Southern University at New Orleans Overview

Southern University at New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Southern University at New Orleans Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at SUNO.
• During a recent academic cycle, 71% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Southern University at New Orleans?

Contact details for SUNO are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, LA 70126
Phone:	504-286-5000
Website:	www.suno.edu

Request Information

How Do I Get Into SUNO?

You can apply to SUNO online at: futureknight.suno.edu/default.asp

Admission Requirements for SUNO

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNO?

Since SUNO has an acceptance rate of 94%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

SUNO received ACT scores from 63% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 19. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 15 and 18.

Can I Afford Southern University at New Orleans?

The overall average net price of SUNO is $18,264. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SUNO, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $5,282 a year. That adds up to $21,128 over four years for those students.

Explore Best Ranked Schools for You

Southern University at New Orleans Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,941 undergraduate students at SUNO, with 1,069 being full-time and 872 being part-time.

There are also 323 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,069 full-time undergraduates at SUNO, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern University at New Orleans students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	19
Black or African American	944
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	18
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Southern University at New Orleans. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at SUNO. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, India, and Nigeria.

Southern University at New Orleans Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Social Work	0	23	40	63
Business Administration & Management	0	41	0	41
General Psychology	0	41	0	41
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	23	16	39
Information Science	0	9	25	34
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	22	0	22
General Biology	0	17	0	17
Human Development & Family Studies	0	14	0	14
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	10	0	10
Museum Studies	0	0	8	8
Mathematics	0	7	0	7
General English Literature	0	5	0	5
Mental & Social Health Services	2	2	0	4
Security Science and Technology	0	4	0	4
Public Administration	0	3	0	3
General Education	0	2	0	2
Information Technology	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	223	89	314

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 Augustus06 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.