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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·lsuhsc.edu
Total enrollment
2,750
peer median 2,354
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Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 34 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 21 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
34
Passing
13
38.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

34programs
  • Passing13 · 38.2%
  • No Data21 · 61.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
12
No data
21

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

13
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+14.5%
$59,016 vs $51,545
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.5%
$67,775 vs $51,545
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+37.9%
$71,104 vs $51,545
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+55.6%
$80,187 vs $51,545
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+59.9%
$82,417 vs $51,545
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+99.6%
$102,862 vs $51,545
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+103.8%
$65,640 vs $32,203
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+110.1%
$67,665 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

12
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
185%
$190,344 debt · $102,862 earn
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
109%
$206,324 debt · $189,321 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
100%
$80,127 debt · $80,187 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
95%
$56,189 debt · $59,016 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
90%
$61,023 debt · $67,775 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
78%
$99,598 debt · $127,503 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
77%
$130,944 debt · $170,420 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
66%
$46,863 debt · $71,104 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1931Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 26

Action history · 78

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)
  3. Aug 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
  4. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 340 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $56.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
340
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,867,762 total
Direct Loans
$56.5M
2,579 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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21
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23
0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
350 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.9M
376 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$30.2M
1,113 loan awards
Parent PLUS$602K
37 loan awards
Grad PLUS$22.3M
703 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 676 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
676
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.6%
2017
1.1%
2018
1.5%
2019
0.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Lsuhsc

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

869 total completions
01Health Professions
84497.1%
02Biological Sciences
252.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,750
12-mo unduplicated
3,043
Undergraduate
1,000
Graduate
2,043

Gender split

Men
28%840
Women
72%2,203

Race / ethnicity composition

White
58.6%
Black
18.1%
Hispanic
9.4%
Asian
8.5%
Two or more
3.2%
Unknown
0.8%
Non-resident
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.82
5 offenses · 2,740 students

3-year trend

1.062 yrs ago3.881 yr ago1.82Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
19
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
3
Burglary
2

By location

5total
  • On campus2
  • Public property3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
3.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
738

Lsuhsc vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lsuhsc selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
2,750
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
1,103
Enterprise State Community College
2,699$8,187Community College
Randolph Community College
2,814$7,242Community College
Brunswick Community College
2,009$8,785Community College
Isothermal Community College
1,918$6,723Community College
Peer group median2,354$7,715

Frequently asked questions about Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lsuhsc.

How many students attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans?

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans reports a total enrollment of 2,750 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans located?

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2223.

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