Grambling State University is a public four-year institution based in Grambling, Louisiana. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 5,150 students in fall 2024, including 4,313 undergraduates and 837 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university. It is part of The University of Louisiana System.
Grambling State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, Social Work, and Biology. It awarded 819 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.
Mission
Mission Statement: Grambling State University is a comprehensive, historically-black, public institution that offers a broad spectrum of undergraduate and graduate programs of study. Through its undergraduate major courses of study, which are under girded by a traditional liberal arts program, and through its graduate school, which has a decidedly professional focus, the University embraces its founding principle of educational opportunity. With a commitment to the education of minorities in American society, the University seeks to reflect in all of its programs the diversity present in the world.
Key figures
5,150
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
819
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 37
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
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