Louisiana State University-Shreveport

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Louisiana State University-Shreveport

Louisiana State University-Shreveport operates as a public institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 2,153 students of which 3,329 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Louisiana State University-Shreveport is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 50.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,090 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $7,022, with published in-state tuition of $7,518 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 35.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.2%. Graduates earn a median of $47,477 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,467 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 130900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.