Enrollment Trends at LSUS

6,321

Total Enrollment

2,525

Men

3,796

Women

The student population at Louisiana State University-Shreveport is 10,749 (2,651 undergraduate and 8,098 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,321 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at LSUS is 24.66% which is decreased by 124 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 6,445 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.54 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

8,719 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 457.48% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,883 where 10,749 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

24.66% of total students is undergraduate students and 75.34% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 124 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 6,445 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.54 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in LSUS than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Louisiana State University-Shreveport since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,4282,7751,0971,6781,6536071,046
2016-174,746
318
2,587
-188
1,032
-65
1,555
-123
2,159
506
868
261
1,291
245
2017-185,996
1,250
2,638
51
1,059
27
1,579
24
3,358
1,199
1,451
583
1,907
616
2018-197,036
1,040
2,511
-127
1,006
-53
1,505
-74
4,525
1,167
1,927
476
2,598
691
2019-208,579
1,543
2,577
66
1,016
10
1,561
56
6,002
1,477
2,525
598
3,477
879
2020-219,955
1,376
2,553
-24
999
-17
1,554
-7
7,402
1,400
3,119
594
4,283
806
2021-228,881
-1,074
2,477
-76
936
-63
1,541
-13
6,404
-998
2,577
-542
3,827
-456
2022-238,721
-160
2,465
-12
959
23
1,506
-35
6,256
-148
2,403
-174
3,853
26
2023-249,736
1,015
2,548
83
1,058
99
1,490
-16
7,188
932
2,849
446
4,339
486
2024-2510,749
1,013
2,651
103
1,133
75
1,518
28
8,098
910
3,096
247
5,002
663
Average7,8832,5781,0301,5495,3052,1423,162
Louisiana State University-Shreveport Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,578 where 2,651 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Louisiana State University-Shreveport since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,7751,8267141,112949383566
2016-172,5871,659680979928352576
2017-182,6381,641684957997375622
2018-192,5111,610659951901347554
2019-202,5771,7287001,028849316533
2020-212,5531,7196841,035834315519
2021-222,4771,6726611,011805275530
2022-232,4651,610654956855305550
2023-242,5481,599667932949391558
2024-252,6511,6247149101,027419608
Average2,5782,5786829872,578348562
Louisiana State University-Shreveport Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,305 where 8,098 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Louisiana State University-Shreveport since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,6533751452301,278462816
2016-172,1594421432991,717725992
2017-183,3587562884682,6021,1631,439
2018-194,5259923796133,5331,5481,985
2019-206,0021,2464957514,7562,0302,726
2020-217,4021,7887241,0645,6142,3953,219
2021-226,4041,3444768685,0602,1012,959
2022-236,2561,4835149694,7731,8892,884
2023-247,1881,8516871,1645,3372,1623,175
2024-258,0982,2277671,4605,8712,3293,542
Average5,3055,3054627895,3051,6802,374
Louisiana State University-Shreveport Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.80%. The percentage was 52.37% 10 years ago and LSUS still has a high percentage of white students. 4.32% of enrolled students is Asian and 25.80% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 0.08% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 52.37% to 56.80%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.06% to 4.32%. Black student enrollment increased from 22.58% to 25.80%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 4.16% to 0.08%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6069 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6714 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Louisiana State University-Shreveport over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1624911,00018452,319150
2016-1719931,01420822,307145
2017-18231421,36028752,926193
2018-19291791,480405103,373220
2019-20312341,805498194,023292
2020-21382691,985660214,661370
2021-22632851,942289194,808338
2022-23663182,11663225,048356
2023-24723632,35322315,672425
2024-25584642,7739266,105484
Average422441,783263164,124297
Louisiana State University-Shreveport Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

8,719 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 81% of total students. The number of online students has increased 457.48% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Louisiana State University-Shreveport from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-164,4281,5641,2241,640
2016-174,7462,0671,1171,562
2017-185,9963,3671,1791,450
2018-197,0364,6681,0911,277
2019-208,5796,3581,0471,174
2020-219,9557,7778141,364
2021-228,8816,9661,052863
2022-238,7216,846916959
2023-249,7367,7629081,066
2024-2510,7498,7199531,077
Average7,8835,6091,0301,243

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