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Hammond, LA · Public · 9,514 undergraduates · urban

Southeastern Louisiana University

Less selective

Southeastern Louisiana is a regional workforce university linking Hammond students to nursing, education, business, computing, sciences, and southeast Louisiana industries.

Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in affordability, and solid in student experience.
Academic Emerging Affordability Solid Career Emerging Mobility Steady Experience Solid
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Steady
Student experience Solid
Admission
94.3% admitted

5,485 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
42.3%

$46,482 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Southeastern Louisiana University apart

Academic design

Nursing, education, business, computing, sciences, communication, and environmental study reflect regional employment needs.

Campus pattern

Hammond sits along the Interstate 12 corridor between Baton Rouge and the New Orleans region.

Career & value signal

Healthcare, schools, government, logistics, business, and environmental work provide regional pathways.

Can I get in?

94.3% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

5,485

About 94 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 94.3%
Entering class

Academic range

ACT middle 50%19–24
1627

Of admitted students, 0% submitted an SAT, and 95% submitted an ACT. The SAT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA5%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Southeastern Louisiana University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Southeastern Louisiana University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Nursing, education, business, computing, sciences, communication, and environmental study reflect regional employment needs.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Southeastern Louisiana is a regional workforce university linking Hammond students to nursing, education, business, computing, sciences, and southeast Louisiana industries.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Application routeInstitution application

$20 application fee

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$28,230
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$13,000
Affordability profileSolid

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

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Average annual cost by household income at Southeastern Louisiana University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years42.3%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one74.2%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$46,482

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates207
Median earnings$51,621

Admits separately

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Recent graduates188
Median earnings$42,692

Psychology, General

Recent graduates118
Median earnings$37,998

Biology, General

Recent graduates111
Median earnings$49,951

What is campus life like?

Southeastern Louisiana University beyond the classroom

Hammond sits along the Interstate 12 corridor between Baton Rouge and the New Orleans region.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Nursing, education, business, computing, sciences, communication, and environmental study reflect regional employment needs.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Hammond sits along the Interstate 12 corridor between Baton Rouge and the New Orleans region.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Healthcare, schools, government, logistics, business, and environmental work provide regional pathways.

9,514 undergraduatesSoutheasturban settingCampus housing available