Admission Comparison between Louisiana Colleges
For the academic year 2022-2023, 165,625 students have applied to Louisiana colleges and 101,262 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Louisiana colleges is 72.1%. Of the admitted students, 27,283 students finally enrolled in one of Louisiana colleges.
6 Louisiana colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 15 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Louisiana colleges is 1,105.
Louisiana College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the largest number of applicants of 38,853 and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the most admitted students of 29,419.
- The average acceptance rate of Louisiana colleges is 72.1% and Tulane University of Louisiana has the lowest acceptance rate of 11.5%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 42.5% and Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest yield of 50.9%.
- The average SAT score is 1,105 and Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest SAT score of 1,450.
Louisiana Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Louisiana colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
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Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 31,615 | 3,621 | 1,843 | 11.5% | 51 | - | $50 |
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 38,853 | 29,419 | 7,401 | 75.7% | 25 | $50 | $50 |
Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 7,595 | 4,737 | 1,772 | 62.4% | 37 | $20 | $40 |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 11,752 | 8,762 | 2,885 | 74.6% | 33 | $25 | $25 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 4,303 | 3,017 | 1,018 | 70.1% | 34 | $20 | $40 |
Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 1,139 | 725 | 173 | 63.7% | 24 | - | $50 |
Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 2,289 | 2,253 | 972 | 98.4% | 43 | $20 | $36 |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 2,903 | 2,843 | 1,020 | 97.9% | 36 | $20 | $25 |
Grambling State University Grambling, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 10,732 | 4,547 | 861 | 42.4% | 19 | $20 | $20 |
Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 974 | 866 | 306 | 88.9% | 35 | $20 | $20 |
Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 10,609 | 5,718 | 1,678 | 53.9% | 29 | $25 | $25 |
Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 8,803 | 8,377 | 838 | 95.2% | 10 | - | $30 |
Louisiana Christian University Pineville, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 579 | 432 | 178 | 74.6% | 41 | $25 | $100 |
Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 4,887 | 4,837 | 2,367 | 99.0% | 49 | $20 | $20 |
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 7,340 | 5,733 | 797 | 78.1% | 14 | - | - |
Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 2,913 | 1,680 | 414 | 57.7% | 25 | $20 | - |
McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 3,554 | 2,532 | 1,054 | 71.2% | 42 | $20 | $20 |
Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 928 | 868 | 134 | 93.5% | 15 | $25 | $30 |
University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 7,296 | 5,090 | 1,030 | 69.8% | 20 | $25 | $40 |
Dillard University New Orleans, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 5,052 | 4,036 | 334 | 79.9% | 8 | $40 | $40 |
Louisiana Culinary Institute Baton Rouge, LA Private, 2-4 years | 56 | 28 | 12 | 50.0% | 43 | $25 | - |
University of Holy Cross New Orleans, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 917 | 801 | 36 | 87.4% | 4 | - | - |
Bos-Man's Barber College Shreveport, LA Private, Less than 2 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 100 | $100 | - |
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 184 | 156 | 71 | 84.8% | 46 | $35 | $50 |
Academy of Interactive Entertainment Lafayette, LA Private, 2-4 years | 216 | 92 | 31 | 42.6% | 34 | - | - |
Digital Media Institute Shreveport, LA Private, 2-4 years | 70 | 30 | 15 | 42.9% | 50 | - | - |
Herzing University-New Orleans Metairie, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 60 | 57 | 39 | 95.0% | 68 | - | - |
Chamberlain University-Louisiana Jefferson, LA Private, 4 years four-years | 5 | 4 | 3 | 80.0% | 75 | $95 | - |
Average | 165,625 | 101,262 | 27,283 | 72.1% | 43 | $33 | $37 |
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