Colleges / Grambling State University
College · Public · Grambling, LA · Town
GSU

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

HBCU
Address403 Main Street, Grambling, LA 71245
Websitewww.gram.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate45%
6-yr median pay$26k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size4,164
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $26k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 45% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 943 · ACT 17.

If you get in

4,164 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$101k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$79k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$22k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$16.7k
Room & board
$11.0k
Books & supplies
$1,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants75%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans78%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$37k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $14k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr36%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$26k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,164
Location
Grambling, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
GSU, Grambling
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black87%
  • International8%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Hispanic2%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$20k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.

Colleges / Grambling State University
College · Public · Grambling, LA · Town
GSU

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

HBCU
Address403 Main Street, Grambling, LA 71245
Websitewww.gram.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate45%
6-yr median pay$26k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size4,164
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $26k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 45% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 943 · ACT 17.

If you get in

4,164 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$101k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$79k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$22k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$16.7k
Room & board
$11.0k
Books & supplies
$1,800

How students pay for it.

Pell grants75%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans78%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$37k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $14k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention71%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr36%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$26k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$41k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
4,164
Location
Grambling, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
GSU, Grambling
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black87%
  • International8%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Hispanic2%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$20k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 31

What you can study.