Southeastern Louisiana University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Southeastern Louisiana University, also known as Southeastern, is a state-funded, public university located in the city of Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It was originally established in 1925 as Hammond Junior College by Linus A. Sims, principal of Hammond High School. It achieved the status of university in 1970. The university enrolls more than 15,000 students, representing over 40 states and more than 65 countries.

Southeastern offers more than 25 academic departments and programs in diverse areas of study. The university is divided into the following academic units.

• College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Education and Human Development
• College of Nursing and Health Studies
• College of Science and Technology
• Division of General Studies

Southeastern's athletic teams participate in the NCAA Division I (FCS for football) in the Southland Conference. They are nicknamed the Lions. The Greek Community at Southeastern is composed of more than 15 international Greek letter organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, nursing and emergency medicine, art studies, business and management, and engineering technician.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Large number of students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Southeastern Louisiana University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 87% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 15,215 in 2009-2010 (13,017 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%.

Students under 25 years old represent 78% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 93% are full-time and 7% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Southeastern Louisiana University provides on-campus housing for 2,293 of its 13,017 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southland Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 197 male students received the aid (men were 66% of those receiving aid) and 103 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 34% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Southeastern Louisiana University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (43 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (653 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (390 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (71 awarded)

• Engineering Technology
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (84 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Social Work

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (3 awarded)

• Horticultural Science

LIBERAL ARTS (481 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (68 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Organizational Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (53 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (19 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (189 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (13 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

SCIENCE (75 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Science, Technology and Society

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (62 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (68 awarded)

• Psychology