Southern University at Shreveport Business Programs

Southern University at Shreveport is a public institution situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. The location of Southern University at Shreveport is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Southern University at Shreveport?

Contact details for Southern University at Shreveport are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3050 Martin Luther King Dr, Shreveport, LA 71107
Phone:	318-670-6000
Website:	www.susla.edu

How Do I Get Into Southern University at Shreveport?

You can apply to Southern University at Shreveport online at: www.susla.edu/page/web-admission-application

As long as you submit the requested materials to Southern University at Shreveport when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Southern University at Shreveport?

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 Southern University at Shreveport, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $6,021 a year. That adds up to $24,084 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southern University at Shreveport is 20.2%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Southern University at Shreveport Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,013 undergraduate students at Southern University at Shreveport, with 1,325 being full-time and 1,688 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,325 full-time undergraduates at Southern University at Shreveport, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern University at Shreveport students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	1,192
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	66
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Over 14 countries are represented at Southern University at Shreveport. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Uganda.

Online Learning at Southern University at Shreveport

In 2019-2020, 2,301 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 14th 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 Growth Rankings of Southern University at Shreveport

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern University at Shreveport was 102.8%. This is the #367 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Southern University at Shreveport regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Southern University at 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 Southern University at Shreveport.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business & Office Technology	#3
Business Support & Assistant Services	#41
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	#56
General Business/Commerce	#73
General Business/Commerce	#73
Accounting	#112

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%.

Southern University at Shreveport Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	16	16
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	9	9
Business & Office Technology	0	0
TOTAL	25	25

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.