Southern University Law Center

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southern University Law Center

Southern University Law Center operates as a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 607 students of which 724 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 Law Center is categorized as “31” 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. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. Net price data is not yet reported. Median federal student debt at graduation is $29,251, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, and the first-year retention rate is 60.5%. Graduates earn a median of $43,371 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,033 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 326400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 51.4% 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.