LSUHSC-New Orleans vs Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO)

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO) and Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) are two distinct institutions of higher learning in New Orleans, Louisiana, each offering unique educational experiences. LSUHSC-NO, a health sciences-focused university, boasts a highly competitive acceptance rate of 20%, while SUNO, a comprehensive university, offers a more accessible admissions process with an acceptance rate of 80%. LSUHSC-NO's student body is predominantly female (63%), while SUNO's student body is more evenly distributed between genders (49% female, 51% male). Both universities offer a diverse range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with LSUHSC-NO specializing in health-related fields such as medicine, dentistry, and nursing, and SUNO offering a wider variety of disciplines including business, education, and engineering. With graduation rates of 80% and 40% respectively, LSUHSC-NO and SUN

	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans	Southern University at New Orleans
Overview
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana	New Orleans, Louisiana
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate		32.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	N/A	79.3%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $20 Graduate: $20
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants		1,318
Total number of admissions given out		1,045
Admitted students who chose to enroll		111
Yield rate		10.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)		N/A
High school GPA	N/A	Required
Recommendation letters	N/A	Not required
High school transcript	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price		In state: $23,145 Out of state: $32,046
Average net price		$13,194
Tuition		In state: $4,483 Out of state: $13,384
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $6,480 Meal plan: $2,680
Available payment plans		Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)		96.0% Average amount $4,747
Students receiving federal student loan		49.0% Average amount $5,594
Students taking out private loans		0.0% Average amount $0

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	893 Men 12.9% Women 87.1%	1,812 Men 27.2% Women 72.8%
Graduate students	1,942 Men 36.7% Women 63.3%	294 Men 25.5% Women 74.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	12.6%
International students	1.6%	N/A
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	526	698
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Louisiana District of Columbia California Georgia Illinois

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Public Administration and Social Service Law Enforcement and Firefighting Business Psychology Liberal Arts
Students to faculty ratio	3:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	N/A	19.0%
Dropout rate	N/A	43.6%
Transferred out	N/A	30.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $161,330 Year 2: $170,926 Year 3: $185,666 Dental Residency Programs (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $214,584 Year 2: $198,793 Year 3: $185,557 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $118,580 Year 2: $111,769 Year 3: $125,732 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $98,670 Year 3: $104,856 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,216 Year 2: $99,325 Year 3: $103,232 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $73,215 Year 3: $79,206 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $67,613 Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $72,769 Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $53,242 Year 2: $53,695 Year 3: $65,563 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,543 Year 2: $60,399 Year 3: $64,830 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,602 Year 2: $62,579 Year 3: $62,980	Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,712 Year 2: $38,195 Year 3: $40,875 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,414 Year 2: $36,134 Year 3: $39,522 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,248 Year 2: $26,585 Year 3: $32,400 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,248 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,702 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $15,309 Year 2: $26,715 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,089 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,576 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,141 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,875 Year 2: $18,771 Year 3: N/A

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