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Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (16% of graduates). 25 students for every faculty member, more than at 97% of colleges. 88% of faculty are full-time. Spends $4,469 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

607 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 47% of graduates; 26 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.010416% 97
    Graduates in this field earn $44,033 4 years out
  2. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.7% 53
    Graduates in this field earn $54,628 4 years out
  3. General Studies 24.01027.9% 48
  4. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02017.6% 46
    Graduates in this field earn $44,729 4 years out
  5. Psychology, General 42.01016.6% 40
    Graduates in this field earn $43,561 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Liberal arts and general studies, 0.0% → 7.9% of graduates since 2014–15 (48 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$68,760 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $40,864

    4 years after completion$68,760
    National median: $80,526Below typical

    Median federal debt: $35,750 · 43 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Information Science/Studies$54,803 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$54,803
    National median: $85,294Below typical

    Median federal debt: $30,500 · 55 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Biology, General$54,628 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $27,164

    4 years after completion$54,628
    National median: $57,214Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $37,275 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $31,000 · 156 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Accounting and Related Services$50,208 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$50,208
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    Median federal debt: $34,378 · 54 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$45,159 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $19,830

    4 years after completion$45,159
    National median: $50,983Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $30,965 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $34,750 · 60 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college25 to 1
25 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 97% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

37%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 3% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–913018%
10–1913819%
20–2917624%
30–3915822%
40–4910614%
50–99253%
100+00%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships

Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty88%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$56,667

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$4,469
$4,469
← Lessmore than 1% of 557More →
Endowment per student$3,867
$3,867
← Lessmore than 13% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Grambling State University Common Data Set 2019–20, Fall 2019;Grambling State University Common Data Set 2019–20, 2019–20;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)