Southern University

Southern University and A&M College is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It is the largest historically black college or university in Louisiana,... Wikipedia

  • Former names:  Southern University for Colored Students (1880–1890)
  • Type:  Public flagship land-grant historically black land-grant university
  • Established:  April 10, 1880
  • Parent institution:  SU System
  • Academic affiliations:  ORAU, TMSF, Space-grant
  • Endowment:  $9.4 million (2018)
  • Vice-Chancellor:  James H. Ammons
  • President-Chancellor:  Dennis Shields
  • Administrative staff:  1,600
  • Students:  8,226 (fall 2022)
  • Undergraduates:  6,470 (fall 2022)
  • Postgraduates:  1,756 (fall 2022)
  • Campus:  Urban, 512 acres
  • Newspaper:  The Southern Digest
  • Colors:  Columbia blue and gold
  • Sporting affiliations:  NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC
  • Website:  subr.edu
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo