Colleges in Louisiana
This page aggregates every Title IV–eligible college and university with a primary campus in Louisiana, drawing from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, IPEDS institutional reports, and de-identified IRS earnings linkage for federal-aid recipients. Coverage includes public flagships, regional comprehensives, community and technical colleges, private nonprofit institutions, and for-profit schools.
The state-aggregate statistics below include all reporting institutions in Louisiana as a single denominator — community colleges, public universities, private nonprofits, and for-profit institutions are pooled. State averages are therefore useful for high-level framing (in-state tuition is X, average admission rate is Y, average earnings are Z) but should not be read as representative of any specific sector or institution. Drill into individual school profiles for the full picture: admissions, costs (sticker and net), federal-aid usage, completion, retention, demographics, and earnings outcomes 6 and 10 years after enrollment.
The most-recent Scorecard release is from September 2024. Tuition figures reflect institutional reports for the 2022–23 academic year and may differ from current-year prices. Earnings data has an inherent lag — the 10-year earnings horizon reflects students who enrolled approximately a decade prior to the data publication, as the IRS-matching process requires time to accumulate post-enrollment income.
Largest Colleges in Louisiana by Enrollment
Highest Earnings 10-Year Median — Louisiana
What the IPEDS Data Shows for Colleges in Louisiana
Louisiana has 112 Title IV-participating postsecondary institutions in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the federal directory that captures every college eligible to award federal student aid. The ownership mix is 35 public institutions, 0 private nonprofits, and 0 private for-profit schools — a structural split that drives most of the tuition variation visible in the table below. Public institutions typically report substantially lower in-state tuition because state appropriations subsidize the published price, while private nonprofits often show higher sticker prices that are partially offset by institutional aid.
Cost and selectivity signals vary widely even within a single state. The average in-state tuition across Louisiana institutions is $13,534, and the average admission rate (weighted by institutions that report one) sits at 72.3%. Admission rates from IPEDS exclude open-enrollment institutions, which is why community colleges and many for-profits show as unreported rather than at 100 percent. Looking at the table, the acceptance-rate column is blank for schools that don’t screen applicants, a meaningful distinction when evaluating selectivity alongside earnings.
Post-graduation outcomes tie cost to return. Graduates of Louisiana colleges earn a mean of $36,423 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal aid applicants through the College Scorecard data file. Because earnings depend heavily on field of study and local labor markets, state-level averages should be read alongside each school’s program mix. The table sorts every institution with reported IPEDS enrollment so prospective students can compare acceptance rates, enrollment scale, and median earnings side by side rather than relying on third-party rankings.
All Schools in Louisiana
| School Name | City | Type | Enrollment | Acceptance Rate | 10yr Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge | Public | 30,594 | 73.3% | $61,251 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette | Public | 12,428 | 87.0% | $47,089 |
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans | Public | 11,668 | — | $33,305 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond | Public | 9,514 | 99.3% | $46,482 |
| Baton Rouge Community College | Baton Rouge | Public | 8,362 | — | $34,581 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston | Public | 8,312 | 86.4% | $52,279 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | 7,767 | 14.0% | $63,268 |
| Louisiana State University-Alexandria | Alexandria | Public | 5,632 | 92.1% | $42,205 |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Natchitoches | Public | 5,519 | 92.5% | $47,021 |
| Southern University and A & M College | Baton Rouge | Public | 5,519 | 35.1% | $43,371 |
| South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette | Public | 5,035 | — | $31,432 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe | Public | 5,022 | 84.8% | $46,769 |
| McNeese State University | Lake Charles | Public | 5,005 | 78.3% | $46,453 |
| Bossier Parish Community College | Bossier City | Public | 4,935 | — | $34,502 |
| Nicholls State University | Thibodaux | Public | 4,737 | 90.8% | $45,454 |
| University of New Orleans | New Orleans | Public | 4,638 | 74.3% | $47,872 |
| Grambling State University | Grambling | Public | 4,164 | 44.9% | $41,109 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College | Monroe | Public | 3,057 | — | $30,438 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College | Lake Charles | Public | 2,966 | — | $32,303 |
| Louisiana State University-Eunice | Eunice | Public | 2,826 | — | $36,498 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | 2,812 | 93.0% | $52,927 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | 2,628 | 69.0% | $52,184 |
| Northshore Technical Community College | Lacombe | Public | 2,505 | — | $29,734 |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Shreveport | Public | 2,153 | 50.5% | $47,477 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College | Schriever | Public | 2,136 | — | $32,189 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington | Covington | Private For-Profit | 2,078 | — | $30,334 |
| Southern University at Shreveport | Shreveport | Public | 1,910 | — | $33,099 |
| River Parishes Community College | Gonzales | Public | 1,880 | — | $37,848 |
| Nunez Community College | Chalmette | Public | 1,520 | — | $35,343 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College | Alexandria | Public | 1,078 | — | $29,558 |
| Dillard University | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | 1,063 | 41.9% | $39,196 |
| Southern University at New Orleans | New Orleans | Public | 1,055 | 78.9% | $34,042 |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College | Minden | Public | 866 | — | $32,503 |
| New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | 865 | — | — |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | New Orleans | Public | 862 | — | $78,495 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge | Private Nonprofit | 821 | 98.7% | $59,419 |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | Shreveport | Private Nonprofit | 685 | 55.7% | $50,330 |
| Louisiana Christian University | Pineville | Private Nonprofit | 672 | 77.2% | $51,700 |
| Chamberlain University-Louisiana | Jefferson | Private For-Profit | 622 | 100.0% | $92,405 |
