After Southern University and A&M College: graduation, pay and debt
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Public · 5,519 undergrads · HBCU
28% of Southern University and A&M College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $47,186 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $28,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$47.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
28%
finish within six years.
9.8%
finish in four years.
60%
of first-years come back for year two.
$28.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
53%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
9.8%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
28%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
60%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
26%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
30%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,223
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
34%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,232
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,501
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$47,186
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
51%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$28,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,455
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,525
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
53%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
53%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
55%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers