Grambling State University Teaching Programs

Grambling State University is a public institution situated in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Grambling State University?

Contact details for GSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	403 Main Street, Grambling, LA 71245
Phone:	318-247-3811
Website:	www.gram.edu

How Do I Get Into GSU?

You can apply to GSU online at: www.gram.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for GSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GSU?

GSU has a fairly low acceptance rate of 42%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 39%, and the acceptance rate for women is 44%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to GSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 510. Math scores were between 400 and 480.

GSU received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 19. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 15 and 19.

Can I Afford Grambling State University?

The overall average net price of GSU is $25,952. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At GSU, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $6,320 a year. That adds up to $25,280 over four years for those students.

Grambling State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,405 undergraduate students at GSU, with 3,836 being full-time and 569 being part-time.

There are also 865 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,836 full-time undergraduates at GSU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Grambling State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	3,480
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	21
International Students	114
Other Races/Ethnicities	174

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Grambling State University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at GSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Dominica, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Grambling State University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at GSU. In 2022-2023, 4,707 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of GSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Elementary Education	45%

Grambling State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	35	0	0	0	35
Elementary Education	8	0	3	0	11
Other Education	0	1	3	3	7
Secondary Education	2	0	2	0	4
General Special Education	0	0	1	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	45	1	9	3	58

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

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