Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana · Also known as LSUS · Website
$47,477
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,477
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Louisiana State University-Shreveport is a public 4-year college in Shreveport, Louisiana with 2,153 undergraduates and 8,098 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $7,022 a year (tuition and fees $7,518). It admits 51% of applicants and 38% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,477 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,022
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$7,518
US median $11,837
Admission rate
51%
US median 78%
Completion rate
38%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,500
About $239 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,477
Rank 1,713 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $7,022
- Tuition and fees
- $7,518
- Cost of attendance
- $19,461
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,680
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,836
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,969
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $10,359
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,599
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,903 in 2015-16 to $7,518 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1,090
- SAT reading, middle
- 440
- SAT math, middle
- 530
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 2,153
- Graduate students
- 8,098
- Part-time students
- 25%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 30
- Completion rate
- 38%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $29.5M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,713 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,022 | $14,810 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,518 | $9,181 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 51% | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 38% | 57% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,500 | $13,136 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,467 | $27,631 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,477 | $32,992 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 2,154 | $21,230 | $83,144 | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 422 | $25,179 | $75,621 | $77,728 | $89,981 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 237 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 184 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $24,250 | $43,321 | $54,808 | $68,257 |
| Community Organization and AdvocacyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 82 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,597 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $20,000 | $34,855 | $49,127 | $53,072 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,751 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $22,969 | $24,405 | $45,759 | $57,214 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $17,545 | $35,115 | $52,371 | $69,303 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $20,059 | $28,863 | $40,731 | $50,706 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $23,500 | $60,259 | $80,276 | $107,009 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 21 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 20 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $25,298 | $48,717 | $53,352 | $47,382 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,423 | $58,808 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,370 | $37,466 | $61,117 | $76,194 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $18,135 | $26,536 | Withheld | $56,359 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Louisiana on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Louisiana
Questions and answers
How much does Louisiana State University-Shreveport cost?
$7,022 a year is the average net price at Louisiana State University-Shreveport after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,518, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $19,461. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,680 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Louisiana State University-Shreveport?
51% of applicants are admitted to Louisiana State University-Shreveport. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,090 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do Louisiana State University-Shreveport graduates earn?
$47,477 a year is the median pay of former Louisiana State University-Shreveport students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,467 after 6 years). That ranks 1,713 of 5,094 US colleges and 17 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $83,144.
How much student debt do Louisiana State University-Shreveport graduates have?
$22,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Louisiana State University-Shreveport graduates, about $239 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Louisiana State University-Shreveport?
38% of first-time, full-time students at Louisiana State University-Shreveport finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Louisiana State University-Shreveport?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (2,154 master's graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (422 master's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (237 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.