Southern University Law Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $47,186 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $28,750.

Average net price
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per year Data unavailable
Completion rate
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within 150% of normal time Data unavailable
Median earnings
$47,186
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$28,750
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and feesData unavailable
Out-of-state tuition and feesData unavailable
Average cost of attendanceData unavailable
Books and suppliesData unavailable
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided studentsData unavailable
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000Data unavailable
Average net price, family income over $110,000Data unavailable

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
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SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
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ACT composite range, middle 50%
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Undergraduate enrollment
607
Graduate enrollment
152
Students receiving Pell grants
Data unavailable
Student to faculty ratio
21 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal timeData unavailable
Completion within normal timeData unavailable
First-year retention (full-time)60%
Median federal debt, graduates$28,750
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$327
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$20,187
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry57%
1 year after completion$48,548
4 years after completion$54,666
6 years after entry$39,501
8 years after entry$43,153
10 years after entry$47,186
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $47,186; the middle half earned $29,560 to $68,259. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Southern University Law Center

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

58 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (32)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacy$28,500
Agriculture, General
CIP 01.00 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacy$26,850
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacy$30,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
10$43,483$31,000
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
3$69,334$33,517
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
4$34,760$31,000
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
5$34,694$31,000
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
2$63,190$31,000
Construction Management
CIP 52.20 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
15$36,896$31,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacy$30,500
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · No credentials fully online
3$35,116$28,750
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacy$27,875
Forestry
CIP 03.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
3$43,469$31,000
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
4$75,835$31,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · Some credentials fully online
7$42,289$39,400
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
2$37,995$29,325
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online
7$34,598$31,790
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
20$77,540$35,750
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
7$36,770$31,000
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
4$30,992$31,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
3$40,945$26,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (16)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
12$61,107Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
$51,254Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
4$50,057Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
4$44,793Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Forestry
CIP 03.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · Some credentials fully online
2$51,540Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
0$101,569Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Forestry
CIP 03.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacology and Toxicology
CIP 26.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Policy Analysis
CIP 44.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Law
CIP 22.01 · No credentials fully online
46$53,279Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 440916, OPEID 002025. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.