Louisiana State University-Shreveport — College Profile

About

Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS) is a public regional university renowned for its high-value, career-focused education and nationally recognized, highly affordable online graduate programs, particularly its massive Master of Business Administration. The institution boasts strong academic offerings across business, education, the humanities, and pre-professional healthcare sciences, the latter benefiting greatly from close ties to the neighboring LSU Health Shreveport medical center. Campus culture is tight-knit, welcoming, and largely commuter- and non-traditional-student friendly, complemented by an active NAIA athletics program, the LSUS Pilots. What sets LSUS apart is its unique combination of massive online reach with a personalized, accessible physical campus that provides exceptional research and internship pipelines within the northwest Louisiana corridor.

Wikipedia:Louisiana State University Shreveport is a public university in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the Louisiana State University System. Initially a two-year college, LSUS has expanded into a university with 25 undergraduate degree programs, 13 master's degree programs, and a Doctorate of Education in Leadership Studies. LSUS offers more than 50 extracurricular organizations and operates Red River Radio, a public radio network based in Shreveport, as well as the Spring Street Museum in downtown Shreveport, the Pioneer Heritage Center on campus, the Red River Watershed Management Institute, Institute for Nonprofit Administration and Research and the Center for Business and Economic Research.

Location

Shreveport, LA, 71115-2399 · City campus

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Nearest airport from college

IAH · Houston Intercontinental

195 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$7,518$7,518

Housing & food (on campus)$9,522$9,522

Books & supplies$1,353$1,353

Cost of attendance$19,461$27,219

Average net price$7,022Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$7,518

Housing & food (on campus)$9,522

Books & supplies$1,353

Cost of attendance$27,219

In-state: $19,461

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $7,022

Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.lsus.edu

How it’s made up

Tuition$7,668

Books & supplies$1,386

Personal expenses$2,742

Transportation$3,755

Total published by the school$27,219

Source: www.lsus.edu

Net price by family income · in-state students

$0–30k

$5,680

$30–48k

$4,836

$48–75k

$5,969

$75–110k

$10,359

$110k+

$15,599

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Grants from the school

64% of first-years get a grant from the school, averaging $5,180

Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

35%

Within 4 yrs

21%

Back for yr 2

83%

Transferred

14%

Pell students: 28.4% · others: 46.1%

8 yrs after starting

37% graduated · 40% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 22% left or unknown

Earnings

6 yrs after entry$38,467

10 yrs after entry$47,477

Debt

Median at graduation$22,500

Monthly payment$239

Middle 50% owe$5.5k–$23.1k

90th percentile$35,353

Admissions

Getting in

Admit rate

51%

Test policy

Test optional

SAT average

1090

R 515–605 · M 485–590

ACT midpoint

Comp 18–24 · E 18–25 · M 16–23

SAT middle 50%: 1000–1195

40080012001600

Admitted students

Admit rate: men 46.6% · women 53.1%

Yield: 31.5% of admitted students enroll

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Student Body

Gender

Men 44%Women 56%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

30 : 1

Pell grant

39%

First-gen

40%

Family income

$25,731

Independent

43%

Age at entry

24.0

Part-time

25%

Where first-years come from

In state (LA)

87.8%

Out of state

9.5%

International

2.7%

Most out-of-state first-years from: TX 10 · FL 6 · CA 3 · IN 1 · MS 1

Race & ethnicity

White

55%

Black

27%

Asian

Two or more

Non-resident

AI/AN

Unknown

Varsity sports

NAIA Division I

Baseball
Men's
Basketball
Men's · Women's
Soccer
Men's · Women's
Tennis
Women's

Programs & Earnings

Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings

Median earnings, all programs

After 6 yrs

$38,467

After 10 yrs

$47,477

Business Administration, Management and Operations88

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities52

Biology, General37

Finance and Financial Management Services37

Marketing31

Psychology, General29

Computer Science27

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods19

Public Health19

Accounting and Related Services15

Criminal Justice and Corrections14

Visual and Performing Arts, General13

Communication and Media Studies8

Sociology6

History6

English Language and Literature, General4

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Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$29M

Full-time faculty

70%

Faculty salary

$9,562/mo

Teaching spend

$8,387

per student

Federal loans

29%

Classification

Carnegie type

Master's (larger programs)

Undergraduate profile