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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Shreveport, LA
Population 350,000
Website https://www.lsus.edu/
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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 7.9%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2012 Men: 40.8% 40.8% 2013 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2014 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2015 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2016 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2017 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2018 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2019 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2021 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2022 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2023 Men: 41.8% 41.8% 2024 Men: 39.7% 39.7%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2011 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2014 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2017 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2011 Black: 28.1% 28.1% 2012 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2013 Black: 20.5% 20.5% 2014 Black: 21.5% 21.5% 2015 Black: 19.7% 19.7% 2016 Black: 18.0% 18.0% 2017 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Black: 16.3% 16.3% 2019 Black: 19.5% 19.5% 2020 Black: 18.3% 18.3% 2021 Black: 19.0% 19.0% 2022 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2023 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2024 Black: 19.5% 19.5% 2011 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2012 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2013 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2014 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2015 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2016 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2017 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2018 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2019 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2020 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2024 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2011 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2012 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2013 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2014 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2015 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2016 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2017 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2018 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2019 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2020 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2021 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2022 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2023 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2024 White: 49.8% 49.8% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2017 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2018 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2024 International: 3.1% 3.1%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Black: 18.9% 18.9% 2021 Black: 19.5% 19.5% 2022 Black: 21.3% 21.3% 2023 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2024 Black: 22.3% 22.3% 2025 Black: 25.4% 25.4% 2020 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2021 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2025 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 White: 52.1% 52.1% 2021 White: 51.2% 51.2% 2022 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2023 White: 56.7% 56.7% 2024 White: 51.9% 51.9% 2025 White: 55.8% 55.8% 2020 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2021 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2022 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2024 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2025 International: 5.4% 5.4%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Louisiana State University - Shreveport 496 39% / 61% 4% $55,988 67 92%
Computer Science 30 — 77% / 23% 13% $81,678 93 96%
Chemistry 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,716 72 —
Biology 44 — 32% / 68% 0% $56,975 69 90%
Physiology 9 — 44% / 56% 33% $58,936 73 —
Community Health 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $63,083 78 95%
Accounting 16 — 38% / 62% 6% $76,459 90 96%
Business Administration 100 — 50% / 50% 5% $58,442 72 90%
Finance 39 — 56% / 44% 3% $68,480 84 —
Marketing 31 — 32% / 68% 6% $57,069 69 90%
English 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $44,926 40 —
General Studies 66 — 32% / 68% 0% $44,697 39 93%
History 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $47,149 46 —
Mass Communication 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $42,516 32 87%
Psychology 57 — 12% / 88% 4% $48,807 51 92%
Sociology 6 — 0% / 100% 17% $45,915 43 —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,789 61 90%
Elementary Education 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,789 61 90%
Secondary Education and Teaching 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,789 61 90%
Digital Arts 17 — 47% / 53% 6% $44,313 38 —
Criminal Justice 20 — 35% / 65% 5% $40,591 27 100%

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 67th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 28.4% 28.4% 2012 Graduated: 26.9% 26.9% 2013 Graduated: 32.6% 32.6% 2014 Graduated: 30.7% 30.7% 2015 Graduated: 36.2% 36.2% 2016 Graduated: 35.9% 35.9% 2017 Graduated: 30.5% 30.5% 2018 Graduated: 32.5% 32.5% 2019 Graduated: 31.4% 31.4% 2020 Graduated: 36.9% 36.9% 2021 Graduated: 37.8% 37.8% 2022 Graduated: 32.5% 32.5% 2023 Graduated: 33.2% 33.2% 2024 Graduated: 37.5% 37.5%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 25.5% 25.5% 2012 Men: 26.6% 26.6% 2013 Men: 26.1% 26.1% 2014 Men: 26.2% 26.2% 2015 Men: 34.2% 34.2% 2016 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2017 Men: 29.8% 29.8% 2018 Men: 27.2% 27.2% 2019 Men: 28.6% 28.6% 2020 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2021 Men: 33.8% 33.8% 2022 Men: 24.8% 24.8% 2023 Men: 27.9% 27.9% 2024 Men: 31.3% 31.3% 2011 Women: 30.1% 30.1% 2012 Women: 27.1% 27.1% 2013 Women: 36.7% 36.7% 2014 Women: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Women: 38.0% 38.0% 2016 Women: 34.7% 34.7% 2017 Women: 31.0% 31.0% 2018 Women: 36.2% 36.2% 2019 Women: 33.5% 33.5% 2020 Women: 35.6% 35.6% 2021 Women: 40.2% 40.2% 2022 Women: 38.8% 38.8% 2023 Women: 36.7% 36.7% 2024 Women: 41.6% 41.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Asian: 27.3% 27.3% 2014 Asian: 25.0% 25.0% 2015 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2016 Asian: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2018 Asian: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 Asian: 28.6% 28.6% 2022 Asian: 14.3% 14.3% 2023 Asian: 55.6% 55.6% 2024 Asian: 80.0% 80.0% 2011 Black: 19.5% 19.5% 2012 Black: 16.5% 16.5% 2013 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2014 Black: 22.7% 22.7% 2015 Black: 23.5% 23.5% 2016 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2017 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2018 Black: 18.3% 18.3% 2019 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2020 Black: 36.1% 36.1% 2021 Black: 28.8% 28.8% 2022 Black: 31.0% 31.0% 2023 Black: 16.1% 16.1% 2024 Black: 21.1% 21.1% 2011 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2013 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2014 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2015 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 Hispanic: 37.0% 37.0% 2019 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2020 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2021 Hispanic: 26.7% 26.7% 2022 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Hispanic: 31.6% 31.6% 2011 White: 31.6% 31.6% 2012 White: 33.8% 33.8% 2013 White: 34.3% 34.3% 2014 White: 35.1% 35.1% 2015 White: 38.7% 38.7% 2016 White: 39.6% 39.6% 2017 White: 34.8% 34.8% 2018 White: 36.1% 36.1% 2019 White: 36.5% 36.5% 2020 White: 36.3% 36.3% 2021 White: 39.1% 39.1% 2022 White: 34.1% 34.1% 2023 White: 36.7% 36.7% 2024 White: 42.5% 42.5% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 International: 14.3% 14.3% 2015 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 International: 62.5% 62.5% 2017 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2021 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2022 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2023 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2024 International: 44.4% 44.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 37.5% 186 47% / 53% 5% $61,868 77 91%
Humanities & Social Sciences 30.6% 152 27% / 73% 2% $46,282 44 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.7% 53 34% / 66% 6% $57,308 70 90%
Computer Science 6.0% 30 77% / 23% 13% $81,678 93 96%
Professional 4.0% 20 35% / 65% 5% $40,591 27 100%
Education 3.8% 19 21% / 79% 0% $52,789 61 90%
Arts 3.4% 17 47% / 53% 6% $44,313 38 —
Health Sciences 2.6% 13 23% / 77% 0% $63,083 78 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 6 50% / 50% 0% $58,716 72 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.6M #254 81% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #623 — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — 7 #158 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.6M #576 81% — 7 #504 — —

