Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Public · 5,519 undergraduates · subr.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
35%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
790 to 1020
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$25,910Est.Estimate
$33,560 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Southern University and A & M College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
35% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$33,560
a year in 2027-28, from a $33,560 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 910
Send your score
About 39% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 730, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Scores are one of several ways to meet minimum criteria: 2.0 core GPA, associate degree / 9 early-college credit hours with 2.0, or ACT 20 / SAT 1030. Out-of-state applicants with 17-18 or fewer than 17 core units need e.g. 2.5 core GPA or ACT 23 / SAT 1030. GED/HiSET applicants must have ACT 20 / SAT 1030.
Source: First-Time First-Year Admission Requirements · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jul1Other deadline · July 1, 2027
Who gets in
35%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 790 to 1020
Reading and Writing 410 to 530
Math 380 to 490
ACT composite 15 to 19
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$25,910
a year, in state
$33,560
a year, out of state (tuition $17,900)
- Tuition (in state)$10,250
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,614
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,350
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,195
- $75,001 to $110,000$23,454
- Over $110,000$26,328
Financial aidEstimate
90%
of freshmen receive grants
$7,945
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Louisiana programs for residents
TOPS (Taylor Opportunity Program for Students)
$400 to $12,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.50+ GPA, 1390+ SAT or 31+ ACT, TOPS Excellence; complete 19.0-unit TOPS core curriculum; BESE-approved high school$12,000
- 3.50+ GPA, 1260+ SAT or 27+ ACT, TOPS Honors; complete 19.0-unit TOPS core curriculum; BESE-approved high school$800
- 2.50+ GPA, 1030+ SAT or 20+ ACT, TOPS Opportunity; complete 19.0-unit TOPS core curriculum; BESE-approved high school
- 3.25+ GPA, 1130+ SAT or 23+ ACT, TOPS Performance; complete 19.0-unit TOPS core curriculum; BESE-approved high school$400
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,030Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
28%
Come back for a second year
60%
Typical earnings
$47,186
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Southern University and A & M College$84,369
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 18 majors here have earnings data.
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