Southern University and A&M College

IPEDS: 160621

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
10,479
Top 1.9% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
35
Top 6.7% 9.0 – 100.0
Net cost
Lower is better
13,595
Top 10.2% 0.0 – 66,625.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
9,290
Top 21.2% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
In-state acceptance rate
Lower is better
67
Top 21.7% 10.0 – 100.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
68
Top 30.2% 20.0 – 99.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
230
Top 53.3% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Student/faculty ratio
Higher is better
16.89
Top 55.6% 10.9 – 28.3
Number of applicants
Higher is better
10,609
Top 74.3% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
31
Top 75.1% 0.0 – 78.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
1,507
Top 83.1% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
8,279
Top 91.1% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
16,745
Top 91.6% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
5,483
Top 93.7% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
26
Top 95.1% 7.0 – 100.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
79
Top 96.4% 57.0 – 95.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
225
Top 96.4% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
457
Top 97.1% 176.0 – 6,529.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
594
Top 97.8% 280.0 – 14,934.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
60
Top 98.7% 33.0 – 98.0
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
29,251
Top 99.1% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
% of first-year students in top 10 percent of high school class
Higher is better
6
Top 99.4% 5.0 – 100.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
24
Top 99.5% 20.0 – 92.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
27
Top 99.6% 22.0 – 96.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
67,886
Top 99.6% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
79
Top 99.6% 10.0 – 80.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
224
Top 99.6% 1.0 – 225.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
0
Top 100% 0.0 – 19.0