Louisiana Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Louisiana Colleges is 27.45% 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 Louisiana Christian University (47.94%) and Tulane University of Louisiana (45.99%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Louisiana 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 Louisiana Christian University has the second highest yield of 47.94%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,780 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,375 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 77.10% and the average SAT score is 1,148 at the schools.

Table. Most Favored Louisiana Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
3
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
3
Louisiana Christian University Pineville, LAPrivate, 4-year 47.94%
6.74%
83.97%-$19,7501,02636.00%11 to 1
3
2
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LAPrivate, 4-year 45.99%
4.91%
15.00%1,450$65,53814,02787.00%8 to 1
4
2
Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year 45.00%
3.94%
94.00%-$20,851
($8,373)
13,46543.00%18 to 1
5
2
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
6
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
7
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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
8
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
9
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
10
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
Average38.90%77.10%1,148$22,780
($8,866)
9,32049.50%17 to 1