,·Public Regional University·Est. 1967
“Affordable LSU-system regional university with the nation's #1-ranked online MBA”
Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS) is a public regional university in south Shreveport, Louisiana, founded in 1967 as part of the LSU System. While LSUS shares the LSU System brand, purple-and-gold colors, and tiger lineage with LSU's flagship campus in Baton Rouge, it is an independently accredited institution with its own faculty, admissions, programs, and athletics — students should not confuse it with LSU A&M (LSU Baton Rouge), which is a much larger Carnegie R1 research flagship offering Tigers SEC athletics and a far more selective national admissions profile. LSUS instead serves the Ark-La-Tex region (northwest Louisiana, east Texas, and southern Arkansas) with open-access undergraduate admission and steady, low in-state tuition that has not risen since 2021. The university has grown explosively in recent years thanks to its online graduate programs. Total enrollment hit 10,851 in fall 2024 — a record — but only about 2,700 of those students are traditional undergraduates; the remaining ~8,100 are graduate students, the overwhelming majority studying online. The flagship draw is the LSUS Online MBA, which has been ranked #1 in the United States by Intelligent.com and is consistently cited among the country's most affordable AACSB-comparable MBAs, with up to nine specialisations and a 10-month accelerated track. Other strong online masters exist in education, computer systems technology, and health administration. On the residential side, LSUS feels like a small commuter-leaning campus: roughly 2,500 undergraduates spread across a 200-acre suburban site, with on-campus apartment-style housing at Pilots Pointe rather than traditional freshman dorms (housing is not required). Most undergraduates are Louisiana residents and many commute, but the campus has rebuilt athletic and student-life energy quickly: the LSUS Pilots compete in NAIA's Red River Athletic Conference, and the baseball team made national history in 2025 with a perfect 59–0 season and the school's first NAIA national championship. For international students, LSUS is a low-cost, lower-stakes US degree pathway with a dedicated international admissions office, but applicants should expect a smaller cohort, limited residential community, and a regional rather than nationally recognised undergraduate brand.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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Test Required — All applicants must submit SAT or ACT scores.
Official SourceFall — Domestic
Application fee waived 2025-11-01 through 2026-01-31. Rolling admission afterward.
Spring
Last day to apply for Spring 2026 traditional 16-week semester.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$7,327
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$16,000 – $18,000
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Home of the nationally top-ranked LSUS Online MBA and undergraduate business degrees in accounting, management, marketing, and finance. The Online MBA can be completed in as few as 10 months in an accelerated format and offers nine specialisations.
Houses the largest share of undergraduate majors at LSUS, including psychology, biology, chemistry, history, English, criminal justice, mass communication, and computer science. Strong feeder for regional pre-health and graduate programs.
Prepares undergraduate teacher candidates for Louisiana certification and offers heavily-enrolled online graduate programs in curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, and reading.
Coordinates the rapidly growing portfolio of online graduate degrees that drive most of LSUS's enrollment growth — MBA, M.S. in Computer Systems Technology, M.S. in Health Administration, M.A. in Liberal Arts, and Doctor of Education (Ed.D.).
1 years
Ranked #1 in the U.S. by Intelligent.com. 100% online, 30 credit hours, completable in as few as 10 months accelerated or up to two years part-time. Nine concentrations including general MBA, healthcare administration, and project management. Among the most affordable AACSB-comparable MBAs in the country.
4 years
Largest undergraduate major at LSUS. Offers concentrations in accounting, finance, management, and marketing, with optional 4+1 pathways into the top-ranked Online MBA — a particularly strong value proposition for international students seeking a U.S. business credential at low total cost.
4 years
Consistently one of the three most popular undergraduate majors at LSUS, with strong faculty involvement in research and a clear pipeline into Louisiana graduate counselling and clinical programs.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $7,518
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
