36%
Graduation Rate
66%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Grambling State University, the graduation rate is 36 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 66 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 49.72% (public Master's College and University with larger programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 324 students out of 896 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Grambling State University.
By gender, 79 male and 245 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 896 | 324 | 36.16% |
|---|
| Men | 334 | 79 | 23.65% |
|---|
| Women | 562 | 245 | 43.59% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Grambling State University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 50.00%
- Asian: 100.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 36.01%
- Hispanic: 46.15%
- White: 33.33%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 32.00%
- Unknown: 0.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50.00%(1/2) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Asian | 100.00%(1/1) |
- |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 36.01%(305/847) |
23.05%(74/321) |
43.92%(231/526) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 46.15%(6/13) |
40.00%(2/5) |
50.00%(4/8) |
|---|
| White | 33.33%(1/3) |
100.00%(1/1) |
- |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 32.00%(8/25) |
40.00%(2/5) |
30.00%(6/20) |
|---|
| Unknown | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Grambling State University, 2 of 3 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 66.67%.