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Best Colleges in Louisiana (2026)

116 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.

116

Colleges

$35,774

Avg Earnings (10yr)

$17,038

Avg Net Price

72%

Avg Admit Rate

53%

Avg Grad Rate

State Overview

Louisiana is home to 116 colleges and universities, ranging from research universities to community colleges. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans leads the state in graduate earnings, with state alumni earning $35,774 on average ten years after enrollment. Whether you're looking for a flagship research university, a liberal arts college, or a career-focused program, Louisiana offers diverse options across all price points.

Quick Facts — Louisiana Colleges

Highest Earning

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

$78,495median earnings

Most Selective

Tulane University of Louisiana

15%acceptance rate

Best Grad Rate

Academy of Interactive Entertainment

100%6-yr grad rate

Most Affordable

Central Louisiana Technical Community College

$5,497avg net price

Top 10 Colleges in Louisiana by Graduate Earnings

Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

New Orleans·Public

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$78,495

Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology

Baton Rouge·Private Nonprofit

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$75,071

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Shreveport·Public

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$74,671

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans·Private Nonprofit

Admit

15%

Net Price

$43,939

Grad Rate

88%

Earnings

$63,268

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge·Public

Admit

74%

Net Price

$20,015

Grad Rate

70%

Earnings

$61,251

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Baton Rouge·Private Nonprofit

Admit

83%

Net Price

$17,797

Grad Rate

47%

Earnings

$59,419

The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans·Private Nonprofit

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$56,899

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans·Private Nonprofit

Admit

88%

Net Price

$22,762

Grad Rate

67%

Earnings

$52,927

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston·Public

Admit

73%

Net Price

$12,209

Grad Rate

59%

Earnings

$52,279

Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans·Private Nonprofit

Admit

74%

Net Price

$18,285

Grad Rate

50%

Earnings

$52,184

Most Affordable Colleges in Louisiana

Lowest average net price after grants and scholarships. Public and private nonprofit only.

#1 Most AffordablePublic

Central Louisiana Technical Community College

Alexandria, LA

$5,497/ yr avg net

73% grad rate

#2 Most AffordablePublic

Louisiana State University-Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

$8,130/ yr avg net

33% grad rate

#3 Most AffordablePublic

Louisiana Delta Community College

Monroe, LA

$8,306/ yr avg net

25% grad rate

#4 Most AffordablePublic

Louisiana State University-Alexandria

Alexandria, LA

$8,365/ yr avg net

33% grad rate

#5 Most AffordablePublic

SOWELA Technical Community College

Lake Charles, LA

$8,861/ yr avg net

42% grad rate

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All Colleges in Louisiana

All 116 accredited institutions. Click column headers to sort.

