Southern University

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.

Southern University and
A&M College

Former names	Southern University for Colored Students (1880–1890)
Type	Public flagship land-grant historically black land-grant university
Established	April 10, 1880; 145 years ago (1880-04-10)
Parent institution	SU System
Accreditation	SACS
Academic affiliations	ORAU TMSF Space-grant
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	Baton Rouge , Louisiana , United States 30°31′29″N 91°11′24″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.subr.edu