Colleges
Colleges in Louisiana
105 colleges and universities in Louisiana that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Louisiana, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): University of New Orleans (6.9×), Louisiana Tech University (4.9×), Louisiana State University-Shreveport (4.5×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge | Public | 30,594 | $19,286 | 68% | $64,338 | $19,500 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette | Public | 12,428 | $14,924 | 52% | $52,638 | $23,422 |
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans | Public | 11,668 | $11,939 | 21% | $37,973 | $20,000 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond | Public | 9,514 | $12,468 | 46% | $49,502 | $20,787 |
| Baton Rouge Community College | Baton Rouge | Public | 8,362 | $9,356 | 31% | $39,556 | $15,788 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston | Public | 8,312 | $11,959 | 61% | $58,121 | $22,246 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | 7,767 | $40,693 | 87% | $68,226 | $19,500 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria | Alexandria | Public | 5,632 | $12,105 | 29% | $46,481 | $18,841 |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Natchitoches | Public | 5,519 | $12,842 | 44% | $51,238 | $24,875 |
| Southern University and A & M College | Baton Rouge | Public | 5,519 | $18,631 | 28% | $47,186 | $28,750 |
| South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette | Public | 5,035 | $9,430 | 35% | $37,569 | $14,250 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe | Public | 5,022 | $12,218 | 51% | $49,742 | $20,500 |
| McNeese State University | Lake Charles | Public | 5,005 | $11,228 | 47% | $50,152 | $21,383 |
| Bossier Parish Community College | Bossier City | Public | 4,935 | $8,389 | 23% | $37,382 | $18,754 |
| Nicholls State University | Thibodaux | Public | 4,737 | $13,357 | 51% | $49,144 | $22,536 |
| University of New Orleans | New Orleans | Public | 4,638 | $7,761 | 38% | $53,518 | $19,018 |
| Grambling State University | Grambling | Public | 4,164 | $19,214 | 36% | $41,535 | $34,500 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College | Monroe | Public | 3,057 | $11,672 | 41% | $34,430 | $14,250 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College | Lake Charles | Public | 2,966 | $6,795 | 48% | $39,491 | — |
| Louisiana State University-Eunice | Eunice | Public | 2,826 | $7,454 | 20% | $43,288 | $12,350 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | 2,812 | $21,888 | 61% | $59,326 | $25,000 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | 2,628 | $19,722 | 55% | $59,737 | $23,870 |
| Northshore Technical Community College | Lacombe | Public | 2,505 | $8,484 | 40% | $34,133 | $11,000 |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Shreveport | Public | 2,153 | $11,101 | 33% | $49,677 | $21,369 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College | Schriever | Public | 2,136 | $9,493 | 34% | $37,504 | $11,500 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington | Covington | Private for-profit | 2,078 | $22,160 | 84% | $33,712 | $7,917 |
| Southern University at Shreveport | Shreveport | Public | 1,910 | $8,120 | 11% | $35,836 | — |
| River Parishes Community College | Gonzales | Public | 1,880 | $8,411 | 37% | $40,167 | $10,500 |
| Nunez Community College | Chalmette | Public | 1,520 | $8,271 | 44% | $40,271 | $17,489 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College | Alexandria | Public | 1,078 | $5,162 | 72% | $35,811 | $9,500 |
| Dillard University | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | 1,063 | $26,363 | 51% | $43,728 | $27,000 |
| Southern University at New Orleans | New Orleans | Public | 1,055 | $12,086 | 15% | $42,300 | — |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College | Minden | Public | 866 | $14,899 | 63% | $37,978 | — |
| New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | 865 | $16,399 | 61% | — | — |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | New Orleans | Public | 862 | — | — | $84,003 | $18,250 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge | Private nonprofit | 821 | $12,807 | 41% | $63,092 | $23,375 |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | Shreveport | Private nonprofit | 685 | $25,053 | 62% | $59,034 | $26,000 |
| Louisiana Christian University | Pineville | Private nonprofit | 672 | $20,268 | 40% | $49,573 | $23,250 |
| Chamberlain University-Louisiana | Jefferson | Private for-profit | 622 | $36,976 | 0% | $96,897 | $19,746 |
| Southern University Law Center | Baton Rouge | Public | 607 | — | — | $47,186 | $28,750 |
| Crescent City Bartending School | New Orleans | Private for-profit | 570 | $21,378 | 85% | $33,062 | $9,500 |
| ITI Technical College | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 555 | $22,128 | 59% | $71,551 | $13,169 |
| Fortis College-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 482 | $22,998 | 61% | $37,493 | $12,728 |
| University of Holy Cross | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | 471 | $8,705 | 43% | $53,531 | $26,000 |
| Herzing University-New Orleans | Metairie | Private nonprofit | 346 | $21,678 | 50% | $44,255 | $17,676 |
| Blue Cliff College-Alexandria | Alexandria | Private for-profit | 345 | $35,756 | 54% | $27,298 | $11,190 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 326 | $22,913 | 63% | $37,031 | $9,516 |
| Remington College-Shreveport Campus | Shreveport | Private nonprofit | 315 | $22,741 | 50% | $33,423 | $9,500 |
| Blue Cliff College-Metairie | Metairie | Private for-profit | 291 | $24,959 | 62% | $27,298 | $11,190 |
| Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 282 | $16,345 | 80% | $48,436 | $6,333 |