School	City	Type	Admit Rate	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Academy of Interactive Entertainment	Lafayette	Private Nonprofit	80%	$33,319	100%	N/A
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,934	71%	$25,903
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington	Covington	Private For-Profit	N/A	$23,626	74%	$30,334
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette	Lafayette	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	87%	$23,904
Avery James College	Lake Charles	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,278	29%	N/A
Ayers Career College	Shreveport	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,824	71%	$29,935
Baton Rouge Community College	Baton Rouge	Public	N/A	$10,171	21%	$34,581
Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology	Baton Rouge	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$75,071
Belbo Beauty Institute	Shreveport	Private For-Profit	N/A	$23,914	42%	$16,792
Blalock's Professional Beauty College	Shreveport	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,537	67%	N/A
Blue Cliff College	Metairie	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22,177
Blue Cliff College-Alexandria	Alexandria	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,485	34%	$22,177
Blue Cliff College-Lafayette	Lafayette	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,164	40%	$22,177
Blue Cliff College-Metairie	Metairie	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,581	46%	$22,177
Bos-Man's Barber College	Shreveport	Private For-Profit	100%	$9,039	62%	N/A
Bossier Parish Community College	Bossier City	Public	N/A	$9,840	15%	$34,502
Bridges Christian College	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Celebrity Barber School	Monroe	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22,002
Celebrity Stylist Beauty School	Monroe	Private For-Profit	N/A	$14,290	N/A	$22,002
Centenary College of Louisiana	Shreveport	Private Nonprofit	54%	$25,159	60%	$50,330
Central Louisiana Technical Community College	Alexandria	Public	N/A	$5,497	73%	$29,558
Chamberlain University-Louisiana	Jefferson	Private For-Profit	91%	$36,972	N/A	$92,405
Cloyd's Barber School 2 Inc	Monroe	Private For-Profit	N/A	$3,065	N/A	$23,220
Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc	West Monroe	Private For-Profit	N/A	$5,902	N/A	$18,603
Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc	Monroe	Private For-Profit	N/A	$4,693	53%	$15,105
Compass Career College	Hammond	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,405	38%	$21,175
Cosmetology Training Center	Lafayette	Private For-Profit	N/A	$11,376	80%	$16,194
Crescent City Bartending School	New Orleans	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,078	75%	$22,407
Delgado Community College	New Orleans	Public	N/A	$11,926	19%	$33,305
Delta College Inc	Covington	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,997	68%	$32,044
Delta College of Arts & Technology	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,590	40%	$34,222
Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus	Lafayette	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,230	63%	$34,222
Delta College-Slidell Campus	Slidell	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,835	54%	$32,044
Denham Springs Beauty School	Denham Springs	Private For-Profit	N/A	$10,597	51%	$18,298
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$15,214	74%	$43,011
Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport	Shreveport	Private For-Profit	N/A	$15,123	78%	$38,740
Digital Media Institute	Shreveport	Private Nonprofit	32%	$11,872	91%	N/A
Dillard University	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	41%	$18,553	47%	$39,196
Fletcher Technical Community College	Schriever	Public	N/A	$10,689	21%	$32,189
Fortis College-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$23,826	43%	$32,886
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	Baton Rouge	Private Nonprofit	83%	$17,797	47%	$59,419
Grambling State University	Grambling	Public	24%	$19,125	35%	$41,109
Healthcare Training Institute	Kenner	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,975	75%	N/A
Herzing University-New Orleans	Metairie	Private Nonprofit	89%	$21,090	32%	$36,909
Infinity College	Lafayette	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	91%	N/A
ITI Technical College	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,862	57%	$68,342
J's Barber College	New Iberia	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,344	47%	N/A
John Jay Beauty College	Kenner	Private For-Profit	N/A	$6,624	55%	$17,985
LaSalle Tech	Houma	Private For-Profit	N/A	$10,463	57%	$20,975
Louisiana Academy of Beauty	Eunice	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,597	72%	$16,539
Louisiana Christian University	Pineville	Private Nonprofit	84%	$16,874	39%	$51,700
Louisiana Culinary Institute	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	49%	$29,765	89%	$40,359
Louisiana Delta Community College	Monroe	Public	N/A	$8,306	25%	$30,438
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge	Public	74%	$20,015	70%	$61,251
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans	New Orleans	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$78,495
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport	Shreveport	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$74,671
Louisiana State University-Alexandria	Alexandria	Public	93%	$8,365	33%	$42,205
