Grambling State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Grambling State University is a public master's university in Grambling, LA (town setting), with 4,279 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 24% of 24,521 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 860–1150 on the SAT and 15–19 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $34,686 a year for out-of-state students and $25,663 in-state; aided first-year students paid $19,092 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 32% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, criminal justice & protective services, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.91 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Grambling State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,683 in-state · $16,706 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Grambling State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Grambling State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 32 | 4 over | 2 | $521k | $16,293 | 948 | |
| Baseball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $863k | $21,568 | 948 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 22 | 7 over | 1 | $1.5M | $67,394 | 931 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 17 | 2 over | 1 | $1.2M | $69,235 | 942 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | 990 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 154 | 49 over | 1 | $5M | $32,350 | 937 | |
| Softball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 31 | 6 over | 1 | $441k | $14,236 | 937 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $252k | $31,466 | 989 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 62 | 17 over | 4 | $289k | $4,653 | 916 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 58 | 13 over | 4 | $1.1M | $18,607 | 941 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 19 | 1 over | 1 | $591k | $31,101 | 944 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.