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Colleges in and near Shreveport

Shreveport is home to five colleges, with 6,324 students on campus

Southern University at Shreveport (2,365 students on campus) and Louisiana State University-Shreveport (1,974) are inside the city. About 6% of Shreveport’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana (6%).

Southern University at Shreveport

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Shreveport. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
6
9,034 students on campus
Nearest college
2.1 mi
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Residents in college
6%
About the same as LA (6%)
Nearest community college
4.4 mi
Remington College-Shreveport Campus · $16,245 tuition
Nearest public university
2.1 mi
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Median household income
$49K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Shreveport

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college in ShreveportSouthern University at Shreveport has 2,365 students on campus in Shreveport, 10% of whom graduate within three years.A community college 4.4 miles awayRemington College-Shreveport Campus in Shreveport: tuition and fees $16,245 a year for Louisiana residents.Students are 6% of residentsAbout the same as Louisiana (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Shreveport

Two private colleges within 4.4 miles, two public colleges within 5.7 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miBossier ParishSouthern University at ShreveportLouisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport
University or collegeCommunity college
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-ShreveportUniversity or college · Public · 995 on campus · In Shreveport$75kearningsCentenary College of LouisianaUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 648 on campus · In Shreveport56%admitted$24knet price56%graduate$50kearningsRemington College-Shreveport CampusCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 342 on campus · In Shreveport$31knet price33%graduate$31kearningsTuition and fees: $16,245 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Earnings are reported for all 12 campuses that file with it.Louisiana State University-ShreveportUniversity or college · Public · 1,974 on campus · In Shreveport · mostly online51%admitted$7knet price38%graduate$47kearnings80% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Southern University at ShreveportCommunity college · Public · 2,365 on campus · In Shreveport$11knet price10%graduate$33kearningsTuition and fees: $4,958 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Bossier Parish Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,710 on campus · 9.8 mi · Bossier City · mostly online$11knet price15%graduate$35kearnings52% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $4,283 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Shreveport’s median household income ($48,699) falls.

Louisiana State University-ShreveportIn Shreveport · mostly online · sticker $19,461$5,969a year
Bossier Parish Community College9.8 mi · Bossier City · mostly online · sticker $17,111 · tuition $4,283$12,040a year
Southern University at ShreveportIn Shreveport · sticker $17,017 · tuition $4,958$12,785a year
Centenary College of LouisianaIn Shreveport · sticker $60,620$20,942a year
Remington College-Shreveport CampusIn Shreveport · sticker $37,279 · tuition $16,245—a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Shreveport: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Centenary College of LouisianaRemington College-Shreveport CampusLouisiana State University-ShreveportSouthern University at ShreveportBossier Parish
Bossier Parish Community College15% graduate$35k earnings$18k typical debt
Southern University at Shreveport10% graduate$33k earnings$18k typical debt
Louisiana State University-Shreveport38% graduate$47k earnings$22k typical debt
Centenary College of Louisiana56% graduate$50k earnings$27k typical debt
Remington College-Shreveport Campus33% graduate$31k earnings*$13k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Remington College-Shreveport Campus (12).

Majors

What students study in Shreveport

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Shreveport’s 4 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 31%Liberal arts 28%Business 8%Biology 5%Family sciences 5%Computer science 3%Everything else 19%

Biggest programs

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesSouthern University at Shreveport · 86 graduates a year
$30k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSouthern University at Shreveport · 34 graduates a year
$100k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCentenary College of Louisiana · 20 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport · 12 graduates a year
$66k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsRemington College-Shreveport Campus · 3 graduates a year
$37k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating. Left out: Louisiana State University-Shreveport, where most students study only online.

Questions about college in Shreveport

Is Shreveport a college town?

No. About 6 of every 100 Shreveport residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Louisiana (6). The largest campus in the city, Southern University at Shreveport, has 2,365 students on campus.

What colleges are in Shreveport?

Southern University at Shreveport, Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Centenary College of Louisiana and 1 more are inside the city.

What is the closest community college to Shreveport, and what does it cost?

Remington College-Shreveport Campus in Shreveport, 4.4 miles away. Tuition and fees are $16,245 a year for Louisiana residents; the federal net price, $30,758, counts housing and food at full cost.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Shreveport. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →