Watch the Throne; SU Cracks List of Top 10 HBCU’s

Annually, the College Consensus comes out with a list of the best 50 HBCUs in the country, with Southern University placing #8 on the most recent issue.
The HBCUs included are as follows: Spelman College, Howard University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, West Virginia State University, North Carolina, A&T University, Grambling State University, Savannah State University, Southern State University and A&M College, Jackson State University and Norfolk State.
The College Consensus releases this list every year to help new college students pick the best school or Historically Black College and University for them. They do this because it offers a better perspective missing from other college rankings.
College Consensus gets their top 10 by combining results of college ranking systems with thousands of student reviews. They combines results of ranking systems like U.S. News & World Report.
While speaking with DaMya Darden she says, “Southern is more than deserving of a ranking among the top 10 best HBCUs. Southern offers various opportunities for students academically. There are also so many opportunities for campus involvement. The culture at Southern is also like no other. Southern successfully prepares all its students for life after graduation while also improving an unforgettable experience by being one of the best HBCUs.”
Southern Universities ranked in 8th place, with ratings displaying a 43% percent admission rate, 9% 4-year graduation rate, 6,917 enrollments, and 22.0:1 student- to faculty ratio. Financially, Southern provided $7,701 average undergraduate students in aid, charged $9,340 in state tuition, and $16,720 out of state tuition.
When speaking with student Faith Woods she says, “Southern University has held a certain standard when it came to HBCUs as a whole. From our culture to our academic achievements. For Southern to be in the Top 10 HBCU list I think that is amazing! I know the future is bright for this university. I hope to see our school keep moving higher in ranks,”
Southern’s publisher consensus average was 57.4, student consensus average was 77.8, college consensus average was 66.8, and publisher rating was 70.2. The publisher consensus is a school’s average rating score from respected college rankings publishers. The student consensus is a school’s average student review score from around the web. The college consensus is the combined average of a school’s Publisher Consensus and Student Consensus scores. All these scores influence how they rank each school.
The higher your school the higher your rank is. Southern University wasn’t even on last year’s list of top 25.
So in short, to be placed at #8 this year it’s a huge accomplishment. To continue to be a better school and keep growing, we must continue to recruit other students and get better in academics. If we do these things hopefully next year, we’ll be making strides #1 in rankings instead of #8.