Louisiana State University-Eunice	Eunice	Public	N/A	$9,619	15%	$36,498
Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Shreveport	Public	83%	$8,130	33%	$47,477
Louisiana Tech University	Ruston	Public	73%	$12,209	59%	$52,279
Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	88%	$22,762	67%	$52,927
McNeese State University	Lake Charles	Public	68%	$11,257	49%	$46,453
Medical Training College	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,106	56%	$30,894
Miller-Motte College-McCann-Monroe	Monroe	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,440	33%	$31,102
Moore Career College	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,098	30%	$26,068
My Le's Beauty College	Gretna	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,990	81%	$18,946
NationsUniversity	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	38%	N/A
Nicholls State University	Thibodaux	Public	96%	$12,091	50%	$45,454
Northshore Technical Community College	Lacombe	Public	N/A	$9,942	32%	$29,734
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College	Minden	Public	N/A	$9,847	71%	$32,503
Northwestern State University of Louisiana	Natchitoches	Public	94%	$13,809	46%	$47,021
Nunez Community College	Chalmette	Public	N/A	$10,017	22%	$35,343
Omega Institute of Cosmetology	Houma	Private For-Profit	N/A	$10,667	86%	$14,923
Opelousas School of Cosmetology	Opelousas	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,904	33%	$26,459
Park Place Premier Barber School	New Orleans	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,005	38%	N/A
Pat Goins Beauty Schools formerly Paul Mitchell the School-Shreveport	Shreveport	Private For-Profit	N/A	$14,808	59%	$20,239
Paul Mitchell the School-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$15,535	80%	$25,699
Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans	Metairie	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,495	55%	$25,699
Pineville Beauty School	Pineville	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,923	60%	$19,411
Ray J's College of Hair	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$10,061	80%	N/A
Relay Graduate School of Education - Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Relay Graduate School of Education - New Orleans	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus	Baton Rouge	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$22,851	29%	$31,349
Remington College-Lafayette Campus	Lafayette	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$28,875	37%	$31,349
Remington College-Shreveport Campus	Shreveport	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$30,248	32%	$31,349
River Parishes Community College	Gonzales	Public	N/A	$9,774	32%	$37,848
Saint Joseph Seminary College	St. Benedict	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$39,513	47%	$38,366
South Louisiana Community College	Lafayette	Public	N/A	$9,684	30%	$31,432
Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond	Public	94%	$12,174	44%	$46,482
Southeastern Louisiana University - Albert Cammon Middle School	St. Rose	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$46,482
Southeastern Louisiana University - Destrahan High School	Destrehan	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$46,482
Southeastern Louisiana University - EBR Parish School System Prof Dev	Baton Rouge	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$46,482
Southeastern Louisiana University - St Amant High School	St Amant	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$46,482
Southern University and A & M College	Baton Rouge	Public	50%	$19,740	29%	$43,371
Southern University at New Orleans	New Orleans	Public	60%	$15,260	18%	$34,042
Southern University at Shreveport	Shreveport	Public	N/A	$12,890	7%	$33,099
Southern University Law Center	Baton Rouge	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$43,371
SOWELA Technical Community College	Lake Charles	Public	N/A	$8,861	42%	$32,303
Stage One-The Hair School	Lake Charles	Private For-Profit	N/A	$11,337	72%	$17,390
Stevensons Academy of Hair Design	New Orleans	Private For-Profit	N/A	$3,715	N/A	$23,853
The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$56,899
Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	15%	$43,939	88%	$63,268
Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria	Alexandria	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,968	68%	$24,707
Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,687	58%	$24,707
Unitech Training Academy-Houma	Houma	Private For-Profit	N/A	$21,938	71%	$24,707
Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette	Lafayette	Private For-Profit	N/A	$25,472	67%	$24,707
Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans	New Orleans	Private For-Profit	N/A	$24,599	55%	$24,707
Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe	West Monroe	Private For-Profit	N/A	$25,053	68%	$24,707
University of Holy Cross	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	99%	$16,780	36%	$49,316
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette	Public	89%	$14,118	52%	$47,089
University of Louisiana at Monroe	Monroe	Public	75%	$11,633	51%	$46,769
University of New Orleans	New Orleans	Public	67%	$11,147	40%	$47,872
VH Barber & Styling Academy	Bossier City	Private For-Profit	N/A	$37,051	N/A	N/A
Williams Technical College	Houma	Private For-Profit	N/A	$15,577	88%	N/A
Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans	Private Nonprofit	74%	$18,285	50%	$52,184

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