Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at SUNO is greatly skewed towards women students, with 72.8% of undergraduate students being women and 27.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,812, with 1,319 women and 493 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at SUNO is greatly skewed towards women students, with 74.5% of undergraduate students being women and 25.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 294, with 219 women and 75 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 27.2% 493 students
- women 72.8% 1,319 students
Graduate Students
- men 25.5% 75 students
- women 74.5% 219 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 88.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,591 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 3.3% of the student body, with 60 students. Hispanic students represent 2.5% of the population, with 45 students, while Asian students account for 1.5%, with 28 students. Mixed race students account for 1.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 20 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.4% , with 8 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.1% of the population, totaling 56 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within SUNO.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 88.0% 1,591 students
- White 3.3% 60 students
- Unknown race 3.1% 56 students
- Hispanic 2.5% 45 students
- Asian 1.5% 28 students
- Mixed race 1.1% 20 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 8 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- African American 88.7% 259 students
- Unknown race 5.1% 15 students
- Asian 2.7% 8 students
- White 2.4% 7 students
- Hispanic 0.7% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 1 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 94.9% 112 students
- White 3.4% 4 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 2 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 15% 271 students
- 22-24 14% 256 students
- 25-29 11% 209 students
- 20-21 10% 191 students
- 30-34 9% 158 students
- 35-39 7% 127 students
- 40-49 7% 127 students
- 50-64 4% 80 students
- 25-29 23% 69 students
- 40-49 20% 61 students
- 30-34 19% 58 students
- 50-64 12% 36 students
- 35-39 11% 34 students
- 22-24 10% 29 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Southern University at New Orleans in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 97 | 87.39% | |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 2.70% | |
| California | 2 | 1.80% | |
| Georgia | 2 | 1.80% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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