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Louisiana Colleges by the Numbers
27 college profiles in our Louisiana directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Tulane University of Louisiana at 14% admitted; the highest is at Southeastern Louisiana University at 99.3%. Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $7,050 at the cheapest campus to $68,678 at the most expensive — a $61,628 spread inside Louisiana alone. Louisiana's ten-year earnings benchmark of $47,477 sits 12% below the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students.
In the Fall 2024 filings for Louisiana, 2 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 6 reported not considering them. 2 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. Louisiana has 27 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College at 30,594 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
Each Louisiana profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Louisiana schools.
Louisiana medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77.7% | $10,272 | $47,477 | 47% |
Medians across 29 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Louisiana; the directory below lists 27 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Louisiana colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centenary College of Louisiana | Shreveport | 55.7% | 1060–1210 | $41,200 | 685 | $50,330 |
| Chamberlain University-Louisiana | Jefferson | — | — | $19,975 | 622 | $92,405 |
| Dillard University | New Orleans | 41.9% | 968–1202 | $23,918 | 1,063 | $39,196 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge | 98.7% | not considered | $18,310 | 821 | $59,419 |
| Grambling State University | Grambling | 44.9% | 920–1080 | $7,683 | 4,164 | $41,109 |
| Herzing University-New Orleans | Metairie | 92% | not considered | $13,450 | 346 | $36,909 |
| Louisiana Christian University | Pineville | 77.2% | not considered | $20,266 | 672 | $51,700 |
| Louisiana Culinary Institute | Baton Rouge | 37.5% | not considered | $15,575 | 77 | $40,359 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge | 73.3% | 1180–1340 | $11,954 | 30,594 | $61,251 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria | Alexandria | 92.1% | 970–1220 | $7,050 | 5,632 | $42,205 |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Shreveport | 50.5% | 1000–1195 | $7,518 | 2,153 | $47,477 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston | 86.4% | 1100–1310 | $10,125 | 8,312 | $52,279 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans | 93.1% | not considered | $49,440 | 2,812 | $52,927 |
| McNeese State University | Lake Charles | 78.3% | 940–1198 | $8,489 | 5,005 | $46,453 |
| New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | New Orleans | — | — | $12,468 | 865 | — |
| Nicholls State University | Thibodaux | 90.8% | 934–1196 | $8,149 | 4,737 | $45,454 |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Natchitoches | 92.5% | 866–1163 | $8,864 | 5,519 | $47,021 |
| Saint Joseph Seminary College | St. Benedict | — | — | $28,025 | 93 | $38,366 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond | 99.3% | ACT 18–24 | $8,373 | 9,514 | $46,482 |
| Southern University and A & M College | Baton Rouge | 35.1% | 790–1020 | $9,922 | 5,519 | $43,371 |
| Southern University at New Orleans | New Orleans | 78.9% | 820–1050 | $8,054 | 1,055 | $34,042 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans | 14% | 1400–1520 | $68,678 | 7,767 | $63,268 |
| University of Holy Cross | New Orleans | 73.7% | not considered | $16,576 | 471 | $49,316 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette | 87% | 1120–1240 | $10,418 | 12,428 | $47,089 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe | 84.8% | 1160–1360 | $9,190 | 5,022 | $46,769 |
| University of New Orleans | New Orleans | 74.3% | 935–1241 | $9,172 | 4,638 | $47,872 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans | 69% | 950–1113 | $28,733 | 2,628 | $52,184 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.