Southern University at Shreveport
Institutional Peer List
Methodology
National Urban Peer Institutions
Local Competitor Institutions
When defining a methodology for
Southern University Shreveport’s (SUSLA)
11 urban peer institutions, Hanover
relied upon the following institutional
characteristics:
ff Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham Campus
ff Central Louisiana Technical
Community College
ff J.F. Drake State Community and
Technical College
ff Bossier Parish Community College
ff General Characteristics: public,
two-year, certificate and associate’s
degree-granting
ff Bishop State Community College
ff University of Phoenix-ShreveportBossier Campus
ff H. Councill Trenholm State Technical
College
ff Virginia College-Shreveport Bossier
City
ff Urban Setting: located in a large,
midsize, or small city
ff Cleveland State Community College
ff Selectivity: at least 40 percent
acceptance rate
ff Southwest Tennessee Community
College
ff HBCU Status prioritized
ff Walters State Community College
ff Blue Cliff College-Shreveport
Similarly, Hanover relied on the following
criteria when identifying SUSLA’s local
regional competitors:
ff CUNY Medgar Evers College
ff Career Technical CollegeShreveport
ff CUNY New York City College of
Technology
ff Centenary College of Louisiana
ff Location: within 150 miles of zip
code 71107
ff St. Philip’s College
ff Louisiana State University Health
Sciences Center-Shreveport
ff Degrees Awarded: associate’s
and/or bachelor’s degrees
ff Urban Setting: Iocated in a large,
midsize, or small city
ff University of Wisconsin Colleges
ff LeTourneau University
ff Career Technical College-Monroe
ff University of Louisiana at Monroe
ff Louisiana State UniversityShreveport
ff Remington College-Shreveport
Campus
ff Texarkana College
ff Texas College
ff The University of Texas at Tyler
ff Tyler Junior College