Southern University at New Orleans

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 891
Men / Women 29% / 71%
From State 72%
From Region 11%
Athletes 70 (7.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 90%
Hispanic 3%
White 2%
Mixed 2%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 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
Southern University at New Orleans 189 16% 3% 0% 92% 2% 1% $51,162 1 -1.07 39 94% 11.0%
Computer Information Systems 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,077 5 -1.52 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,637 1 -1.20 46 — — — — —
Biology 8 — 12% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $32,315 0 -3.96 4 90% — — — —
Nursing 9 — 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 22% $89,834 48 -0.24 92 — — — — —
Business Administration 25 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,508 1 -1.51 32 94% — — — —
Health Information Management 8 — 0% 25% 0% 75% 0% 0% $47,886 2 -0.95 30 100% — — — —
English 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $44,158 10 -1.01 21 — — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $44,017 3 -1.27 20 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 14 — 50% 0% 0% 86% 7% 0% $46,027 6 -1.08 25 — — — — —
Family and Community Services 8 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,238 18 -0.60 31 100% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies — — — — — — — — $48,238 18 -0.60 31 100% — — — —
Psychology 28 — 18% 0% 0% 96% 4% 0% $50,190 23 -0.74 36 94% — — — —
Public Administration 4 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,255 0 -2.13 18 — — — — —
Social Work 24 — 8% 4% 0% 88% 4% 0% $55,924 65 +0.32 52 94% — — — —
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 3 — 67% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $46,866 14 -0.76 27 — — — — —
Education 6 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,874 18 -0.73 33 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 33 — 18% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $49,617 5 -1.42 35 93% 11.0% — — —
Forensic Science 13 — 0% 8% 0% 85% 0% 0% $48,640 3 -1.55 32 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,461
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,037
Est. In-State Cost $10,945
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,333
ROI Percentile 39th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 52%
4-Year Graduation Rate 4%
6-Year Graduation Rate 13%
Transfer-Out Rate 40%

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
Social Sciences 35.4% 67 16% 3% 0% 93% 3% 0% $51,448 16 -0.43 40 95% —
Professional 24.3% 46 13% 2% 0% 91% 0% 0% $49,341 2 -1.45 34 93% 11.0%
Business & Economics 17.5% 33 15% 6% 0% 94% 0% 0% $48,357 0 -1.38 31 96% —
Humanities 7.9% 15 47% 0% 0% 87% 7% 0% $45,902 5 -1.08 25 — —
Health Sciences 4.8% 9 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 22% $89,834 87 -0.24 92 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 8 12% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $32,315 0 -3.96 4 90% —
Education 3.2% 6 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,874 18 -0.73 33 — —
Computer Science 1.6% 3 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $67,077 1 -1.52 74 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 2 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,637 1 -1.20 46 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 30 $232K $232K $0
Basketball 20 $255K $255K $0
Total 50 $488K $488K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 10 $263K $263K $0
Volleyball 10 $180K $180K $0
Total 20 $444K $444K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 30 $232K $232K $0
Basketball 30 $519K $519K $0
Volleyball 10 $180K $180K $0
Total 70 $1.1M $1.1M $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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 3%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

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 74%
SAT Range 820 – 1050
SAT Math Range 410 – 510
SAT RW Range 410 – 540