- The Inkwell
- Louisiana
- Grambling State University
Grambling, LATown: distantZIP 71245Founded 1901
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1901
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.gram.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
LouisianaHBCUPublic
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a public university in Grambling, Louisiana, with 4,164 undergraduates. It admits 45% of applicants, graduates 36% within six years and costs $19,214 a year after aid.
36%graduate
Admission rate45%
Retention66%
4-year graduation15%
Pell Grant share71%
Federal loans71%
$19,214net price / year
45%admission rate
943average SAT
36%graduate in 6 years
$41,535median earnings, 10 yrs
$34,500median debt
#1,533 of 1,704 for earnings#809 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,440 of 1,738 for graduation rate#208 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,465tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,783
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $16,795
- Average net price
- $19,214national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,104
$30,001–48,000$18,037
$48,001–75,000$18,883
$75,001–110,000$24,317
$110,001+$24,376
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 45%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 943
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–510
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–19
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college45%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college36%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college71%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 36%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 15%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 37%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,823
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,535middle 50%: $23,323–$58,948
- Median debt at graduation
- $34,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$58,948
Median, Grambling State University$41,535
Lower quarter$23,323
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,164
- Part-time
- 9.8%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 21.3
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 71%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 88%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,296 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,469
- Endowment, end of year
- $17,947,509
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.5%
Hispanic1.8%
Black87%
Asian0.1%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident8.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting16%
Business & management14%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.7%
Education8.4%
Liberal arts & humanities7.9%
Psychology6.6%
Computer & information sciences6.4%
Public administration & social service6.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA | $7,761 | 38% | $53,518 |
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| University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA | $12,218 | 51% | $49,742 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 159009. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5593620.