Grambling State University
Grambling State University (GSU, Grambling, or Grambling State) is a public historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling State is home of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum and is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. Grambling State is a member-school of the University of Louisiana System and Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
"Grambling" redirects here. For the town, see Grambling, Louisiana.
Former name
Colored Industrial and Agricultural School
(1901–1905)
North Louisiana Agricultural and Industrial School
(1905–1928)
Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute
(1928–1946)
Grambling College
(1946–1974)
Where Everybody Is Somebody
1901
$7 million[1]
Martin Lemelle[2]
Connie Walton
5,232[3]
Rural
The Gramblinite[4]
Black & Gold
Grambling State's athletic teams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are known as the Grambling State Tigers. Grambling State is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Academic rankings
125 of 603
99 (tie) of 136
Grambling State University offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through the following four colleges:[18]
Grambling State offers its only doctoral degree in Developmental Education through the College of Educational and Graduate Studies.[19] In 2020, Grambling became the first collegiate institution in Louisiana to offer bachelor's degrees in cybersecurity and cloud computing.[20]
The President's Home at Grambling State is particularly elegant and stately.
Favrot Student Building at Grambling State
The Eddie G. Robinson Museum at Grambling State
Eddie G. Robinson Stadium at Grambling State
Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center at Grambling State
