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Southern University and A&M College

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,323
Men / Women 33% / 67%
Black 89%
White 5%
Hispanic 2%
Mixed 2%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 39%
Life & Natural Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 14%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Arts 2%
Education 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,922
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,272
Est. In-State Cost $12,835
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,343
10-Year ROI $101,000
ROI Percentile 23th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 60%
4-Year Graduation Rate 10%
6-Year Graduation Rate 27%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $4M #251
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #428
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #451
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 274 #87
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 22 #426

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 75%
SAT Range 790 – 1,020
ACT Range 15 – 19

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Southern University and A&M College 756 28% / 72% 1% $64,736
Civil Engineering 19 58% / 42% 0%
Computer Science 20 75% / 25% 0%
Electrical Engineering 12 58% / 42% 0%
Mathematics 2 0% / 100% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 25 64% / 36% 4% $100,641
Agriculture 29 34% / 66% 0%
Biology 37 14% / 86% 3% $52,015
Communication Sciences and Disorders 22 0% / 100% 5% $65,722
Nursing 111 12% / 88% 0% $115,139
Recreational Therapy 30 10% / 90% 3% $48,119
Rehabilitation Counseling 13 15% / 85% 0% $48,119
Urban Forestry 5 60% / 40% 0%
Accounting 18 44% / 56% 0% $60,624
Business Administration 56 29% / 71% 0% $68,661
Finance 14 50% / 50% 0%
Marketing 20 35% / 65% 0% $28,398
Criminal Justice 82 27% / 73% 2% $48,280
English 8 12% / 88% 0% $63,678
Family and Consumer Sciences 20 5% / 95% 5% $48,776
History 6 50% / 50% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 39 31% / 69% 0% $43,977
Mass Communication 35 40% / 60% 0% $44,635
Political Science 17 18% / 82% 0%
Psychology 42 17% / 83% 0% $42,159
Social Work 23 4% / 96% 0% $50,478
Sociology 22 45% / 55% 0% $51,942
Elementary Education 16 0% / 100% 0%
Junior High/Middle School Education
Music Performance 13 100% / 0% 0%