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Statement · New Orleans, LA

Southern University at New Orleans

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $14,771 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $23,905.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $34,042 ten years after entering, the 4th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 13% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
2,853

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $23,905 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $14,771 and $19,360 a year depending on income at Southern University at New Orleans.

Statement of cost · Southern University at New Orleans

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$23,905
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$14,771
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$14,810
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$8,054

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $14,771; $30–48k: not reported; $48–75k: not reported; $75–110k: $19,360; over $110k: not reported. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
  • Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$14,771
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110k$19,360
Over $110knot reported

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $34,042; the median graduate who borrowed owes $31,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$29,148
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$33,646
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
4th percentile among public 4-years
$34,042
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
above the 99th percentile among public 4-years
$31,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$19,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $29,148; 8 yrs after entry: $33,646; 10 yrs after entry: $34,042. Median graduate debt: $31,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $31,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$29,148
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$33,646
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$34,042
Median graduate debt$31,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Southern University at New Orleans
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree41$35,456$47,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree41$35,327$38,319
Social WorkMaster's Degree40$51,049not reported
Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree25not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree23$42,551$45,149
Social WorkBachelor's Degree23$51,189$42,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree22not reported$55,541
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree17not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree16$49,338not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree14not reported$56,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree10not reportednot reported
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree9not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Museology/Museum StudiesMaster's Degree8not reportednot reported
MathematicsBachelor's Degree7not reportednot reported
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree5not reportednot reported
Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's Degree4not reportednot reported
Public AdministrationBachelor's Degree3not reportednot reported
Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree2not reported$54,647
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree2not reportednot reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree2not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Southern University at New Orleans: 1,055 undergraduates; 42% of students receive Pell grants; 79% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

79%

42nd percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

1,055

13th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

42%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

77th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

13%

finish within 150% of normal time

1st percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

50%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$16,552

5th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k69%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k69%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.