SAT scores & admissions · updated 2026

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Southern University and A & M College SAT scores, admissions & trends

Baton Rouge, LouisianaPublicSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at Southern University and A & M College typically score between 790 and 1020 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1020, is a strong target. The school admits about 35% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 410530 and Math 380490. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total790–1020
R&W410–530
Math380–490

How your score compares

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What ABOVE, WITHIN and BELOW RANGE mean
  • Above range — your score beats the 75th percentile of enrolled students (1020).
  • Within range — your score sits between 790 and 1020.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (790).

Southern University and A & M College at a glance

35%

Admit rate

−23.8 pts since 2021

5,519 undergrads

1,715

First-year class

+6% since 2021

20%

Yield

60%

First-year retention
$17,272 out-of-state

$9,922

In-state tuition

$20,077

Average net price

27%

6-yr graduation rate

$43,371

Median earnings
Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (fall 2024 entering class for admit rate and the SAT ranges; retention, graduation and net price from the latest cohorts in the same release). First-year class size and yield come from the IPEDS Admissions survey for fall 2024; total undergraduates from IPEDS Fall Enrollment. Median earnings are for students who received federal aid, measured ten years after they first enrolled.

How has Southern University and A & M College's admit rate changed?

Applications are up 185% since 2021, while the admit rate has moved from 58.9% to 35.1%.

Where this data comes from

NCES IPEDS Admissions survey (applicants, admits, enrolled first-time students) for fall 20182024; the admit rate is admits ÷ applicants for each year. Fall 2024 is not yet published by IPEDS, so the latest year shown is 2024; the Scorecard's admit rate in the tiles above (35%) is for the fall 2024 entering class. The callout compares 2021 — the last year before test-optional application volumes settled — with 2024. The chart shows 20182024; ten years are stored.

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Where this data comes from: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026 — SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students, fall 2024 entering class; total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Admissions history: NCES IPEDS Admissions and Fall Enrollment surveys. School marks are the property of their respective institutions and are used for identification only.

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