| Southern University Law Center | Baton Rouge | Public | 607 | — | $43,371 |
| NationsUniversity | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | 595 | — | — |
| Crescent City Bartending School | New Orleans | Private For-Profit | 570 | — | $22,407 |
| ITI Technical College | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 555 | — | $68,342 |
| Fortis College-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 482 | — | $32,886 |
| University of Holy Cross | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | 471 | 73.7% | $49,316 |
| Herzing University-New Orleans | Metairie | Private Nonprofit | 346 | 92.0% | $36,909 |
| Blue Cliff College-Alexandria | Alexandria | Private For-Profit | 345 | — | $22,177 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 326 | — | $34,222 |
| Remington College-Shreveport Campus | Shreveport | Private Nonprofit | 315 | — | $31,349 |
| Blue Cliff College-Metairie | Metairie | Private For-Profit | 291 | — | $22,177 |
| Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 282 | — | $43,011 |
| Ayers Career College | Shreveport | Private For-Profit | 256 | — | $29,935 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 249 | — | $25,699 |
| Remington College-Lafayette Campus | Lafayette | Private Nonprofit | 230 | — | $31,349 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette | Lafayette | Private For-Profit | 229 | — | $24,707 |
| Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus | Baton Rouge | Private Nonprofit | 210 | — | $31,349 |
| Compass Career College | Hammond | Private For-Profit | 194 | — | $21,175 |
| LaSalle Tech | Houma | Private For-Profit | 193 | — | $20,975 |
| Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport | Shreveport | Private For-Profit | 191 | — | $38,740 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus | Lafayette | Private For-Profit | 189 | — | $34,222 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans | Metairie | Private For-Profit | 185 | — | $25,699 |
| Infinity College | Lafayette | Private For-Profit | 179 | — | — |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 175 | — | $25,903 |
| Medical Training College | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 164 | — | $30,894 |
| Bridges Christian College | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | 163 | — | — |
| Delta College-Slidell Campus | Slidell | Private For-Profit | 162 | — | $32,044 |
| Delta College Inc | Covington | Private For-Profit | 155 | — | $32,044 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette | Lafayette | Private For-Profit | 144 | — | $23,904 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology | Baton Rouge | Private Nonprofit | 135 | — | $75,071 |
| Cosmetology Training Center | Lafayette | Private For-Profit | 125 | — | $16,194 |
| My Le's Beauty College | Gretna | Private For-Profit | 110 | — | $18,946 |
| Healthcare Training Institute | Kenner | Private For-Profit | 94 | — | — |
| Saint Joseph Seminary College | St. Benedict | Private Nonprofit | 93 | — | $38,366 |
| Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc | Monroe | Private For-Profit | 93 | — | $15,105 |
| Denham Springs Beauty School | Denham Springs | Private For-Profit | 89 | — | $18,298 |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment | Lafayette | Private Nonprofit | 89 | 42.6% | — |
| Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria | Alexandria | Private For-Profit | 86 | — | $24,707 |
| Belbo Beauty Institute | Shreveport | Private For-Profit | 84 | — | $16,792 |
| John Jay Beauty College | Kenner | Private For-Profit | 81 | — | $17,985 |
| Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe | West Monroe | Private For-Profit | 81 | — | $24,707 |
| Avery James College | Lake Charles | Private For-Profit | 78 | — | — |
| Louisiana Culinary Institute | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 77 | 37.5% | $40,359 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 72 | — | $24,707 |
| Stage One-The Hair School | Lake Charles | Private For-Profit | 66 | — | $17,390 |
| Blue Cliff College-Lafayette | Lafayette | Private For-Profit | 62 | — | $22,177 |
| Bos-Man's Barber College | Shreveport | Private For-Profit | 56 | 100.0% | — |
| Omega Institute of Cosmetology | Houma | Private For-Profit | 55 | — | $14,923 |
| Celebrity Stylist Beauty School | Monroe | Private For-Profit | 51 | — | $22,002 |
| Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans | New Orleans | Private For-Profit | 49 | — | $24,707 |
| Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc | West Monroe | Private For-Profit | 48 | — | $18,603 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Houma | Houma | Private For-Profit | 47 | — | $24,707 |
| Pineville Beauty School | Pineville | Private For-Profit | 45 | — | $19,411 |
| Ray J's College of Hair | Baton Rouge | Private For-Profit | 41 | — | — |
| Opelousas School of Cosmetology | Opelousas | Private For-Profit | 37 | — | $26,459 |
| New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | 36 | 78.3% | — |
| Cloyd's Barber School 2 Inc | Monroe | Private For-Profit | 35 | — | $23,220 |
| Blalock's Professional Beauty College | Shreveport | Private For-Profit | 32 | — | — |
| Petra College | Hammond | Private For-Profit | 31 | 100.0% | — |
| Williams Technical College | Houma | Private For-Profit | 28 | — | — |
| VH Barber & Styling Academy | Bossier City | Private For-Profit | 27 | — | — |
| J's Barber College | New Iberia | Private For-Profit | 26 | — | — |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport | Shreveport | Public | 21 | — | $74,671 |
| Celebrity Barber School | Monroe | Private For-Profit | 20 | — | $22,002 |
| Digital Media Institute | Shreveport | Private Nonprofit | 7 | 26.1% | — |
| The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $56,899 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University - EBR Parish School System Prof Dev | Baton Rouge | Public | — | — | $46,482 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University - St Amant High School | St Amant | Public | — | — | $46,482 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University - Destrahan High School | Destrehan | Public | — | — | $46,482 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University - Albert Cammon Middle School | St. Rose | Public | — | — | $46,482 |
| Blue Cliff College | Metairie | Private For-Profit | — | — | $22,177 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - New Orleans | New Orleans | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
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About This Data
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS institutional characteristics files. Enrollment, admissions, and earnings figures are the most recently available. Earnings represent median income 10 years after enrollment for students who received federal financial aid, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal student aid applicants.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.