Southern University at New Orleans

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southern University at New Orleans

Southern University at New Orleans operates as a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,055 students of which 2,482 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. Southern University at New Orleans is categorized as “19” 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 78.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 944. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,810, with published in-state tuition of $8,054 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $31,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 15.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 52.0%. Graduates earn a median of $34,042 ten years after enrolling, compared with $29,148 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 147100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 45.1% 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.