Southern University And A & M College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Southern University and A&M College is a college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The concept of Southern University was put forth by P. B. S. Pinchback, T. T. Allain, and Henry Demas as an institution "for the education of persons of color" at the Louisiana State Constitutional Convention (1879). It was established on March 7, 1881.

• College of Agriculture, Family, and Consumer Sciences
• College of Arts and Humanities
• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Sciences
• Honors College
• School of Architecture
• School of Nursing
• The Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
• University College

Southern University and A&M College participates in the Bayou Classic Football Game and other festivities. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Jaguars. Some notable alumni of the university are Maurice Brown, noted Jazz artist; Branford Marsalis, Jazz saxophonist; and Cleo Fields, representative of U.S. Congress.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work, security and law enforcement, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Southern University And A & M College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 97% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Southern University And A & M College is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 7,669 in 2009-2010 (7,586 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Southern University And A & M College provides on-campus housing for 2,702 of its 7,586 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southwestern Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 162 male students received the aid (men were 62% of those receiving aid) and 100 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 38% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Southern University And A & M College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (16 awarded)

• Agricultural Economics
• Agriculture

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (11 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (184 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (38 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Urban Forestry

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (180 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (63 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (16 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (121 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (81 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (57 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (18 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (106 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (79 awarded)

• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

SCIENCE (56 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Environmental Toxicology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (86 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (79 awarded)

• Psychology