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Louisiana State University - Shreveport was awarded 422 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is ranked #648 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Louisiana State University - Shreveport held the #1,112 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport is also ranked #3 out of 29 schools in Louisiana.
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With an acceptance rate of 91%, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 1% 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 370 and 510. Math scores were between 500 and 560.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Louisiana State University - Shreveport, this rate is 24 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Louisiana State University - Shreveport is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Louisiana State University - Shreveport this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Louisiana State University - Shreveport is 14%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,553 undergraduates at Louisiana State University - Shreveport with 1,719 being full-time and 834 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,171 | $8,295 | $11,179 | $12,489 | $12,039 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Louisiana State University - Shreveport, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 19% of students took out student loans averaging $5,323 a year. That adds up to $21,292 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.
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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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 95 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 64 | $29,973 |
| General Biology | 42 | $19,896 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 29 | $42,499 |
| General Psychology | 28 | $20,565 |
| Computer Science | 25 | $57,346 |
| Accounting | 24 | $40,219 |
| Marketing | 24 | NA |
| Public Health | 18 | $24,796 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 16 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 8,018 students took at least one online class at Louisiana State University - Shreveport. This is a decrease from the 8,591 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 8,018 | 6,966 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,591 | 7,777 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,405 | 6,358 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,759 | 4,668 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,546 | 3,367 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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