Grambling State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Grambling State University

Grambling State University operates as a public institution located in Grambling, Louisiana (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 4,164 students of which 4,866 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Grambling State University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 44.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 943 and an ACT midpoint of 17. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,809, with published in-state tuition of $7,683 and a Pell grant recipient share of 75.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $36,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.1%. Graduates earn a median of $41,109 ten years after enrolling, compared with $25,589 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 249000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 40.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.