Louisiana State University - Shreveport Business Programs

Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Louisiana State University - Shreveport?

Contact details for Louisiana State University - Shreveport are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115-2399
Phone:	318-797-5000
Website:	www.lsus.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/LSUSPilots
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/LSU_Shreveport

How Do I Get Into Louisiana State University - Shreveport?

You can apply to Louisiana State University - Shreveport online at: https://apply.lsus.edu/

Admission Requirements for Louisiana State University - Shreveport

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Louisiana State University - Shreveport?

Louisiana State University - Shreveport has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 4% of students accepted to Louisiana State University - Shreveport submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 495 and 590. Math scores were between 485 and 590.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport received ACT scores from 96% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford Louisiana State University - Shreveport?

The overall average net price of Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $26,086. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Louisiana State University - Shreveport, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $4,640 a year. That adds up to $18,560 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Louisiana State University - Shreveport is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,553 undergraduate students at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, with 1,719 being full-time and 834 being part-time.

There are also 7,402 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,719 full-time undergraduates at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Louisiana State University - Shreveport students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	25
Black or African American	331
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	874
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	304

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Louisiana State University - Shreveport. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 35 countries are represented at Louisiana State University - Shreveport. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Canada, and Netherlands.

Online Learning at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

In 2019-2020, 8,591 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Louisiana State University - Shreveport has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Louisiana State University - Shreveport

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Louisiana State University - Shreveport was $7,160 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,314. The following table shows how Louisiana State University - Shreveport is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Finance	#19	#66
Finance & Financial Management	#22	#82
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#37	#111
Marketing	#53	#146

Online Growth Rankings of Louisiana State University - Shreveport

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Louisiana State University - Shreveport was 40.0%. This is the #555 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Louisiana State University - Shreveport regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Louisiana State University - Shreveport ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Leadership	#34
Finance	#37
Finance & Financial Management	#60
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#60
Marketing	#69
General Business Administration and Management	#414

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	95	2,249	0	2,344
Accounting	24	0	0	24
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	24	0	0	24
Finance	16	0	0	16
Organizational Leadership	0	0	13	13
TOTAL	159	2,249	13	2,421

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

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