
26 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (3)
- Accounting Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (65 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (87 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (76 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- General Studies Bachelor's (42 awarded)
Education (2)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (31 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Information Science/Studies Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (32 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (26 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (1)
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Music, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Data Analytics, General Certificate (under 1 year) (2 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (11)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's
- Public Administration Master's
- Social Work Master's
- Social Work, Other Post-bachelor's certificate
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Education, Other Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Social Sciences, General Master's
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $7,683
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $16,706
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,990
- Books and supplies
- $1,800
- Other on-campus costs
- $5,190
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $25,663
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $34,686
- Total cost living at home
- $14,613
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $16,447 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $19,923 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $23,591 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $24,096 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,356 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 95%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 93%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $8,763
- Got a grant from the college
- 32%
- Average grant from the college
- $2,708
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 72%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 82%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,804
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 9%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 32%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 32%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 32%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 32%
- Came back for year two
- 76%
| Pell grant students | 30% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 43% |
| Neither | 54% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 511 | 39% |
| Men | 395 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 852 | 32% |
| Hispanic | 11 | 45% (small group) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 11 | 27% (small group) |
| Two or more races | 13 | 46% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 6 | 33% (small group) |
| International | 10 | 40% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 718 | 32% | 27% |
| Started here, part-time | 33 | 12% | 21% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 662 | 42% | 15% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 100 | 21% | 15% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 5,114
- Undergraduates
- 4,279
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,703
- Part-time undergraduates
- 576
- Graduate students
- 835
- Students per faculty member
- 25 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 12%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 17%
| Women | 65% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 93% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 1% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 403 Main Street, Grambling, LA, 71245
- County
- Lincoln Parish
- Part of
- The University of Louisiana System
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.