Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Grambling's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Louisiana.
Grambling has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 9,985 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Louisiana average (8,571 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Grambling State University5,1504,313837
Similarly Ranked Schools9,9857,2832,702
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Louisiana8,5717,4991,608
The below chart compares the student population between Grambling State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,895 male and 3,255 female students attending Grambling. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Grambling.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Grambling
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,3133,755558
Men1,6791,483196
Women2,6342,272362
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Grambling
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total837254583
Men21681135
Women621173448

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,546 Black or African American students (88.27%) and 100 Two or More Races students (1.94%) at Grambling State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Grambling State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Grambling State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native220
Asian633
Black or African American3,7511,3542,397
Hispanic803248
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White332310
Two or More Races913259
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 4,3131,6792,634
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Grambling State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Black or African American795208587
Hispanic743
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White606
Two or More Races927
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 837216621

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,939 students whose age under twenty five and 779 students whose age is over thirty years old at Grambling State University.
Especially, 126 students are younger than eighteen and 20 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Grambling State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Grambling State University
TotalMenWomen
Total4,313 1,6792,634
Under 18126 4185
18-191,311 476835
20-211,290 500790
22-241,094 482612
25-29251 118133
30-3472 1656
35-3958 1741
40-4969 1554
50-6438 1226
65 and over4 22
Total 4,313 1,6792,634
Population by Student Age at Grambling State University
TotalMenWomen
Total837 216621
20-211 01
22-24117 4473
25-29181 65116
30-34143 31112
35-3997 1384
40-49174 36138
50-64108 2286
65 and over16 511
Total 837 216621

Online Student Population

At Grambling State University, 5,026 students (97.59% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,183 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,696 students live in Louisiana where Grambling State University is located in and 451 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total5,1504,313837
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,1831,539644
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,8432,715128
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1245965
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,1831,539644
Louisiana Residents1,6961,093603
Other State in U.S.45142031
Outside of U.S.26260
Unknown10010