Louisiana Public Colleges where Students Complete in Time

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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 71% last year.

Louisiana Tech University with 58% and Nicholls State University with 54% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Louisiana Public 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 $18,515 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,282 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 81.10% and the average SAT score is 1,124 at the schools.

Table. Louisiana Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year 71.00%
2.01%		$28,631
($11,954)		23.88%74.00%1,23537,34822 to 1
2
-		Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LAPublic, 4-year 58.00%
0.87%		$16,866
($10,125)		33.67%72.57%1,19010,83923 to 1
3
1		Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LAPublic, 4-year 54.00%
3.75%		$9,266
($8,173)		36.67%96.02%1,0155,88317 to 1
4
3		McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year 52.00%
9.84%		$9,960
($8,460)		47.78%67.55%9806,23019 to 1
4
1		University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LAPublic, 4-year 52.00%
1.87%		$24,146
($10,418)		32.30%88.83%1,19015,21918 to 1
6
3		University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LAPublic, 4-year 51.00%
2.53%		$21,290
($9,190)		28.84%74.56%1,2108,39817 to 1
7
1		Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LAPublic, 4-year 45.00%
0.88%		$19,652
($8,864)		34.50%93.74%1,0909,38917 to 1
7
3		Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year 45.00%
7.38%		$20,851
($8,373)		45.43%94.28%-13,46518 to 1
9
1		University of New Orleans New Orleans, LAPublic, 4-year 43.00%
4.10%		$14,008
($9,172)		17.45%66.77%1,1507,11118 to 1
10
1		Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LAPublic, 4-year 33.00%
4.75%		$20,481
($7,327)		36.31%82.72%1,0608,72124 to 1
Average50.40%$18,515
($9,206)		33.68%81.10%1,12412,26019 to 1