Louisiana State University - Shreveport

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 350,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,706 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,896
Men / Women 42% / 58%
Athletes 128 (7.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Black 25%
Mixed 7%
International 5%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
Hispanic 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Louisiana State University - Shreveport 496 39% 64% 1% 21% 2% 4% $62,896 18 -0.61 73 89% 7.0%
Computer Science 30 — 77% 60% 0% 10% 10% 13% $90,011 12 -1.02 94 94% — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $66,064 25 -0.53 77 — — — — —
Biology 44 — 32% 59% 2% 25% 2% 0% $64,467 41 -0.23 75 88% — — — —
Physiology 9 — 44% 22% 0% 22% 0% 33% $64,964 30 -0.41 76 — — — — —
Community Health 13 — 23% 54% 8% 31% 8% 0% $65,708 46 -0.19 77 100% — — — —
Accounting 16 — 38% 69% 0% 12% 0% 6% $71,781 16 -0.99 83 95% — — — —
Business Administration 100 — 50% 65% 0% 20% 0% 5% $71,301 46 -0.33 83 86% — — — —
Finance 39 — 56% 64% 0% 21% 3% 3% $82,551 26 -0.57 91 — — — — —
Marketing 31 — 32% 84% 0% 3% 0% 6% $57,068 4 -1.60 63 90% 6.4% — — —
English 9 — 44% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $48,954 34 -0.42 44 — — — — —
General Studies 66 — 32% 59% 0% 36% 0% 0% $54,196 36 -0.30 57 86% 7.3% — — —
History 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,501 30 -0.53 50 — — — — —
Mass Communication 8 — 50% 62% 0% 25% 0% 0% $42,515 1 -1.81 26 87% — — — —
Psychology 57 — 12% 58% 2% 25% 2% 4% $47,633 11 -1.13 40 90% — — — —
Sociology 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% $47,234 8 -0.87 39 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 25% 0% 25% 0% 0% $60,625 93 +1.24 70 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,625 93 +1.24 70 100% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 8 — 50% 62% 0% 25% 0% 0% $60,625 81 +0.65 70 100% — — — —
Digital Arts 17 — 47% 71% 6% 12% 0% 6% $41,073 8 -0.99 22 78% — — — —
Criminal Justice 20 — 35% 75% 0% 15% 5% 5% $52,114 10 -1.07 52 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,898
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $7,998
Est. In-State Cost $10,217
Est. Out-of-State Cost $10,346
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 38%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 37.5% 186 47% 68% 0% 17% 1% 5% $71,329 30 -0.65 83 88% 6.4%
Humanities 16.3% 81 37% 64% 0% 31% 1% 0% $53,414 41 -0.33 55 86% 7.3%
Social Sciences 14.3% 71 15% 59% 1% 24% 1% 4% $47,023 3 -1.18 38 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.7% 53 34% 53% 2% 25% 2% 6% $64,551 34 -0.26 75 88% —
Computer Science 6.0% 30 77% 60% 0% 10% 10% 13% $90,011 17 -1.02 94 94% —
Professional 4.0% 20 35% 75% 0% 15% 5% 5% $52,114 4 -1.07 52 95% —
Education 3.8% 19 21% 63% 0% 16% 0% 0% $60,625 85 +0.99 70 100% —
Arts 3.4% 17 47% 71% 6% 12% 0% 6% $41,073 10 -0.99 22 78% —
Health Sciences 2.6% 13 23% 54% 8% 31% 8% 0% $65,708 11 -0.19 77 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 6 50% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $66,064 15 -0.53 77 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.6M #254 81% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 7 #158 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.6M #576 81% — 7 #502 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $659K $659K $0
Soccer 27 $276K $276K $0
Basketball 13 $430K $430K $0
Total 80 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 25 $251K $251K $0
Basketball 15 $389K $389K $0
Tennis 8 $71K $71K $0
Total 48 $712K $712K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 52 $527K $527K $0
Baseball 40 $659K $659K $0
Basketball 28 $819K $819K $0
Tennis 8 $71K $71K $0
Total 128 $2.7M $2.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 91%
Yield (non-ED) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 91% 91%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 86%
SAT Range 1000 – 1190
SAT Math Range 480 – 590
SAT RW Range 510 – 600