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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·lsuhs.edu
Total enrollment
1,103
peer median 1,208
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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 18 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 12 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
18
Passing
6
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

18programs
  • Passing6 · 33.3%
  • No Data12 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
6
No data
12

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.

6
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.1%
$64,985 vs $51,545
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+38.8%
$71,527 vs $51,545
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+55.2%
$80,007 vs $51,545
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+94.8%
$100,409 vs $51,545
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+105.7%
$66,238 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+140.4%
$123,925 vs $51,545

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
185%
$185,377 debt · $100,409 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
105%
$84,162 debt · $80,007 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
68%
$48,574 debt · $71,527 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
66%
$43,069 debt · $64,985 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
52%
$64,366 debt · $123,925 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$13,250 debt · $66,238 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 2009Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 8

Action history · 24

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Apr 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  3. Mar 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
  4. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    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, 13 students received $65K in Pell grants, alongside $30.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
13
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$65K
$65,091 total
Direct Loans
$30.9M
1,195 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$68K
18 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$104K
16 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$23.1M
752 loan awards
Grad PLUS$7.7M
409 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 903 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
903
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
3.0%
2018
0.4%
2019
0.5%
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 LSUHS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs18
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

267 total completions
01Health Professions
25695.9%
02Biological Sciences
114.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,103
12-mo unduplicated
1,235
Undergraduate
31
Graduate
1,204

Gender split

Men
35%428
Women
65%807

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.0%
Black
25.0%
Hispanic
5.0%
Asian
5.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
11.82
12 offenses · 1,015 students

3-year trend

32.592 yrs ago23.531 yr ago11.82Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
68
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
86
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
5
Aggravated assault
4
Robbery
2
Burglary
1

By location

12total
  • On campus10
  • Non-campus2

VAWA offenses

8
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
14
Stalking
25 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons120
Drugs160
Liquor20

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 7 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

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)
457

LSUHS vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions LSUHS 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-Shreveport
1,103
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
2,750
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
76.0%799$12,395Community College
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
1,312$5,200Community College
James Sprunt Community College
1,519$3,852Community College
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
835
Peer group median76.0%1,208$5,200

Frequently asked questions about Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LSUHS.

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

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport reports a total enrollment of 1,103 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport located?

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana 71103.

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