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
7.8%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
90%
Hispanic
3%
White
2%
Mixed
2%
International
2%
Native American
1%
Asian
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 32.7% 32.7%
2012 Men: 32.7% 32.7%
2013 Men: 31.6% 31.6%
2014 Men: 29.1% 29.1%
2015 Men: 29.9% 29.9%
2016 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2017 Men: 43.1% 43.1%
2018 Men: 32.8% 32.8%
2019 Men: 37.4% 37.4%
2020 Men: 29.9% 29.9%
2021 Men: 29.7% 29.7%
2022 Men: 34.3% 34.3%
2023 Men: 40.3% 40.3%
2024 Men: 38.7% 38.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Black: 95.1% 95.1%
2013 Black: 94.9% 94.9%
2014 Black: 93.0% 93.0%
2015 Black: 95.5% 95.5%
2016 Black: 96.2% 96.2%
2017 Black: 93.2% 93.2%
2018 Black: 70.9% 70.9%
2019 Black: 88.1% 88.1%
2020 Black: 90.6% 90.6%
2021 Black: 86.6% 86.6%
2022 Black: 76.3% 76.3%
2023 Black: 88.3% 88.3%
2024 Black: 92.9% 92.9%
2012 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2017 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7%
2020 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2021 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7%
2022 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 White: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 White: 0.3% 0.3%
2016 White: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 White: 1.9% 1.9%
2018 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2019 White: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 White: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 White: 3.4% 3.4%
2022 White: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 White: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 White: 0.5% 0.5%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
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
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Black: 82.3% 82.3%
2021 Black: 87.6% 87.6%
2022 Black: 92.6% 92.6%
2023 Black: 94.6% 94.6%
2024 Black: 92.6% 92.6%
2025 Black: 90.2% 90.2%
2020 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0%
2024 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2025 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2020 White: 1.8% 1.8%
2021 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2022 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2023 White: 1.7% 1.7%
2024 White: 2.0% 2.0%
2025 White: 2.1% 2.1%
2020 International: 2.9% 2.9%
2021 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 International: 0.1% 0.1%
2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2025 International: 1.6% 1.6%
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
⇅
Southern University at New Orleans
189
16% / 84%
1%
$45,556
31
91%
Information Science/Studies
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$73,902
85
—
Mathematics
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,301
56
—
Biology
8 —
12% / 88%
0%
$46,118
32
100%
Nursing
9 —
0% / 100%
22%
—
—
—
Business Administration
25 —
20% / 80%
0%
$38,115
12
83%
Health Information Management
8 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,467
33
100%
English
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,429
22
—
Family and Community Services
8 —
0% / 100%
0%
$49,861
44
100%
General Studies
— —
—
—
$46,673
34
98%
Human Development and Family Studies
— —
—
—
$49,861
44
100%
Interdisciplinary Studies
14 —
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Psychology
28 —
18% / 82%
0%
$38,340
13
84%
Public Administration
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$48,757
40
—
Social Work
24 —
8% / 92%
0%
$55,222
58
95%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$43,314
24
—
Education
6 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,903
32
—
Criminal Justice
33 —
18% / 82%
0%
$45,644
31
94%
Forensic Science
13 —
0% / 100%
0%
$45,510
30
—
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
31th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
52%
4-Year Graduation Rate
4%
6-Year Graduation Rate
13%
Transfer-Out Rate
40%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
7%
14%
21%
28%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 Graduated: 17.5% 17.5%
2013 Graduated: 11.2% 11.2%
2014 Graduated: 11.7% 11.7%
2015 Graduated: 14.4% 14.4%
2016 Graduated: 16.3% 16.3%
2017 Graduated: 20.4% 20.4%
2018 Graduated: 25.0% 25.0%
2019 Graduated: 21.2% 21.2%
2020 Graduated: 18.8% 18.8%
2021 Graduated: 19.0% 19.0%
2022 Graduated: 17.0% 17.0%
2023 Graduated: 17.9% 17.9%
2024 Graduated: 13.1% 13.1%
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
0%
8%
16%
24%
