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Students

Who's on campus

A medium campus of 9,514 undergrads, where 33% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−15% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.53

Diversity index vs. every college0.53
0.53
← 0.00higher than 40% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients33%
National median: 34%About typical
First-generation students40%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college33%
33%
← 0%higher than 49% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

9,514undergrads
Compared to every college9.5K
9.5K
← 19larger than 88% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

2,408 first-time students

1.9% came from other states and 1.8% from abroad; 96% are from Louisiana. Fewer from other states than at 87% of colleges.

  • In-state (Louisiana)96%
  • Other states1.9%
  • Abroad1.8%

Top home states

  1. Louisiana(home state)96% 2,316
  2. Texas0.6% 14
  3. Mississippi0.4% 10
  4. Florida0.2% 6
  5. Tennessee0.1% 3

From 18 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

526

new transfer students, 18% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 33% of colleges.

423 full-time, 103 part-time.

Going on to another college

37%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,369 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

16% of undergrads study part-time.

Men39%
National median: 44%Below typical

61% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students16%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older7.0%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 2,648 students.

Housing

Beds

2,648

About 28 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FCS · Southland Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Southland Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • A program for students with intellectual disabilities
  • 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Greek life

3chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Phi Mu

    Alpha Psi

    Theta Phi Alpha

    Beta Epsilon

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Mu-Omega

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)