Student Population at Southern University at Shreveport

Total Enrollment

3,154 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

3,154

Online Enrollment

827

Men Students

960

Women Students

2,194

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,154 students have enrolled at Southern University at Shreveport (all undergraduate).

By gender, 960 male and 2,194 female students are attending Southern University at Shreveport. By attendance status, there are 1,522 full-time students and 1,632 part-time students.

The number of students at Southern University at Shreveport is relatively small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Louisiana.

Southern University at Shreveport offers online degree/certificate programs and 827 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Southern University at Shreveport and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 960 male and 2,194 female students attending Southern University at Shreveport. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.44 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Southern University at Shreveport.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Southern University at Shreveport
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,154	1,522	1,632
Men	960	486	474
Women	2,194	1,036	1,158

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,827 Black or African American students (89.63%) and 208 White students (6.59%) at Southern University at Shreveport(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern University at Shreveport.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern University at Shreveport
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	2	6
Asian	14	9	5
Black or African American	2,827	876	1,951
Hispanic	34	10	24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	208	37	171
Two or More Races	54	20	34
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	8	6	2
Total	3,154	960	2,194

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,074 students whose age under twenty five and 734 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern University at Shreveport.

Especially, 576 students are younger than eighteen and 15 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southern University at Shreveport.

Population by Student Age at Southern University at Shreveport
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,154	960	2,194
Under 18	576	210	366
18-19	729	292	437
20-21	435	193	242
22-24	334	99	235
25-29	346	52	294
30-34	284	44	240
35-39	187	24	163
40-49	173	19	154
50-64	75	18	57
65 and over	15	9	6
Total	3,154	960	2,194

Online Student Population

At Southern University at Shreveport, 1,736 students (55.04% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 827 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 794 students live in Louisiana where Southern University at Shreveport is located in and 33 students have enrolled from other states.