SAT scores & admissions · updated 2026

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Louisiana State University-Shreveport SAT scores, admissions & trends

Shreveport, LouisianaPublicSAT: considered, not required

Admitted students who enrolled at Louisiana State University-Shreveport typically score between 1000 and 1195 on the SAT (the middle 50%); the 75th percentile, 1195, is a strong target. The school admits about 51% of applicants. Reading & Writing runs 515–605 and Math 485–590. Data: fall 2024 entering class.

Typical SAT scores for enrolled students

Middle 50% · fall 2024 entering class

Total1000–1195
R&W515–605
Math485–590

How your score compares

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What ABOVE, WITHIN and BELOW RANGE mean
  • Above range — your score beats the 75th percentile of enrolled students (1195).
  • Within range — your score sits between 1000 and 1195.
  • Below range — your score is under the 25th percentile (1000).

Louisiana State University-Shreveport at a glance

51%

Admit rate

−40.2 pts since 2021

2,153 undergrads

305

First-year class

No change since 2021

31%

Yield

83%

First-year retention
$7,518 out-of-state

$7,518

In-state tuition

$7,022

Average net price

38%

6-yr graduation rate

$47,477

Median earnings
Where this data comes from

U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (fall 2024 entering class for admit rate and the SAT ranges; retention, graduation and net price from the latest cohorts in the same release). First-year class size and yield come from the IPEDS Admissions survey for fall 2024; total undergraduates from IPEDS Fall Enrollment. Median earnings are for students who received federal aid, measured ten years after they first enrolled.

How has Louisiana State University-Shreveport's admit rate changed?

Applications are up 117% since 2021, while the admit rate has moved from 90.7% to 50.5%.

Where this data comes from

NCES IPEDS Admissions survey (applicants, admits, enrolled first-time students) for fall 2018–2024; the admit rate is admits ÷ applicants for each year. Fall 2024 is not yet published by IPEDS, so the latest year shown is 2024; the Scorecard's admit rate in the tiles above (51%) is for the fall 2024 entering class. The callout compares 2021 — the last year before test-optional application volumes settled — with 2024. The chart shows 2018–2024; ten years are stored.

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Where this data comes from: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026 — SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students, fall 2024 entering class; total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Admissions history: NCES IPEDS Admissions and Fall Enrollment surveys. School marks are the property of their respective institutions and are used for identification only.

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