Southern University and A & M College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southern University and A & M College

Southern University and A & M College operates as a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 5,519 students of which 6,581 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. Southern University and A & M College is categorized as “16” 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 35.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 942 and an ACT midpoint of 17. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,077, with published in-state tuition of $9,922 and a Pell grant recipient share of 68.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $29,251, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 27.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 60.3%. Graduates earn a median of $43,371 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,033 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 326400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 51.4% 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.