Southern University at New Orleans Teaching Programs

Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, Southern University at New Orleans is a public institution. The location of SUNO is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Southern University at New Orleans?

Contact details for SUNO are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, LA 70126
Phone:	504-286-5000
Website:	www.suno.edu

How Do I Get Into SUNO?

You can apply to SUNO online at: www.suno.edu/page/admissions

Admission Requirements for SUNO

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNO?

With an acceptance rate of 94%, SUNO is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

SUNO received ACT scores from 63% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 19. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 15 and 18.

Can I Afford Southern University at New Orleans?

The overall average net price of SUNO is $18,264. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SUNO, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $5,594 a year. That adds up to $22,376 over four years for those students.

Southern University at New Orleans Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,812 undergraduate students at SUNO, with 927 being full-time and 885 being part-time.

There are also 294 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 927 full-time undergraduates at SUNO, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southern University at New Orleans students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	853
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Southern University at New Orleans. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at SUNO. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, India, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Southern University at New Orleans

In 2022-2023, 1,059 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNO has changed over the last few years.

Southern University at New Orleans Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Education	27	0	27
Secondary Education	0	5	5
Elementary Education	1	3	4
Teacher Education	0	4	4
Elementary Special Education	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	0	0	0
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	28	12	40

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Augustus06 under License

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