Louisiana · Public · Predominantly associate's

Southern University at Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana. 1,974 undergraduate students. 26 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Southern University at Shreveport

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

COMPLETION DROP · TRENDING WORSE-11pp

150%-time completion

150%-time completion fell 11 pp at Southern University at Shreveport vs the 2003–2007 baseline (7.2% vs 18.2%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Southern University at Shreveport fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (9.7% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-40%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Southern University at Shreveport fell 40% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.3k → $5.0k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Louisiana

Each tile compares this institution to the Louisiana median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$33,099+44% · 6→10y
Louisiana median $33,099
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$22,990
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
7.2%+395% · '98→'09
Louisiana median 52.0%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$7,500+963% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
1,974+51% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
39.8%-57% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$4,958+292% · '00→'24
out-of-state $4,958
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.0%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $7,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $33,099 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 199620241,910
3,01441319962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1998200913.8%
30%0%19982009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$18,500
$18,500$1,64019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19982009+221%

Southern University at Shreveport · completion · 150% rose

2.8% → 13.8%

RETENTION · 20042024-57%

Southern University at Shreveport · retention fell

89.0% → 38.3%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+51%

Southern University at Shreveport · undergrad enrollment rose

1,269 → 1,910

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+292%

Southern University at Shreveport · in-state tuition rose

$1,265 → $4,958

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+107%

Southern University at Shreveport · out-of-state tuition rose

$2,390 → $4,958

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+963%

Southern University at Shreveport · median debt rose

$1,740 → $18,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Southern University at Shreveport · cohort default rate fell

25.2% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+29%

Southern University at Shreveport · earnings_median_10yr rose

$25,700 → $33,099

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+26%

Southern University at Shreveport · earnings_median_8yr rose

$23,000 → $29,048

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Southern University at Shreveport

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,061,307
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 2
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 2year 0year 39
Cost per year
$14,982
HS-only baseline · LA
$32,800
Years to complete
2
CIP family
51

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Southern University at Shreveport graduates earn $X” — not “Southern University at Shreveport makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Southern University at Shreveport caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →