Student Population at SUNO

Total Enrollment

1,950

Undergraduate

1,680

Graduate

270

Online Enrollment

386

Men Students

557

Women Students

1,393

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,950 students have enrolled at Southern University at New Orleans - 1,680 undergraduate and 270 graduate.

By gender, 557 male and 1,393 female students are attending Southern University at New Orleans. By attendance status, there are 1,056 full-time students and 894 part-time students.

The number of students at Southern University at New Orleans is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Louisiana. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Nicholls State University and Xavier University of Louisiana, its population is very small (average population is 4,651).

Southern University at New Orleans offers online degree/certificate programs and 386 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Southern University at New Orleans and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 557 male and 1,393 female students attending SUNO. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.40 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at SUNO.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SUNO
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,680	885	795
Men	479	212	267
Women	1,201	673	528

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SUNO
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	270	171	99
Men	78	50	28
Women	192	121	71

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,701 Black or African American students (87.23%) and 99 White students (5.08%) at Southern University at New Orleans(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern University at New Orleans.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern University at New Orleans
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	1	2
Asian	10	3	7
Black or African American	1,499	415	1,084
Hispanic	28	5	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	82	38	44
Two or More Races	27	7	20
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	26	8	18
Total	1,680	479	1,201

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern University at New Orleans
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	41	25	16
Black or African American	202	41	161
Hispanic	3	0	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	17	8	9
Two or More Races	1	0	1
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	3	1	2
Total	270	78	192

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,079 students whose age under twenty five and 624 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern University at New Orleans.

Especially, 408 students are younger than eighteen and 12 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southern University at New Orleans.

Population by Student Age at Southern University at New Orleans
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,680	479	1,201
Under 18	408	160	248
18-19	270	100	170
20-21	146	50	96
22-24	214	54	160
25-29	138	45	93
30-34	142	18	124
35-39	106	15	91
40-49	133	19	114
50-64	78	15	63
65 and over	7	3	4
unknown	38	0	38
Total	1,680	479	1,201

Population by Student Age at Southern University at New Orleans
	Total	Men	Women
Total	270	78	192
20-21	2	0	2
22-24	39	16	23
25-29	71	20	51
30-34	51	18	33
35-39	32	7	25
40-49	38	7	31
50-64	32	10	22
65 and over	5	0	5
Total	270	78	192

Online Student Population

At Southern University at New Orleans, 1,059 students (54.31% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 386 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 363 students live in Louisiana where Southern University at New Orleans is located in and 23 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,950	1,680	270
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	386	318	68
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	673	559	114
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	891	803	88

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	386	318	68
Louisiana Residents	363	303	60
Other State in U.S.	23	15	8
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0