32%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 Men: 14.5% 14.5%
2013 Men: 7.9% 7.9%
2014 Men: 9.4% 9.4%
2015 Men: 10.2% 10.2%
2016 Men: 8.8% 8.8%
2017 Men: 20.0% 20.0%
2018 Men: 14.3% 14.3%
2019 Men: 13.3% 13.3%
2020 Men: 9.5% 9.5%
2021 Men: 21.2% 21.2%
2022 Men: 15.2% 15.2%
2023 Men: 11.5% 11.5%
2024 Men: 6.8% 6.8%
2012 Women: 19.3% 19.3%
2013 Women: 13.1% 13.1%
2014 Women: 14.5% 14.5%
2015 Women: 17.2% 17.2%
2016 Women: 19.8% 19.8%
2017 Women: 20.5% 20.5%
2018 Women: 28.5% 28.5%
2019 Women: 24.8% 24.8%
2020 Women: 22.9% 22.9%
2021 Women: 18.1% 18.1%
2022 Women: 18.0% 18.0%
2023 Women: 22.9% 22.9%
2024 Women: 16.1% 16.1%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
7%
14%
21%
28%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2012 Black: 18.4% 18.4%
2013 Black: 10.6% 10.6%
2014 Black: 11.4% 11.4%
2015 Black: 12.2% 12.2%
2016 Black: 16.6% 16.6%
2017 Black: 20.8% 20.8%
2018 Black: 24.6% 24.6%
2019 Black: 21.6% 21.6%
2020 Black: 19.2% 19.2%
2021 Black: 18.7% 18.7%
2022 Black: 15.5% 15.5%
2023 Black: 16.8% 16.8%
2024 Black: 14.1% 14.1%
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
43.4%
82
22% / 78%
0%
$46,546
34
91%
Professional
24.3%
46
13% / 87%
0%
$45,606
31
94%
Business & Economics
17.5%
33
15% / 85%
0%
$40,140
16
87%
Health Sciences
4.8%
9
0% / 100%
22%
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
4.2%
8
12% / 88%
0%
$46,118
32
100%
Education
3.2%
6
0% / 100%
0%
$45,903
32
—
Computer Science
1.6%
3
33% / 67%
0%
$73,902
85
—
Physical Sciences & Math
1.1%
2
0% / 100%
0%
$54,301
56
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
79%
Yield (Unbound)
3%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
79%
79%
79%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 20.2% 20.2%
2012 Acceptance: 17.4% 17.4%
2013 Acceptance: 48.9% 48.9%
2014 Acceptance: 20.7% 20.7%
2015 Acceptance: 21.4% 21.4%
2016 Acceptance: 11.5% 11.5%
2017 Acceptance: 24.7% 24.7%
2018 Acceptance: 30.1% 30.1%
2019 Acceptance: 60.3% 60.3%
2020 Acceptance: 72.0% 72.0%
2021 Acceptance: 79.3% 79.3%
2022 Acceptance: 93.5% 93.5%
2023 Acceptance: 60.2% 60.2%
2024 Acceptance: 78.9% 78.9%
2011 Yield: 85.5% 85.5%
2012 Yield: 74.3% 74.3%
2013 Yield: 89.5% 89.5%
2014 Yield: 45.3% 45.3%
2015 Yield: 54.8% 54.8%
2016 Yield: 65.5% 65.5%
2017 Yield: 53.6% 53.6%
2018 Yield: 63.8% 63.8%
2019 Yield: 36.2% 36.2%
2020 Yield: 12.1% 12.1%
2021 Yield: 10.6% 10.6%
2022 Yield: 15.4% 15.4%
2023 Yield: 8.8% 8.8%
2024 Yield: 3.2% 3.2%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,059 2,059
2012 Applicants: 1,563 1,563
2013 Applicants: 1,563 1,563
2014 Applicants: 1,609 1,609
2015 Applicants: 1,795 1,795
2016 Applicants: 1,907 1,907
2017 Applicants: 1,650 1,650
2018 Applicants: 1,047 1,047
2019 Applicants: 1,016 1,016
2020 Applicants: 2,261 2,261
2021 Applicants: 1,318 1,318
2022 Applicants: 928 928
2023 Applicants: 2,920 2,920
2024 Applicants: 6,526 6,526
2011 Admitted: 415 415
2012 Admitted: 272 272
2013 Admitted: 764 764
2014 Admitted: 333 333
2015 Admitted: 385 385
2016 Admitted: 220 220
2017 Admitted: 407 407
2018 Admitted: 315 315
2019 Admitted: 613 613
2020 Admitted: 1,628 1,628
2021 Admitted: 1,045 1,045
2022 Admitted: 868 868
2023 Admitted: 1,758 1,758
2024 Admitted: 5,149 5,149
2011 Enrolled: 355 355
2012 Enrolled: 202 202
2013 Enrolled: 684 684
2014 Enrolled: 151 151
2015 Enrolled: 211 211
2016 Enrolled: 144 144
2017 Enrolled: 218 218
2018 Enrolled: 201 201
2019 Enrolled: 222 222
2020 Enrolled: 197 197
2021 Enrolled: 111 111
2022 Enrolled: 134 134
2023 Enrolled: 154 154
2024 Enrolled: 163 163
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
74%
SAT Range
820
–
1050
SAT Math Range
410
–
510
SAT RW Range
410
–
540
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 840 840
2014 25th: 660 660
2015 25th: 605 605
2024 25th: 820 820
2013 75th: 1290 1290
2014 75th: 1010 1010
2015 75th: 870 870
2024 75th: 1050 1050
SAT Math
200
350
500
650
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 250 250
2015 25th: 245 245
2024 25th: 410 410
2013 75th: 640 640
2014 75th: 530 530
2015 75th: 480 480
2024 75th: 510 510
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2013 25th: 420 420
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 360 360
2024 25th: 410 410
2013 75th: 650 650
2014 75th: 480 480
2015 75th: 390 390
2024 75th: 540 540
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 80.0% 80.0%
2012 Submitted: 66.0% 66.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 57.0% 57.0%
2022 Submitted: 63.0% 63.0%
2023 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0%
2024 Submitted: 74.0% 74.0%
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.
