Grambling State University
Grambling, LA · Public · Town (distant) · GSU
Public institution in Grambling, LA · 4,144 undergraduates · 24% acceptance rate · $41,109 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Pell Grant share
- Top 6%Acceptance rate
- Top 17%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $19,1251,000th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,683337th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,706644th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,100694th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $36,5001,855th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,1091,557th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $25,5891,838th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 32.3%1,713th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 76.2%893rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 23.7%88th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 955987th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 17932nd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,144568th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25.0:12,046th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 72.2%106th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 234 mi (IAH)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $45,715 | — |
| Engineering Technology, GeneralEngineering Technology | bachelors | $36,668 | $40,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $32,653 | $33,993 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $31,848 | — |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $28,753 | $27,048 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $27,476 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $25,967 | $30,771 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $25,826 | $23,113 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $25,525 | $35,416 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $25,194 | $23,340 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $24,035 | $27,642 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $20,824 | $26,187 |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1901source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: #191919 and #E5AE26source
- Motto: "Where Everybody Is Somebody"source
- Formerly known as "Colored Industrial and Agricultural School"source
- Formerly known as "(1901–1905)"source
- Formerly known as "North Louisiana Agricultural and Industrial School"source
- Formerly known as "(1905–1928)"source
- Formerly known as "Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute"source
- Formerly known as "(1928–1946)"source
- Formerly known as "Grambling College"source
- Formerly known as "(1946–1974)"source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Bayou Classic (since 1974)source
- Football rivalry: State Fair Classic (since 1925)source
- Fight song: ""Fight for Dear Old Grambling""source
- Notable alum: Erykah Badusource
- Notable alum: Ronnie Colemansource
- Notable alum: Willis Reedsource
- Notable alum: E-40source
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,950,097 (M $2,385,514 · W $1,564,583)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Grambling State University’s 4,144 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
- Louisiana State University-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA · 4,414 undergrads
- University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 4,479 undergrads
- Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA · 4,772 undergrads
- McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LA · 4,846 undergrads
- University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, LA · 4,891 undergrads
- Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 2,999 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Emerson CollegeBoston, MA · 4,145 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, WI · 4,152 undergrads
- University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · 4,133 undergrads
- Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, CA · 4,131 undergrads
- University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI · 4,157 undergrads
- University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, NE · 4,130 undergrads
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