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Southeastern Louisiana University

Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU Box 10752
Hammond, LA 70402

Official telephone: (985) 549-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 222-7358
Fax number: (985) 549-2061
Website: www.southeastern.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 13,567
Full-time undergraduates: 9,580
Part-time undergraduates: 3,987
Total graduate students: 1,027
Full-time graduate students: 369
Part-time graduate students: 658
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 2%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
23.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.2% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
60.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.8% Nonresident Alien
1.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
18.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
64.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.8% Nonresident Alien
0.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 363 acres
City or town school is located in: Hammond, LA
Population of city/town: 20,337
Nearest major city: New Orleans
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 378,715
Online campus map: www.selu.edu/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • other housing including Honors housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 42%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 21%
Percent of students who live off campus: 79%
Students required to live on campus: All freshmen must live on campus if space is available.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 85%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, Smoking prohibited in most campus buildings.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1615
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network, loaner laptops, projectors, digital and video cameras.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Nursing library.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, theater, environmental research station, horticulture center, maritime museum.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, math, study skills, Memory technique. Time management.
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, health insurance, Academic advising, auxiliary services, bookstore, test preparation.
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, mental health, sexual abuse, alcohol/substance abuse, and depression.
Career placement services:
internships, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, career fair, job vacancy notices.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, elevators, special parking, special restrooms, lowered drinking fountain, note taking services, special class scheduling.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 13
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 7
Percent of men who join fraternities: 7%
Number of social sororities on campus: 8
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 5
Percent of women who join sororities: 7%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Lion's Roar, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 17
Total number of registered organizations: 131
Campus-based religious organizations:
Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Outreach, Wesley Foundation, gospel choir, Lions for the Lamb, NuNation, Effervescent Women of Confidence; Praise-N-Motion Dance, Baptist Collegiate, International Student, Rise, and Hub Ministries; Catholic and Latter-day Saints Student Associations
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, NAACP, National Association of Black Accountants
International student organizations:
Napelese Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Moxie Dance Project, Up 'til Dawn, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Amnesty International, Best Buddies, The Big Event, Circle K International, Flipside, From Start to Finish, IMPACT, J'adore Models, LA Literati, LearnMoney 360, Lions for the Lamb, Ladies of the Green and Gold, NuNation, Peer Educators Educating Peers, ThePhellas, Reconnect, Secular Humanist and Agnostic Network, Students for Life, Spectrum, Student Council for Exceptional Children, College Republicans, Nurses Christian Fellowship, American Assembly for Men in Nursing, Student Athletic Trainers; National Change, Energy, and Biology Graduate Student Organizations; Visual Arts, Japanese Animation, Human Resource Management, Silver Screen, Collegiate Scholars, American Safety Engineers, American Welding, Biology, and Chemistry Undergraduate Majoring Student Societies; Art History, Shindoryu Aikijatsu, Sociological, National Student Speech Language Hearing, Organizational Communication, Family and Consumer Sciences, American Marketing, Sports Management, Financial Management, Student Nurses, and Computing Machinery Associations; TOMS shoes, ceramics, guitar, Honors, amateur radio, French, German, Italian, Spanish, press, horticulture, kinesiology/health sciences, and social work clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Jay Artigues,
Athletic Director
School colors: green and gold
School mascot: Lion
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA (Division I-AA for football), Southland Conference (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's golfyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)yesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesSouthland, NCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 3%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 35%
Athletic facilities:
football stadium, gymnasium, swimming pool, track; baseball and soccer fields; basketball, racquetball, tennis, and volleyball courts; aerobic, fitness, and weight rooms
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, ballroom dance, baseball, basketball, capoeira, dance, fishing, flag football, laser tag, pickleball, racquetball, rugby, soccer, softball, table tennis, volleyball, walleyball, weight lifting

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: New Orleans (50 miles)
Nearest other airport: Baton Rouge, LA (40 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Hammond, LA (1 mile)
Nearest passenger bus service: New Orleans (50 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: no
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Roger Wang, Golden Eagle International Group
  • Russell Carollo, Pulitzer Prize winner
  • Harold Jackson, retired president, Sunsweet Products.

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