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Southern University At New Orleans

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Campus Location

6801 Press Drive
New Orleans, LA 70126
USA
Main Tel: (504) 286-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Southern University At New Orleans Highlights

Where Southern University At New Orleans stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Historically black college.
  • Many students concentrating in family and social work, security and law enforcement, computer science and engineering, and therapy and counseling.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor28727
Master1576
Associate101
Postbaccalaureate certificate 1

Students

Southern University At New Orleans is a historically black college.

The student enrollment at Southern University At New Orleans was 2,648 in 2007 (2,184 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 2,970
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 6,708
Books and supplies$ 1,000

Financial Aid: Southern University At New Orleans participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  41
Without tenure; working toward tenure  35
Without tenure; tenure not available  12

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Southern University At New Orleans Athletics

Southern University At New Orleans is in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Southern University At New Orleans offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 12 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 11 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (31 awarded)

  • Computer Science
  • Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (35 awarded)

  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Social Studies Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (122 awarded)

  • Human Development and Family Studies
  • Public Administration
  • Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (60 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • History
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (8 awarded)

  • Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator

SCIENCE (21 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (70 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (51 awarded)

  • Psychology
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Southern University At New Orleans with government-defined occupation categories.)

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