Southern University and A & M College has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 28% last year.
Grambling State University with 32% and Louisiana State University-Shreveport with 33% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Louisiana Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,355 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,368 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 73.80% and the average SAT score is 1,062 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year | 28.00% 3.95% | $17,192 ($9,842) | 28.07% | 49.87% | 890 | 8,226 | 18 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Grambling State University Grambling, LAPublic, 4-year | 32.00% 3.15% | $16,706 ($7,683) | 15.78% | 23.68% | 970 | 5,058 | 25 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LAPublic, 4-year | 33.00% 4.75% | $20,481 ($7,327) | 36.31% | 82.72% | 1,060 | 8,721 | 24 to 1 |
| 4 1 | University of New Orleans New Orleans, LAPublic, 4-year | 43.00% 4.10% | $14,008 ($9,172) | 17.45% | 66.77% | 1,150 | 7,111 | 18 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LAPublic, 4-year | 45.00% 0.88% | $19,652 ($8,864) | 34.50% | 93.74% | 1,090 | 9,389 | 17 to 1 |
| 5 2 | Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year | 45.00% 7.38% | $20,851 ($8,373) | 45.43% | 94.28% | - | 13,465 | 18 to 1 |
| 7 3 | University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LAPublic, 4-year | 51.00% 2.53% | $21,290 ($9,190) | 28.84% | 74.56% | 1,210 | 8,398 | 17 to 1 |
| 8 2 | McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year | 52.00% 9.84% | $9,960 ($8,460) | 47.78% | 67.55% | 980 | 6,230 | 19 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LAPublic, 4-year | 52.00% 1.87% | $24,146 ($10,418) | 32.30% | 88.83% | 1,190 | 15,219 | 18 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LAPublic, 4-year | 54.00% 3.75% | $9,266 ($8,173) | 36.67% | 96.02% | 1,015 | 5,883 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 43.50% | $17,355 ($8,750) | 32.31% | 73.80% | 1,062 | 8,770 | 19 to 1 |