Southern University

Southern University and
A&M College
Former names
Southern University for Colored Students (1880–1890)
TypePublic flagship land-grant historically black land-grant university
EstablishedApril 10, 1880; 144 years ago (1880-04-10)
Parent institution
SU System
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
Endowment$9.4 million (2018)[1]
Vice-ChancellorJames H. Ammons
President-ChancellorDennis Shields
Administrative staff
1,600
Students8,226 (fall 2022)[2]
Undergraduates6,470 (fall 2022)
Postgraduates1,756 (fall 2022)
Location
Baton Rouge
,
Louisiana
,
United States

30°31′29″N 91°11′24″W / 30.524674°N 91.190034°W / 30.524674; -91.190034
CampusUrban; 512 acres (207 ha)
NewspaperThe Southern Digest [3]
ColorsColumbia blue and gold[4]
         
NicknameJaguars & Lady Jaguars
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC
Websitewww.subr.edu

Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a public historically black university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It is the largest historically black college or university (HBCU) in Louisiana.

Referenes

  1. ↑ "Southern University and A&M College". usnews.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ Fact Book 2022 Archived 2024-06-16 at the Wayback Machine subr.edu
  3. ↑ "southerndigest.com | The Sentinel of an Enlightened Student Body Since 1926". Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  4. ↑ Southern University Style Guide (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.