Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Website
$43,371
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$43,371
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern University Law Center is a public 4-year college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with 607 undergraduates and 152 graduate students. Former students earn a median $43,371 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $29,251 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$29,251
About $310 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,371
Rank 2,184 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2021-22 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 607
- Graduate students
- 152
- Part-time students
- 9.1%
- Women
- 67%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Retention rate
- 60%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 56
- Endowment
- $2.47M
- 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 2,184 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $14,810 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,181 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 57% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 60% | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $29,251 | $13,136 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,033 | $27,631 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,371 | $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. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 56% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
56 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 36 | $118,010 | $51,071 | $67,462 | $107,773 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $31,000 | $79,871 | $86,838 | $88,910 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,125 | $32,499 | $49,609 | $55,378 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 9 | $49,378 | $53,179 | $73,081 | $103,485 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | Withheld | $48,264 | $56,359 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $36,603 | $37,855 | $50,616 | $55,693 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $35,071 | $30,636 | $41,311 | $55,792 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $31,000 | $31,165 | $41,901 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $28,750 | $37,911 | $48,716 | $68,257 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $26,514 | $30,865 | Withheld | $53,676 |
| Public Policy AnalysisDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $119,220 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 4 | $47,498 | $49,717 | $64,924 | $67,030 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $28,437 | $75,001 | $92,969 | $92,135 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 3 | $36,250 | $39,822 | $56,111 | $66,714 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 3 | $45,137 | $41,523 | $55,482 | $81,408 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $30,000 | $29,703 | $52,217 | $51,790 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $29,216 | Withheld | $43,844 | $52,657 |
| ForestryMaster's | Master's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,466 |
| Computer ScienceOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $28,750 | $45,907 | $58,951 | $107,009 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $29,067 | $36,095 | $44,880 | $57,214 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 2 | $67,308 | $48,710 | $49,918 | $65,184 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 2 | $41,000 | $96,013 | $120,049 | $120,193 |
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Questions and answers
How much do Southern University Law Center graduates earn?
$43,371 a year is the median pay of former Southern University Law Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,033 after 6 years). That ranks 2,184 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $96,013.
How much student debt do Southern University Law Center graduates have?
$29,251 is the median federal student loan debt of Southern University Law Center graduates, about $310 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271.
What are the most popular majors at Southern University Law Center?
Law (36 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (15 bachelor's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (14 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 56 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.