Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana · Also known as SUNO · Website
$34,042
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$34,042
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern University at New Orleans is a public 4-year college in New Orleans, Louisiana with 1,055 undergraduates and 289 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $14,810 a year (tuition and fees $8,054 in-state, $16,954 out-of-state). It admits 79% of applicants and 13% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $34,042 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $31,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,810
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,054
Out-of-state $16,954
Admission rate
79%
US median 78%
Completion rate
13%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$31,000
About $329 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,042
Rank 3,603 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
- $14,810
- Tuition in-state
- $8,054
- Tuition out-of-state
- $16,954
- Cost of attendance
- $23,905
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,771
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,360
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 $5,827 in 2015-16 to $8,054 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
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 944
- Undergraduates
- 1,055
- Graduate students
- 289
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 71%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 13%
- Retention rate
- 52%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 33
- Endowment
- $3.45M
- Other
- Historically Black college
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 3,603 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,810 | $14,810 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,054 | $9,181 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 79% | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 13% | 57% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 52% | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $31,000 | $13,136 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,148 | $27,631 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,042 | $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. 54% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 49% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $28,125 | Withheld | $39,139 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $29,808 | $40,173 | $42,068 | $68,257 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 40 | $41,000 | $44,468 | $55,119 | $65,123 |
| Information Science/StudiesMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,705 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $28,864 | $33,494 | $44,723 | $55,378 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $32,000 | Withheld | $49,709 | $51,790 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $36,000 | $25,777 | $44,226 | $53,072 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,350 | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 16 | $48,318 | $46,179 | $53,762 | $66,714 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $35,250 | $33,687 | $47,390 | $48,568 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,788 | $58,716 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,294 |
| Museology/Museum StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,692 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,805 |
| Public AdministrationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,093 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $29,811 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,734 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,119 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Southern University at New Orleans cost?
$14,810 a year is the average net price at Southern University at New Orleans after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,054 for in-state students and $16,954 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,905. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,771 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southern University at New Orleans?
79% of applicants are admitted to Southern University at New Orleans. The average SAT score of admitted students is 944. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do Southern University at New Orleans graduates earn?
$34,042 a year is the median pay of former Southern University at New Orleans students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,148 after 6 years). That ranks 3,603 of 5,094 US colleges and 45 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's) at $46,179.
How much student debt do Southern University at New Orleans graduates have?
$31,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Southern University at New Orleans graduates, about $329 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southern University at New Orleans?
13% of first-time, full-time students at Southern University at New Orleans finish within 6 years. 52% 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 Southern University at New Orleans?
Psychology, General (41 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (41 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (40 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 33 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.