Louisiana Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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How hard is it to get into colleges in Louisiana?

For 24 Louisiana colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 73.25%. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,421 and the average SAT score is 1105.

No Louisiana college's acceptance rate is lower than 10%. 1 college's acceptance rate is under 20% and 1 college's rate is between 20% and 30%.16 Louisiana colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.

The following table shows the number of Louisiana colleges by acceptance rate and school type.

Louisiana Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Acceptance Rate RangeTotalPublicPrivate
Lower than 10%000
10% - 20%101
20% - 30%110
30% - 40%000
40% - 50%211
50% - 60%211
60% - 70%220
Higher than 70%1697

Louisiana Colleges Admission Comparison Table

Louisiana Colleges Comparison with Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport, LA 53.98% 1,834 990 257 1110 $40,000
Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA 41.00% 8,065 3,307 265 1085 $22,194
Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA 24.00% 24,521 5,885 942 970 $16,706
($7,683)
Louisiana State University-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA 93.06% 706 657 486 1010 $14,725
($7,050)
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA 74.00% 42,558 31,493 7,558 1235 $28,631
($11,954)
Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, LA 83.03% 949 788 284 1060 $20,481
($7,327)
Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville, LA 83.97% 549 461 221 - $19,750
Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA 73.00% 9,263 6,762 2,299 1190 $16,866
($10,125)
Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LA 88.00% 6,142 5,405 703 - $47,240
McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, LA 68.00% 3,294 2,240 1,075 980 $9,960
($8,460)
University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA 67.01% 7,253 4,860 826 1150 $14,008
($9,172)
Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA 95.99% 3,320 3,187 1,179 1015 $9,266
($8,173)
University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe, LA 75.01% 4,878 3,659 1,025 1210 $21,290
($9,190)
Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA 93.99% 3,194 3,002 1,051 1090 $19,652
($8,864)
University of Holy CrossNew Orleans, LA 99.01% 404 400 36 - $16,160
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, LA 82.94% 381 316 66 - $16,036
Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA 94.00% 5,485 5,156 2,320 - $20,851
($8,373)
Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA 50.00% 12,221 6,111 1,711 890 $17,192
($9,842)
Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA 60.00% 2,920 1,752 158 - $16,390
($7,490)
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA 89.00% 10,679 9,504 3,041 1190 $24,146
($10,418)
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA 15.00% 27,936 4,190 1,927 1450 $65,538
Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA 74.00% 9,608 7,110 711 1050 $27,868
Herzing University-New OrleansMetairie, LA 89.13% 46 41 27 - $13,420
Chamberlain University-LouisianaJefferson, LA 90.91% 11 10 9 - $19,740
Average 73.25%7,7594,4701,1741,105$22,421
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