Academic Profile for 2024

Four Year Graduation Rate
44%

Six Year Graduation Rate
67%

Eight Year Graduation Rate
68%

Student to Faculty Ratio
22 to 1

First Year Retention Rate
84%


Distribution of Students per State

for the first-year class of
7,045
students in 2021

(Hover in each state to view details of distribution)

None
1 To 25
26 To 75
76 To 125
126 To 250
251 and Above

Student Race, Ethnicity, and Age Information


Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity for the 2022 school year

Students Total
31,257

Total Enrollment by Age for the 2021 school year

Students Total
29,273

Other Learning Opportunities
Distance learning
Graduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Undergraduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Special learning
ROTC - Air Force
ROTC - Army
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Weekend/evening college


Accreditation

Institutional

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Agency Period of Accreditation Status
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
07/01/1913 - Current
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport)
01/01/2009 - Current
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
07/01/1931 - Current
Accredited
Specialized

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Agency / Program Period of Accreditation Status
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
[Didactic Program in Dietetics]
06/01/1977 - Current
Accredited
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
[Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs]
02/24/1956 - Current
Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
[School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs]
03/03/2000 - Current
Accredited
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programs]
12/01/1992 - 12/31/2006
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs]
01/18/1961 - Current
Accredited
American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education
[Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree]
12/05/1975 - 04/26/1977
Accredited
American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education
[Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree (School of Veterinary Medicine)]
04/26/1977 - Current
Accredited
Council on Education for Public Health
[Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health]
09/21/2013 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
[Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs]
09/01/1983 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation
[Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs]
09/01/1931 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
[Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs]
03/01/2006 - Current
Accredited
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
[Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools]
01/01/1954 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport)
05/23/1968 - Current
Renewal of Accreditation
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
[Occupational Therapy (OT) - Professional Programs (Department of Rehabilitative Sciences)]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport)
08/01/2014 - Current
Accredited
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
[Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport)
08/01/2014 - Current
Accredited
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
[Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport)
06/15/1973 - Current
Accredited
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport)
04/01/1980 - Current
Accredited
Council on Education for Public Health
[Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport)
09/21/2013 - Current
Accredited
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
[Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree (Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport)]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport)
12/31/1968 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Dental Hygiene (DH)]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
12/10/1971 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Dental Laboratory Technology (DT)]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
05/01/1971 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Endodontics]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
05/05/1977 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
12/08/1966 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
05/12/1972 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Pediatric Dentistry]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
12/15/1972 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Periodontics]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
12/15/1972 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
12/15/1972 - Current
Accredited
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
[Occupational Therapy (OT) - Professional Programs]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
07/01/1976 - Current
Accredited
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
[Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
07/01/1976 - Current
Accredited
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
[Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
06/15/1973 - Current
Accredited
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programs]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
04/01/1980 - 12/31/2006
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Clinical doctoral program in Audiology]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
08/01/2003 - Current
Accredited
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
04/01/1980 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
04/22/2014 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
03/24/1998 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
03/24/1998 - Current
Accredited
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
[Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
01/01/1954 - Current
Renewal of Accreditation
Council on Education for Public Health
[Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
09/21/2013 - Current
Accredited
Council on Education for Public Health
[Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
05/30/2003 - 06/24/2007
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
[Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree]
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center)
07/01/1942 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels]
(The Louisiana School Psychology Internship Consortium)
10/21/2013 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels]
(The Louisiana School Psychology Internship Consortium)
03/24/1998 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels]
(The Louisiana School Psychology Internship Consortium)
03/24/1998 - Current
Accredited

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