Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Southern A&M is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.7% of undergraduate students being women and 34.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 6,560, with 4,313 women and 2,247 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Southern A&M is largely skewed towards women students, with 63.6% of undergraduate students being women and 36.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,757, with 1,117 women and 640 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 34.3% 2,247 students
- women 65.7% 4,313 students
Graduate Students
- men 36.4% 640 students
- women 63.6% 1,117 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 91.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 6,011 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 2.4% of the student body, with 160 students. Mixed race students represent 1.4% of the population, with 89 students, while Hispanic students account for 0.9%, with 62 students. Asian students account for 0.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 17 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 4 students.
International students make up 0.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 44 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.4% of the population, totaling 159 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Southern A&M.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 91.8% 6,011 students
- White 2.4% 160 students
- Unknown race 2.4% 159 students
- Mixed race 1.4% 89 students
- Hispanic 0.9% 62 students
- International students 0.7% 44 students
- Asian 0.3% 17 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Graduate Students
- African American 67.0% 1,176 students
- White 17.8% 313 students
- Asian 7.0% 122 students
- Unknown race 3.2% 56 students
- Hispanic 3.1% 55 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 31 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
- International students 0.1% 1 students
Transfer Students
- African American 93.4% 284 students
- White 2.0% 6 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 5 students
- Mixed race 1.0% 3 students
- Hispanic 0.7% 2 students
- International students 0.7% 2 students
- Asian 0.3% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 36% 2,373 students
- 20-21 28% 1,844 students
- 22-24 19% 1,230 students
- 25-29 5% 338 students
- 30-34 2% 125 students
- 35-39 1% 75 students
- 40-49 1% 73 students
- 50-64 1% 36 students
- 25-29 32% 564 students
- 22-24 27% 477 students
- 30-34 13% 234 students
- 35-39 10% 184 students
- 40-49 10% 180 students
- 50-64 5% 96 students
- 20-21 1% 12 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Southern University and A & M College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1,121 | 69.54% | |
| Texas | 179 | 11.10% | |
| Georgia | 54 | 3.35% | |
| California | 40 | 2.48% | |
| Florida | 29 | 1.80% | |
| Illinois | 29 | 1.80% | |
| Mississippi | 24 | 1.49% | |
| Tennessee | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 7 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 4 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 4 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% |
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