Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana · Also known as SUSLA · Website
$33,099
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$33,099
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern University at Shreveport is a public 2-year college in Shreveport, Louisiana with 1,910 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $11,049 a year (tuition and fees $4,958). 10% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $33,099 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,049
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,958
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
10%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,500
About $196 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$33,099
Rank 3,693 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
- $11,049
- Tuition and fees
- $4,958
- Cost of attendance
- $17,017
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,478
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,359
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,785
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,943
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,311
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 $3,987 in 2015-16 to $4,958 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,910
- Part-time students
- 29%
- Women
- 77%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 10%
- Retention rate
- 38%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 31
- Endowment
- $1.55M
- Other
- Historically Black college, Open admission
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 3,693 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,049 | $14,810 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,958 | $9,181 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 10% | 57% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 38% | 71% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,500 | $13,136 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $22,990 | $27,631 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $33,099 | $32,992 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 43% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 37% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 86 | $18,875 | $17,392 | $29,741 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 34 | $19,457 | $78,352 | $99,570 | $80,813 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 27 | $7,500 | $17,439 | $34,014 | $38,675 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | $20,250 | $47,360 | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,162 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,734 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | $17,250 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,982 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,927 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,472 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,283 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Information Science/StudiesCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Louisiana on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Louisiana
- Homes: Homes for sale in Louisiana
Questions and answers
How much does Southern University at Shreveport cost?
$11,049 a year is the average net price at Southern University at Shreveport after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,958, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,017. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,478 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southern University at Shreveport?
Southern University at Shreveport has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Southern University at Shreveport graduates earn?
$33,099 a year is the median pay of former Southern University at Shreveport students who work, 10 years after they started ($22,990 after 6 years). That ranks 3,693 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $78,352.
How much student debt do Southern University at Shreveport graduates have?
$18,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Southern University at Shreveport graduates, about $196 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southern University at Shreveport?
10% of first-time, full-time students at Southern University at Shreveport finish within 3 years. 38% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Southern University at Shreveport?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (86 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (34 associate's graduates), Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (27 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 31 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.