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The Southern University System is a system of public historically black
universities A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
in the U.S. state of
Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
. Its headquarters are at the Joseph Samuel Clark Administration Building on the
Southern University Southern University and A&M College (Southern University, Southern, SUBR or SU) is a Public university, public historically black colleges and universities, historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It i ...
campus in
Baton Rouge Baton Rouge ( ; , ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it List of municipalities in Louisiana, Louisiana's second-m ...
. The Southern University System is the only historically black college system in the United States.


Institutions

The Southern University System has five institutions located throughout the state. Each institution operates its own budget and each has a chancellor. * Southern University and A&M College at
Baton Rouge Baton Rouge ( ; , ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it List of municipalities in Louisiana, Louisiana's second-m ...
(flagship school) *
Southern University at New Orleans Southern University at New Orleans (also known as SUNO) is a public historically black university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a member of the Southern University System and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History Southern Univer ...
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Southern University at Shreveport Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) is a junior college in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the historically black Southern University System. The university is a member school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History Souther ...
* Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge (law school) *Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Baton Rouge


Southern University Laboratory School

Southern University Laboratory School (Southern Lab) is a
laboratory school A laboratory school or demonstration school is an elementary or secondary school operated in association with a university, college, or other teacher education institution and used for the training of future teachers, educational experimentatio ...
under Southern University's College of Education that serves students in K-12 grades; it is located on the Baton Rouge campus. The school has been operating since 1922.


See also

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List of colleges and universities in Louisiana The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Louisiana.Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsSearch by state (Louisiana)/ref> Colleges, universities, and professional schools Public colleges and universities ...


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* Southern University Public university systems in the United States Historically black universities and colleges in Louisiana 1974 establishments in Louisiana {{Louisiana-university-stub