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Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, Louisiana · Small city

99.3%
Admit rate
$13,154
Avg net price
45%
Graduation rate
$46,482
Median earnings

Southeastern Louisiana University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Hammond, Louisiana (small city setting), enrolling 9,514 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 9,514 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 99% admitNCAA Division I-FCS · Southland ConferenceNear the coast

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Southeastern Louisiana University's admitted students.

Admit rate
99.3%
ACT (mid 50%)
18–24
Avg GPA (est.)
3.11

Enter a test score to see where you land against Southeastern Louisiana University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Southeastern Louisiana University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Hammond, Louisiana

Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located 45 miles (72 km) east of Baton Rouge and 45 miles (72 km) northwest of New Orleans. Peter, a sailor, had been briefly imprisoned by the British at Dartmoor Prison during the Napoleonic Wars. He escaped during a prison riot, made his way back to sea, and later reached New Orleans. The Greater St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church is listed on The National Register of Historic Places. The church was formed in 1867 by pastor Charles Daggs. Daggs was a former slave who served with the Union navy during the American Civil War. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
16 miles
Nearest airport
38 miles to Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY) · major hub

How Southeastern Louisiana University compares

Selectivity99.3%

More selective than 5% · #22 most selective of 23 in Louisiana

SAT average1090

Higher than 27%

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #15 of 25 in Louisiana

First-year retention73%

Higher than 38%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$46,482

Higher than 28% · #19 of 28 in Louisiana

Average net price$13,154

Cheaper than 80% · #10 cheapest of 26 in Louisiana

Median debt at graduation$22,113

Lower than 58%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 10%

Undergraduate enrollment9,514

Larger than 88%

Percentiles compare Southeastern Louisiana University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Louisiana.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

10,748students
  • Undergraduate9,51489%
  • Graduate1,23411%

Undergraduates by gender

9,514undergrads
  • Women6,08364%
  • Men3,43136%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Black20%
  • Hispanic6.6%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial7.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
9,514
Graduate enrollment
1,234
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
33%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$34,942
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$65,835
Endowment
$23,649,556

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 2,352 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Louisiana96%
  • Other U.S. states1.7%
  • International2.7%

Most first-years stay in state — Southeastern Louisiana University draws overwhelmingly from Louisiana.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
99.3%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
1090
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite
18–24
Average GPA (estimated)
3.11

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,373
Out-of-state tuition
$20,851
Room & board
$10,240
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$23,604
Average net price
$13,154

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
45%
Graduated on time (4 years)
26%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
31%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,124
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$46,482
Median debt at graduation
$22,113
Students with federal loans
32%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
69%

About 19% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
26%
Low-income (Pell)
30%
First-generation
31%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
2,648
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
28%
Housing charge (year)
$5,360
Meal plan (year)
$4,170
Application fee
$20
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FCS
Football conference
Southland Conference
Varsity athletes
463 (281 men · 182 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)134
Football130
Baseball43
Soccer34
Basketball30
Softball28
Volleyball21
Beach Volleyball21
Tennis12
Golf10

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
28
Property offenses (2022–2024)
34

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (14,426 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

21reported offenses a year
9.3 violent a year11 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
6.0
Rape
5.0
Motor vehicle theft
4.0
Aggravated assault
2.7
Fondling
1.3
Arson
1.3
Robbery
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$10,507
$30–48k
$10,309
$48–75k
$12,380
$75–110k
$16,672
$110k+
$18,184

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$57,347

$12,380/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

53%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,305
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 53% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,305. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,436 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$46,482
Typical debt at graduation
$22,113
Debt vs. one year's pay
48%
Out-earn a HS grad
58%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$42,809
Men
$55,672

Men out-earn women by $12,863 (30%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
64.2″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.46.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hammond 5 E, LA US station (5.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.