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4% 2012 Acceptance: 86.3% 86.3% 2013 Acceptance: 83.5% 83.5% 2014 Acceptance: 76.7% 76.7% 2015 Acceptance: 75.5% 75.5% 2016 Acceptance: 88.6% 88.6% 2017 Acceptance: 83.8% 83.8% 2018 Acceptance: 86.5% 86.5% 2019 Acceptance: 83.9% 83.9% 2020 Acceptance: 82.7% 82.7% 2021 Acceptance: 90.7% 90.7% 2022 Acceptance: 88.9% 88.9% 2023 Acceptance: 82.7% 82.7% 2024 Acceptance: 50.5% 50.5% 2011 Yield: 74.7% 74.7% 2012 Yield: 68.1% 68.1% 2013 Yield: 76.7% 76.7% 2014 Yield: 65.8% 65.8% 2015 Yield: 73.6% 73.6% 2016 Yield: 42.2% 42.2% 2017 Yield: 57.4% 57.4% 2018 Yield: 47.6% 47.6% 2019 Yield: 49.2% 49.2% 2020 Yield: 44.7% 44.7% 2021 Yield: 38.1% 38.1% 2022 Yield: 35.3% 35.3% 2023 Yield: 36.3% 36.3% 2024 Yield: 31.5% 31.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 888 888 2012 Applicants: 629 629 2013 Applicants: 539 539 2014 Applicants: 690 690 2015 Applicants: 642 642 2016 Applicants: 691 691 2017 Applicants: 594 594 2018 Applicants: 712 712 2019 Applicants: 819 819 2020 Applicants: 918 918 2021 Applicants: 885 885 2022 Applicants: 974 974 2023 Applicants: 949 949 2024 Applicants: 1,917 1,917 2011 Admitted: 430 430 2012 Admitted: 543 543 2013 Admitted: 450 450 2014 Admitted: 529 529 2015 Admitted: 485 485 2016 Admitted: 612 612 2017 Admitted: 498 498 2018 Admitted: 616 616 2019 Admitted: 687 687 2020 Admitted: 759 759 2021 Admitted: 803 803 2022 Admitted: 866 866 2023 Admitted: 785 785 2024 Admitted: 969 969 2011 Enrolled: 321 321 2012 Enrolled: 370 370 2013 Enrolled: 345 345 2014 Enrolled: 348 348 2015 Enrolled: 357 357 2016 Enrolled: 258 258 2017 Enrolled: 286 286 2018 Enrolled: 293 293 2019 Enrolled: 338 338 2020 Enrolled: 339 339 2021 Enrolled: 306 306 2022 Enrolled: 306 306 2023 Enrolled: 285 285 2024 Enrolled: 305 305

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

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

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 890 890 2012 25th: 1030 1030 2013 25th: 960 960 2015 25th: 930 930 2016 25th: 905 905 2017 25th: 930 930 2018 25th: 1020 1020 2019 25th: 1006 1006 2020 25th: 980 980 2021 25th: 870 870 2022 25th: 1090 1090 2023 25th: 1000 1000 2024 25th: 1000 1000 2011 75th: 1060 1060 2012 75th: 1120 1120 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2015 75th: 1020 1020 2016 75th: 1086 1086 2017 75th: 1132 1132 2018 75th: 1140 1140 2019 75th: 1173 1173 2020 75th: 1180 1180 2021 75th: 1070 1070 2022 75th: 1140 1140 2023 75th: 1150 1150 2024 75th: 1195 1195

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 520 520 2013 25th: 520 520 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 435 435 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 513 513 2020 25th: 485 485 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 510 510 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 485 485 2011 75th: 550 550 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 533 533 2017 75th: 572 572 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 560 560 2022 75th: 540 540 2023 75th: 560 560 2024 75th: 590 590

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 510 510 2013 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 470 470 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 493 493 2020 25th: 495 495 2021 25th: 370 370 2022 25th: 580 580 2023 25th: 530 530 2024 25th: 515 515 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 510 510 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 553 553 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 583 583 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 510 510 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 590 590 2024 75th: 605 605

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2012 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2016 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2017 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0% 2023 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2024 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.