Louisiana Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Louisiana Public Colleges is 29.93% for the academic year 2023-2024.

McNeese State University has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 47.99% and Southeastern Louisiana University (45.00%) and Nicholls State University (36.99%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Louisiana Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

McNeese State University has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 47.99% and Southeastern Louisiana University has the second highest yield of 45.00%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,834 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,625 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 79.60% and the average SAT score is 1,096 at the schools.

Table. Most Favored Louisiana Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2
McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year 47.99%
6.36%
68.00%980$9,960
($8,460)
6,23046.00%19 to 1
2
1
Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year 45.00%
3.94%
94.00%-$20,851
($8,373)
13,46543.00%18 to 1
3
1
Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LAPublic, 4-year 36.99%
6.15%
95.99%1,015$9,266
($8,173)
5,88345.00%17 to 1
4
2
Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LAPublic, 4-year 36.04%
0.71%
83.03%1,060$20,481
($7,327)
8,72132.00%24 to 1
5
-
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LAPublic, 4-year 35.01%
0.87%
93.99%1,090$19,652
($8,864)
9,38946.00%17 to 1
6
2
Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LAPublic, 4-year 34.00%
3.41%
73.00%1,190$16,866
($10,125)
10,83959.00%23 to 1
7
1
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LAPublic, 4-year 32.00%
0.93%
89.00%1,190$24,146
($10,418)
15,21951.00%18 to 1
8
1
University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LAPublic, 4-year 28.01%
5.73%
75.01%1,210$21,290
($9,190)
8,39850.00%17 to 1
9
-
Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year 28.00%
1.35%
50.00%890$17,192
($9,842)
8,22630.00%18 to 1
10
-
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year 24.00%
1.16%
74.00%1,235$28,631
($11,954)
37,34869.00%22 to 1
Average34.70%79.60%1,096$18,834
($9,273)
12,37247.10%19 to 1