Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, LA · Public two-year · City: Midsize
3,156undergraduates
$11,609average net price per year
7%finish in 3 years
40%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
25 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- General Studies Associate (107 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Associate (4 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (12)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician Associate (8 awarded)
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate (7 awarded)
- Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Certificate (1-2 years) (9 awarded)
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (3 awarded), Associate (3 awarded)
- Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist Certificate (1-2 years) (18 awarded)
- Polysomnography Associate (2 awarded)
- Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer Associate (6 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Associate (30 awarded)
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Associate (3 awarded)
- Sterile Processing Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded)
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate (7 awarded)
- Surgical Technology/Technologist Associate (6 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Computer Science Associate (3 awarded)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Certificate (1-2 years) (12 awarded)
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate (5 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Associate (6 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Associate (11 awarded)
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians (1)
- Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (9 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Child Development Certificate (1-2 years) (6 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (1)
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate (3 awarded)
Education (1)
- Education, General Associate (2 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Engineering, General Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $4,958
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,450
- Books and supplies
- $1,600
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,842
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $20,850
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $20,850
- Total cost living at home
- $10,400
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $12,436 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $12,864 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $14,982 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $17,630 |
| Over $110,000 | $16,789 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 94%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 88%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $6,533
- Got a grant from the college
- 7%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,117
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 51%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 93%
- Average amount borrowed
- $4,276
Graduation
- Finished in 2 years
- 2%
- Finished in 3 years
- 7%
- Finished in 4 years
- 9%
- Transferred to another college
- 8%
- Came back for year two
- 40%
| Pell grant students | 7% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 0% |
| Neither | 10% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 197 | 7% |
| Men | 149 | 7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 315 | 8% |
| Hispanic | 3 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 16 | 0% (small group) |
| Two or more races | 5 | 0% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 3 | 0% (small group) |
| International | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 574 | 15% | 20% |
| Started here, part-time | 64 | 11% | 13% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 260 | 24% | 29% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 116 | 24% | 28% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2020. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 3,156
- Undergraduates
- 3,156
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,480
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,676
- Students per faculty member
- 18 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 91%
- From out of state
- 8%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 31%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 25%
| Women | 72% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 90% |
| Hispanic | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 7% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Race unknown | 0% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Midsize
- Address
- 3050 Martin Luther King Dr, Shreveport, LA, 71107
- County
- Caddo Parish
- Part of
- Southern University System
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
- Highest degree
- Associates
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
- Athletics
- NJCAA
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Online programs
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.