Southern University
college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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.
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Former names | Southern University for Colored Students (1880–1890) |
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| Type | Public flagship land-grant historically black land-grant university |
| Established | April 10, 1880 |
Parent institution | SU System |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $9.4 million (2018)[1] |
| Vice-Chancellor | James H. Ammons |
| President-Chancellor | Dennis Shields |
Administrative staff | 1,600 |
| Students | 8,226 (fall 2022)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 6,470 (fall 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 1,756 (fall 2022) |
| Location | , , United States 30°31′29″N 91°11′24″W / 30.524674°N 91.190034°W |
| Campus | Urban; 512 acres (207 ha) |
| Newspaper | The Southern Digest [3] |
| Colors | Columbia blue and gold[4] |
| Nickname | Jaguars & Lady Jaguars |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC |
| Website | www |
Referenes
change- ↑ "Southern University and A&M College". usnews.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ↑ Fact Book 2022 subr.edu
- ↑ "southerndigest.com | The Sentinel of an Enlightened Student Body Since 1926".
- ↑ Southern University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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