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The University

Southern University and A&M College is a comprehensive institution offering four-year, graduate, professional, and doctoral degree programs. The University is part of the only Historically Black Land Grant University System in the United States. It offers bachelor’s degrees in 33 areas as well as 23 masters, five doctoral. An average of 6,500 students are enrolled each year at the Baton Rouge campus.

ORGANIZATION:
The Southern University System, is composed of campuses in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport, the Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and the Law Center, is managed by the Southern University Board of Supervisors. The president is the chief administrative officer for the Southern University System.

The chief administrative officer of Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge is the Chancellor. Reporting directly to the Chancellor are the Executive Vice Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, and the Vice Chancellor for Research and Strategic Initiatives.

The academic organization of the Baton Rouge campus consists of six degree-granting, academic colleges and schools--the College of Agriculture Family and Consumer Sciences, the College of Business, the Nelson Mandela College of Government and Social Sciences, College of Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Nursing and Allied Health, and College of Sciences and Engineering. Other components of the academic structure of the Baton Rouge campus include the School of Graduate Studies, the Dolores Margaret Richard (D. M. R.) Spikes Honors College, and International and Continuing Education. Also included in the organization are the divisions of Military Science (Army ROTC) and Naval Science (Naval ROTC), which includes the Marine Corps.

LOCATION:
The Baton Rouge campus is located on Scott’s Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in the northern section of the City of Baton Rouge. The city parish metropolitan area has a population of more than 800,000 and serves as a cultural, political, educational, and industrial center for South Louisiana. The campus encompasses 512 acres, with approximately 60 acres for agricultural instruction, research and outreach.