Southern University and A & M College

Southern University and A & M College is a public college in Baton Rouge, LA. Its average net price is $18,631 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$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
$110,001 and up$26,328
$9,958Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$17,308Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$18,631Average Net Price
$8,018Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,386Books and Supplies
$6,368Other Expenses
71.6%Students on Pell Grants
72.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

35.1%Acceptance Rate
410 to 530SAT Reading, Middle Half
380 to 490SAT Math, Middle Half
15 to 19ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$39,501
8 years after entry$43,153
10 years after entry$47,186
27.9%Graduation Rate
60.3%Retention Rate
$28,750Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Baton Rouge, LALocation
Midsize citySetting
5,519Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agriculture, General$43,778 National median for this major n=2,007$26,850 Small program - rough guide n=40
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$30,500 Small program - rough guide n=46
Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,483 Small program - rough guide n=66$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=71
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$34,694 Small program - rough guide n=32$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=61
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$63,190 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Construction Management$75,379 National median for this major n=3,543Not published
Criminal Justice$36,896 Small program - rough guide n=92$31,000 n=137
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Forestry$46,339 National median for this major n=1,230Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$75,835 Small program - rough guide n=43$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237$39,400 Small program - rough guide n=74
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,598 Small program - rough guide n=33$31,790 Small program - rough guide n=77
Registered Nursing$77,540 n=210$35,750 n=182
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$36,770 Small program - rough guide n=53$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=79
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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