Quick Facts
General Information
Founded: 1901
Size of Campus: 370 Acres
Buildings: 101
Dormitories
Men: 7
Women: 8
Co-Ed: 6
Apartment Style: 11
Degree/Accreditation
Number of Degree Programs: 79
Degree Programs Eligible for Accreditation: 46
Total Eligible Programs Accredited: 45
Percent of Accredited Programs: 97.8%
Profile of Full-Time & Part-Time Student
Full-time undergraduate students are required to be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours per Fall or Spring Semester and at least 6 credit hours per Summer Term. Full-time graduate students are required to be enrolled in at least 9 credit hours per Fall or Spring Semester and at least 6 hours per Summer Term.
Enrollment by Level |
Enrollment by Gender |
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Undergraduate : |
4,538 |
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Male: |
1,881 |
Graduate: |
454 |
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Female: |
3,111 |
Total: |
4,992 |
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Total: |
4,992 |
Percent Undergraduates: |
90.9% |
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Percent Male: |
37.7% |
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Enrollment by Ethnicity |
Enrollment by Residency |
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Black: |
4,347 |
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Louisiana |
2,737 |
White: |
140 |
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Out-of-State |
1,804 |
Other: |
505 |
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International |
451 |
Total: |
4,992 |
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Total |
4,992 |
Percent Non-Black: |
12.9% |
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Percent Non-Resident |
45.2% |
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Enrollment of First-Time Entering Freshmen by Residency |
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Louisiana: |
435 |
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Out-of-State: |
471 |
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International: |
25 |
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Total: |
931 |
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Percent Non-Resident |
53.3% |
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Freshman-to-Sophomore Retention
Fall 2008 to Fall 2009: 58.3
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Entering Fall 2002: 30.5%
Full-Time Instructional Faculty (Fall 2009)
RANK |
AVERAGE |
TENURE |
ETHNICITY |
GENDER |
TOTAL |
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Tenured |
On Track |
Ineligible |
Black |
White |
Other |
Male |
Female |
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Professor |
$71,029 |
53 |
4 |
0 |
36 |
8 |
13 |
44 |
13 |
57 |
Associate |
$62,652 |
33 |
15 |
0 |
34 |
10 |
4 |
27 |
21 |
48 |
Assistant |
$53,517 |
37 |
56 |
10 |
61 |
27 |
15 |
53 |
50 |
103 |
Instructor |
$40,697 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
18 |
25 |
Lecturer |
$44,473 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
Total All Ranks |
$57,793 |
123 |
75 |
44 |
158 |
51 |
33 |
135 |
107 |
242 |
Full-Time Staff by Ethnicity and Gender (Fall 2009)
Employee Classification |
Ethnicity |
Gender |
Total |
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Black |
White |
Other |
Male |
Female |
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Executive/Administrative/Managerial |
54 |
4 |
2 |
28 |
32 |
60 |
Other Professionals |
102 |
8 |
5 |
52 |
63 |
115 |
Technical and Paraprofessionals |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Clerical and Secretarial |
153 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
145 |
159 |
Skilled Crafts |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
Service/Maintenance |
104 |
4 |
2 |
63 |
47 |
110 |
Grand Total |
418 |
19 |
12 |
161 |
288 |
449 |
