Public · New Orleans, Louisiana
Southern University at New Orleans
Urban campus · 1,055 undergraduates · 13 students per faculty member · Official website
- Acceptance rate
- 79%
- ACT middle 50%
- 15–20
- Average net price
- $14,810
- per year, after grants
- 6-year graduation
- 13%
Is Southern University at New Orleans a reach, a target or a likely for your student?
Add a GPA and test scores and U Shortlist shows admission odds, the net price at your income, and how Southern University at New Orleans fits against what your family said matters, on a map of 1,546 colleges.
What Southern University at New Orleans costs
Net price is what a first-year student pays for a year after grants and scholarships, by family income. It is usually far below the sticker price.
Net price by family income
- Under $30,000
- $14,771
- $30,001 – $48,000
- –
- $48,001 – $75,000
- –
- $75,001 – $110,000
- $19,360
- Over $110,000
- –
For students receiving federal aid, at in-state tuition.
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Price and aid
- Full cost of attendance (sticker)
- $23,905
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,054
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $16,954
- First-years given a grant by the school
- 33%
- Average grant from the school
- $8,877
- Median debt at graduation
- $31,000
- The school's own net price calculator
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 79%
- SAT middle 50%
- 820–1050
- ACT middle 50%
- 15–20
- Test scores
- Considered, not required
- First-year retention
- 50%
Your student’s ACT puts them ? here
Below, inside or above the range, with the acceptance rate, decides reach, target or likely. U Shortlist works it out from your student’s own scores and keeps it separate from fit.
Check your student’s odds →Southern University at New Orleans athletics
NAIA, 2 women's and 2 men's sports
| Sport | Women’s roster | Men’s roster |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | – | 30 |
| Basketball | 10 | 20 |
| Volleyball | 10 | – |
Participants reported to the U.S. Department of Education. A dash means no team for that side.
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Academics and outcomes
Most popular fields
- Security & protective services
- 24%
- Psychology
- 15%
- Public administration & social work
- 15%
- Business & marketing
- 13%
- Health professions
- 12%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 7%
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded.
- 6-year graduation rate
- 13%
- First-year retention
- 50%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $34,042
- Median debt at graduation
- $31,000
- Students with a Pell grant
- 42%
Similar colleges nearby
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 5 mi away862 undergrads · net –
- Southern University Law CenterBaton Rouge, LA · 77 mi away607 undergrads · net –
- Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS · 143 mi away2,363 undergrads · net $13,265
- University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL · 208 mi away2,974 undergrads · net $12,684
- Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA · 234 mi away4,164 undergrads · net $19,809
- Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS · 242 mi away1,439 undergrads · net $9,686
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (admissions, prices, outcomes), IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2023–24 (school grants) and Equity in Athletics 2024–25 (teams). No college paid to appear here or can pay to be ranked.
