Louisiana State University--Shreveport
Summary
Quick Stats
1 University Place
Shreveport, LA 71115
Phone: (318) 797-5061
Tuition:
$4,125 in-state
$9,610 out-of-state
Students:
4,053 enrolled
Admissions:
June 1 application deadline
June 1 accepted
Louisiana State University--Shreveport is a public institution that was founded in 1967. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,053, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 200 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Louisiana State University--Shreveport's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (South), Tier 2. Its in-state tuition and fees are $4,125 (2010-11); out-of-state tuition and fees are $9,610 (2010-11).
School mission (as provided by the school):
LSUS was established in 1967. LSUS held its first session on September 21, 1967. LSUS held its first graduation ceremony in 1972, for the first LSUS graduates. LSUS has a current student population of 4,230, and has seen over 73,000 students pass through its doors. LSUS has an annual impact on the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area economy of over $46 million. LSUS has one of the highest percentages of faculty with terminal degrees (83%). LSUS has the lowest student/teacher ratios (19 to 1) of any public university in Louisiana. LSUS faculty and staff have generated over $20 million in grants in the past five years. LSUS's Noel Memorial Library has 250,000 volumes, 2,000 journals and 300 online electronic databases in its main collection. LSUS is home to the first U.S. Olympic Committee-sponsored USA Weightlifting Development Center. LSUS Student Activities sponsors more than forty extra-curricular clubs and organizations throughout campus.
General Information
School type - public, coed college
Year founded - 1967
Religious affiliation - N/A
Academic calendar - semester
Setting - urban
2010 Endowment - $14,271,150
Applying
Selectivity - selective
Fall 2010 acceptance rate - 82%
Application deadline - June 1
SAT/ACT scores must be received by - August 1
Academic Life
Class sizes - N/A
Student-faculty ratio - N/A
4-year graduation rate - 9% - Low
Five most popular majors for 2010 graduates -
General Studies 17% Business Administration and Management, General 13% Psychology, General 11% Biology/Biological Sciences, General 10% Accounting 5%