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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked first and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked second in Louisiana college rankings. The 2025 average tuition & fees of the Louisiana best colleges is $15,876 for Louisiana residents and $23,540 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 70.03% and the average SAT score is 1,103. The average number of student population is 8,527 and the average student to faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Louisiana best colleges. For the statistics, we only include 4 years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $23,540 and Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest tuition & fees of $68,678 and Louisiana State University-Shreveport has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,327.
The average graduate tuition & fees is $18,839 and Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest tuition & fees of $69,310 and Louisiana State University-Shreveport has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,349.
The average SAT score is 1,103 and Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest SAT score of 1,465 and Southern University and A & M College has the lowest score of 900.
The average acceptance rate is 70.03% and Tulane University of Louisiana has the tightest (lowest) rate of 14% and Southeastern Louisiana University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 99%.
The average student population is 8,527 and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the most students of 41,705 and Centenary College of Louisiana has the fewest students of 712.
The average graduation rate is 48.35% and Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest rate of 86% and Southern University at New Orleans has the lowest rate of 13%.

Louisiana Best Colleges Comparison

The below table compares the 20 best colleges in Louisiana with important academic factors. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column name that you want to sort.

Rank	College Name	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	SAT Score	Acceptance Rate	Population	Graduation Rate	Student to Faculty Ratio
1	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$68,678	$69,310	1,465	14.0%	13,310	86%	7 to 1
2	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	$28,631	$29,962	1,255	73.3%	41,705	69%	21 to 1
3	Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, LA	$41,200	$9,585	1,120	55.7%	712	56%	8 to 1
4	Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$28,979	$22,736	1,025	69.0%	3,218	49%	11 to 1
5	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	$24,146	$23,912	1,190	87.0%	15,665	53%	18 to 1
6	McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA	$9,989	$10,002	1,050	78.3%	6,241	47%	20 to 1
7	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	$16,866	$12,726	1,210	86.4%	11,873	64%	21 to 1
8	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	$21,290	$21,499	1,280	84.8%	8,601	54%	18 to 1
9	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA	$20,851	$21,308	-	99.3%	14,426	45%	20 to 1
10	Louisiana Christian University Pineville, LA	$20,266	$8,086	-	77.2%	936	44%	10 to 1
11	Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA	$7,327	$7,349	1,090	50.6%	10,749	38%	30 to 1
12	Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA	$9,242	$9,329	1,080	90.8%	6,043	54%	19 to 1
13	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	$19,652	$20,546	1,030	92.5%	8,523	43%	16 to 1
14	Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA	$17,272	$17,184	900	35.1%	8,279	27%	21 to 1
15	University of Holy Cross New Orleans, LA	$16,576	$15,406	-	73.7%	802	49%	7 to 1
16	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$49,440	$21,631	-	93.1%	4,250	59%	12 to 1
17	Grambling State University Grambling, LA	$16,706	$16,439	920	44.9%	5,150	36%	25 to 1
18	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$14,008	$13,678	1,080	74.3%	6,501	38%	19 to 1
19	Dillard University New Orleans, LA	$22,734	$9,400	1,050	41.9%	1,080	43%	14 to 1
20	Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$16,954	$16,686	910	78.9%	2,468	13%	13 to 1
	Average	$23,540	$18,839	1,103	70.0%	8,527	48%	17 to 1

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