Southeastern Louisiana University Overview
Located in Hammond, Louisiana, Southeastern Louisiana University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
What Is Southeastern Louisiana University Known For?
- The highest award offered at Southeastern is the doctor's degree.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 82% of the faculty were full-time.
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Southeastern Louisiana University Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Southeastern.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Southeastern has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#7 | Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#16 | Best Industrial Production Technology Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#82 | Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#95 | Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#106 | Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#205 | Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
Where Is Southeastern Louisiana University?

Contact details for Southeastern are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 548 Ned Mcgehee Ave., Hammond, LA 70402 |
Phone: | 985-549-2000 |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/southeastern |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/oursoutheastern |
How Do I Get Into Southeastern?
You can apply to Southeastern online at: www.southeastern.edu/apply/
Admission Requirements for Southeastern
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Southeastern?
Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.
Average Test Scores
About 0% of students accepted to Southeastern submitted their SAT scores.Southeastern received ACT scores from 99% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 23. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.
Can I Afford Southeastern Louisiana University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Southeastern, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $5,359 a year. That adds up to $21,436 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Southeastern is 11.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Southeastern Louisiana University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 970 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 9,383 full-time undergraduates at Southeastern, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southeastern Louisiana University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 74 |
Black or African American | 1,979 |
Hispanic or Latino | 615 |
White | 6,137 |
International Students | 110 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 468 |
Geographic Diversity
Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Southeastern Louisiana University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 56 countries are represented at Southeastern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Panama, and Vietnam.
Online Learning at Southeastern Louisiana University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southeastern has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 18th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Southeastern
The following table shows how Southeastern is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Health Sciences & Services | #23 | #29 |
Online Growth Rankings of Southeastern
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southeastern Louisiana University was 10.0%. This is the #1,394 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southeastern regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Southeastern majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Education | 9% |
Educational Administration | 39% |
Health Professions | 2% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Southeastern ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Southeastern.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Health Sciences & Services | #129 | |
Educational Administration | #407 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Southeastern Louisiana University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Richard David Ramsey under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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