Louisiana Public Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

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.

Table. Louisiana Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents 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%8908,22618 to 1
2
1		Grambling State University Grambling, LAPublic, 4-year 32.00%
3.15%		$16,706
($7,683)		15.78%23.68%9705,05825 to 1
3
1		Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LAPublic, 4-year 33.00%
4.75%		$20,481
($7,327)		36.31%82.72%1,0608,72124 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%1,1507,11118 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%1,0909,38917 to 1
5
2		Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year 45.00%
7.38%		$20,851
($8,373)		45.43%94.28%-13,46518 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%1,2108,39817 to 1
8
2		McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year 52.00%
9.84%		$9,960
($8,460)		47.78%67.55%9806,23019 to 1
8
-		University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LAPublic, 4-year 52.00%
1.87%		$24,146
($10,418)		32.30%88.83%1,19015,21918 to 1
10
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
Average43.50%$17,355
($8,750)		32.31%73.80%1,0628,77019 to 1