Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest 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 87% last year.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with 69% and Louisiana Tech University with 59% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Louisiana Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,021 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,902 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 74.50% and the average SAT score is 1,168 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LAPrivate, 4-year | 87.00% 1.03% | $65,538 | 45.99% | 15.00% | 1,450 | 14,027 | 8 to 1 |
| 2 - | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year | 69.00% 0.01% | $28,631 ($11,954) | 24.00% | 74.00% | 1,235 | 37,348 | 22 to 1 |
| 3 - | Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LAPublic, 4-year | 59.00% 0.13% | $16,866 ($10,125) | 34.00% | 73.00% | 1,190 | 10,839 | 23 to 1 |
| 4 2 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LAPublic, 4-year | 51.00% 0.87% | $24,146 ($10,418) | 32.00% | 89.00% | 1,190 | 15,219 | 18 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LAPublic, 4-year | 50.00% 3.53% | $21,290 ($9,190) | 28.01% | 75.01% | 1,210 | 8,398 | 17 to 1 |
| 6 2 | McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year | 46.00% 3.84% | $9,960 ($8,460) | 47.99% | 68.00% | 980 | 6,230 | 19 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LAPublic, 4-year | 46.00% 1.88% | $19,652 ($8,864) | 35.01% | 93.99% | 1,090 | 9,389 | 17 to 1 |
| 8 3 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LAPublic, 4-year | 45.00% 5.25% | $9,266 ($8,173) | 36.99% | 95.99% | 1,015 | 5,883 | 17 to 1 |
| 9 2 | Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year | 43.00% 5.38% | $20,851 ($8,373) | 45.00% | 94.00% | - | 13,465 | 18 to 1 |
| 10 1 | University of New Orleans New Orleans, LAPublic, 4-year | 38.00% 0.90% | $14,008 ($9,172) | 17.00% | 67.01% | 1,150 | 7,111 | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 53.40% | $23,021 ($9,414) | 34.60% | 74.50% | 1,168 | 12,791 | 18 to 1 |