Southern University, Baton Rouge
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.
Southern University, Baton Rouge is a public research university in Baton Rouge, LA (city setting), with 5,848 undergraduates (66% women). It admitted 50% of 12,221 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 798–1000 on the SAT and 15–19 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $33,334 a year for out-of-state students and $25,984 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,937 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 28% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 0.89 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper 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 Southern University, Baton Rouge ranks
0 top-ten finishes 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
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 28%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,842 in-state · $17,192 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 22 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Southern University, Baton Rouge
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.
Southern University, Baton Rouge teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 30 | 2 over | 3 | $431k | $14,353 | 965 | |
| Baseball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 54 | 20 over | 5 | $762k | $14,102 | 951 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $1.2M | $76,855 | 933 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $1.1M | $68,084 | 964 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 2 | — | — | 906 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | — | — | 2 | — | — | 945 | |
| Football | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 122 | 17 over | 6 | $3.2M | $26,244 | 952 | |
| Men's Golf | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 6 | room 3 | 2 | $173k | $28,793 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 6 | room 3 | 2 | $182k | $30,378 | — | |
| Softball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 27 | 2 over | 4 | $449k | $16,635 | 963 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 6 | room 4 | 1 | $155k | $25,910 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $221k | $27,585 | 995 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 60 | 15 over | 2 | $450k | $7,497 | 903 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 67 | 22 over | 2 | $515k | $7,681 | 960 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 21 | 3 over | 3 | $418k | $19,909 | 989 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.