Southern University and A&M College

Southern University and A&M College is a public HBCU founded in 1880 in Baton Rouge — the flagship of the Southern University System, the largest system of public HBCUs in the United States. Enrolling 7,000 students, Southern is a 1890 land-grant institution known for engineering, law (Southern University Law Center — the only law school in Louisiana with an open admissions HBCU mission), nursing, and agriculture programs. Southern’s marching band, the Human Jukebox, is the most celebrated HBCU band in America.

Colleges

• Southern University Law Center — Louisiana’s only HBCU law school; open admissions mission
• College of Engineering — ABET-accredited; energy and petrochemical engineering
• College of Nursing and Allied Health — CCNE-accredited nursing
• College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences — HBCU 1890 land-grant for Louisiana

How to Apply

• Acceptance Rate: ~42% | In-State Tuition: ~$9,230