Academic Profile for 2025

Four Year Graduation Rate
10%

Six Year Graduation Rate
28%

Eight Year Graduation Rate
35%

Student to Faculty Ratio
18 to 1

First Year Retention Rate
59%


Distribution of Students per State

for the first-year class of
1,678
students in 2022

(Hover in each state to view details of distribution)

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None
1 To 5
6 To 15
16 To 25
26 To 50
51 and Above

Student Race, Ethnicity, and Age Information


Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity for the 2022 school year

Students Total
6,470
Black or African American, 6,000
Race/ethnicity unknown, 141
Two or more races, 104
White, 103
Hispanic, 68
U.S. Nonresident, 27
Asian, 15
American Indian or Alaska Native, 11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 1

Total Enrollment by Age for the 2022 school year

Students Total
6,470
Age 18-19, 2,441
Age 20-21, 1,713
Age 22-24, 1,234
Age under 18, 470
Age 25-29, 308
Age 30-34, 125
Age 40-49, 71
Age 35-39, 62
Age 50-64, 44
Age 65 and over, 2

Other Learning Opportunities
Distance learning
Graduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Undergraduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Special learning
ROTC - Air Force
ROTC - Army
ROTC - Navy
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Weekend/evening college


Accreditation

Institutional

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Agency Status
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Southern Univ New Orleans)
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Southern Univ Shreveport)
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Southern University Law Center)
Accredited
Specialized

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Agency / Program Period of Accreditation Status
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
[Didactic Program in Dietetics]
11/01/1979 - Current
Accredited
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
[Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program]
10/01/1996 - 12/31/2008
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
[Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program]
10/01/1991 - 12/31/2010
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
[Law (LAW) - Professional schools]
(Southern University Law Center)
07/01/1953 - Current
Accredited
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs]
04/01/1994 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels]
10/03/2003 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels]
10/03/2003 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
[Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs]
04/01/2005 - 06/25/2014
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation
[Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs]
09/01/1955 - Current
Accredited
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
[Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools]
10/18/1967 - Current
Accredited

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