| Ayers Career College | Shreveport | Private for-profit | 256 | $14,803 | 75% | $34,620 | $5,500 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 249 | $20,985 | 61% | $25,453 | $7,917 |
| Remington College-Lafayette Campus | Lafayette | Private nonprofit | 230 | $24,462 | 43% | $33,423 | $9,500 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette | Lafayette | Private for-profit | 229 | $25,286 | 53% | $28,945 | $5,623 |
| Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus | Baton Rouge | Private nonprofit | 210 | $25,278 | 40% | $33,423 | $9,500 |
| Compass Career College | Hammond | Private for-profit | 194 | $23,086 | 51% | $28,959 | $8,444 |
| LaSalle Tech | Houma | Private for-profit | 193 | $16,634 | 90% | $22,827 | $7,917 |
| Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport | Shreveport | Private for-profit | 191 | $15,919 | 84% | $49,002 | $6,333 |
| Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus | Lafayette | Private for-profit | 189 | $26,247 | 62% | $37,031 | $9,516 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans | Metairie | Private for-profit | 185 | $24,581 | 80% | $25,453 | $7,917 |
| Infinity College | Lafayette | Private for-profit | 179 | $160 | 95% | — | $10,750 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 175 | $26,144 | 69% | $32,154 | $9,833 |
| Delta College South | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 164 | $19,494 | 57% | $31,552 | $5,500 |
| Bridges Christian College | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | 163 | $11,477 | — | — | — |
| Delta College-Slidell Campus | Slidell | Private for-profit | 162 | $19,641 | 49% | $34,276 | $5,709 |
| Delta College Inc | Covington | Private for-profit | 155 | $26,297 | 55% | $34,276 | $5,709 |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette | Lafayette | Private for-profit | 144 | $22,525 | 100% | $28,449 | $7,666 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology | Baton Rouge | Private nonprofit | 135 | — | — | $70,197 | $11,990 |
| Cosmetology Training Center | Lafayette | Private for-profit | 125 | $12,425 | 82% | $27,994 | $7,917 |
| My Le's Beauty College | Gretna | Private for-profit | 110 | $12,354 | 79% | $22,065 | — |
| Healthcare Training Institute | Kenner | Private for-profit | 94 | — | 29% | — | $20,000 |
| Saint Joseph Seminary College | St. Benedict | Private nonprofit | 93 | $52,272 | 54% | $35,921 | — |
| Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc | Monroe | Private for-profit | 93 | $6,614 | 44% | $20,130 | — |
| Denham Springs Beauty School | Denham Springs | Private for-profit | 89 | $9,777 | 73% | $25,768 | $9,833 |
| Academy of Interactive Entertainment | Lafayette | Private nonprofit | 89 | $21,583 | 100% | — | $11,892 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria | Alexandria | Private for-profit | 86 | $21,283 | 53% | $28,945 | $5,623 |
| Belbo Beauty Institute | Shreveport | Private for-profit | 84 | $16,783 | 61% | — | $6,500 |
| John Jay Beauty College | Kenner | Private for-profit | 81 | $8,160 | 87% | $25,091 | — |
| Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe | West Monroe | Private for-profit | 81 | $25,306 | 50% | $28,945 | $5,623 |
| Delta College West | Lake Charles | Private for-profit | 78 | $15,307 | 28% | $25,467 | $6,333 |
| Louisiana Culinary Institute | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 77 | $26,451 | 81% | $40,662 | $15,250 |
| Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 72 | $22,955 | 45% | $28,945 | $5,623 |
| Stage One-The Hair School | Lake Charles | Private for-profit | 66 | $12,236 | 69% | $20,066 | $7,700 |
| Bos-Man's Barber College | Shreveport | Private for-profit | 56 | $11,446 | 62% | — | $12,500 |
| Omega Institute of Cosmetology | Houma | Private for-profit | 55 | $7,752 | 85% | $29,494 | — |
| Celebrity Stylist Beauty School | Monroe | Private for-profit | 51 | $19,807 | 100% | $17,809 | $8,444 |
| Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans | New Orleans | Private for-profit | 49 | $26,502 | 45% | $28,945 | $5,623 |
| Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc | West Monroe | Private for-profit | 48 | $3,416 | 57% | — | — |
| Unitech Training Academy-Houma | Houma | Private for-profit | 47 | $20,992 | 53% | $28,945 | $5,623 |
| Pineville Beauty School | Pineville | Private for-profit | 45 | $15,492 | 53% | $18,554 | — |
| Ray J's College of Hair | Baton Rouge | Private for-profit | 41 | $9,985 | 70% | — | $13,000 |
| Opelousas School of Cosmetology | Opelousas | Private for-profit | 37 | $15,533 | 69% | $20,853 | — |
| New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | 36 | $10,762 | — | — | — |
| Cloyd's Barber School 2 Inc | Monroe | Private for-profit | 35 | $2,946 | 38% | — | — |
| Blalock's Professional Beauty College | Shreveport | Private for-profit | 32 | $19,823 | 75% | — | $9,833 |
| Park Place Premier Barber School | New Orleans | Private for-profit | 32 | $16,772 | 40% | — | — |
| Petra College | Hammond | Private for-profit | 31 | $18,244 | — | — | — |
| Williams Technical College | Houma | Private for-profit | 28 | — | 56% | — | $9,500 |
| VH Barber & Styling Academy | Bossier City | Private for-profit | 27 | $36,320 | 50% | — | — |
| J's Barber College | New Iberia | Private for-profit | 26 | $31,051 | 79% | — | $9,872 |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport | Shreveport | Public | 21 | — | — | $69,045 | — |
| Celebrity Barber School | Monroe | Private for-profit | 20 | $17,836 | 100% | $17,809 | $8,444 |
| Digital Media Institute | Shreveport | Private nonprofit | 7 | $30,131 | 62% | — | — |
| The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | $60,280 | $26,430 |
| Goodwill Technical College | New Orleans | Private nonprofit | — | $14,133 | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
