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The Southern University System proudly serves more than 12,000 students annually, consisting of five campuses across the state. Select a university below to learn more.

Location:
Baton Rouge
Founded:
1880
Enrollment:
8,317
Degree Options:
43
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SUBR is a Carnegie Research 2 institution, offers a vast portfolio of in-demand academic and student life programs.

Program Offerings

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  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Management
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management
  • Criminal Justice
  • Educational Leadership
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Family And Consumer Sciences
  • Family Nurse
  • Finance
  • Graduate Certificate
  • History
  • Hospitality & Food Indus Leadership
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics And Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Nursing Practice
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Rehabilitation Services
  • Science And Mathematics Education
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Speech Pathology And Audiology
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Therapeutic Recreation & Leisure Studies
  • Urban Forestry
Location:
Baton Rouge
Founded:
1972 & 2001
Enrollment:
8,279 (SUBR)
Degree Options:
Non-degree Campus
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SUAG Center conducts research and provides extension services to the citizens of Louisiana to enhance their overall quality of life.

Program Offerings

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  • Accounting, Finance & Economics
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Engineering Technology Program
  • English & Philosophy
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Languages and Literature
  • Management and Marketing
  • Mass Communication
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Rehabilitation, Disability Studies, and Counseling
  • Social Science
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  • Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Studies
  • Urban Forestry and Natural Resources
  • Visual Arts
  • World Languages
Location:
Baton Rouge
Founded:
1947
Enrollment:
796
Degree Options:
3
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SULC is a premier law school committed to excellence in legal education and community engagement.

Degree & Certificate Program Offerings
Location:
New Orleans
Founded:
1956
Enrollment:
2,375
Degree Options:
23
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SUNO, the only public HBCU in the Crescent City, offers a variety of unique programs for both traditional and non-traditional students.

Program Offerings

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  • Addictive Behaviors Counseling & Prevention
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Child Development & Family Studies
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Criminal Justice
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Science
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Educational Studies
  • Elementary Education
  • Elementary Education and Special Ed
  • English
  • Forensic Science
  • General Studies
  • Health Information Management Systems
  • Mathematics
  • Museum Studies
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
Location:
Baton Rouge
Founded:
1964
Enrollment:
2,951
Degree Options:
15
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SUSLA is a two-year community college serving full-time and part-time students.

Program Offerings

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  • Accounting
  • Accounting Technology Clerk
  • Administrative Technology Specialist
  • Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Management
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Network Technology
  • Computer Sciences (AS)
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Dialysis Technician
  • Emergency Medical Technician-Basic
  • Engineering (Dual-Enrollment)
  • Engineering Technology
  • General Studies
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health Information and Technology
  • Human Services
  • Humanities
  • Mass Communication
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Coding Specialist
  • Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Nursing Assistant
  • Paramedic
  • Petroleum Technology Operator
  • Phlebotomy
  • Polysomnographic Technology
  • Practical Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Radiologic Technology
  • Registered Nursing
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Science/Pre-Allied Health
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Sterile Processing Technician
  • Surgical Technology
  • Teaching Grades 1-5
  • Web Development

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The Southern University System unites five incredible, distinct institutions in the three largest cities in Louisiana: Southern University and A&M College, Southern University Law Center, and Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Baton Rouge; Southern University at New Orleans; and Southern University Shreveport.
Together, we are shaping futures, driving innovation in a global society and celebrating the legacy of excellence that is Southern.

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