Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Louisiana
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITI Technical College Baton Rouge · private | $20,850 | 81.8% | $68,342 | — |
| 2 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans · private | $39,949 | 76.2% | $63,268 | 14.0% |
| 3 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge · public | $19,151 | 69.6% | $61,251 | 73.3% |
| 4 | Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans · private | $23,696 | 64.7% | $52,927 | 93.0% |
| 5 | Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria · public | $5,702 | 63.4% | $29,558 | — |
| 6 | Blue Cliff College-Alexandria Alexandria · private | $16,253 | 61.4% | $22,177 | — |
| 7 | Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport · private | $23,624 | 57.9% | $50,330 | 55.7% |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech University Ruston · public | $11,864 | 57.6% | $52,279 | 86.4% |
| 9 | Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge · private | $19,789 | 56.8% | $34,222 | — |
| 10 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette · public | $13,530 | 56.2% | $47,089 | 87.0% |
| 11 | Fortis College-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · private | $25,781 | 55.2% | $32,886 | — |
| 12 | University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe · public | $13,466 | 54.0% | $46,769 | 84.8% |
| 13 | Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport · private | $30,758 | 53.4% | $31,349 | — |
| 14 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux · public | $12,947 | 51.5% | $45,454 | 90.8% |
| 15 | Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden · public | $9,256 | 51.5% | $32,503 | — |
| 16 | Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans · private | $17,127 | 50.4% | $52,184 | 69.0% |
| 17 | SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles · community | $7,525 | 49.6% | $32,303 | — |
| 18 | Dillard University New Orleans · private | $22,094 | 49.3% | $39,196 | 41.9% |
| 19 | McNeese State University Lake Charles · public | $12,493 | 47.1% | $46,453 | 78.3% |
| 20 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches · public | $13,606 | 45.6% | $47,021 | 92.5% |
| 21 | University of New Orleans New Orleans · public | $12,384 | 44.0% | $47,872 | 74.3% |
| 22 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge · private | $18,552 | 43.8% | $59,419 | 98.7% |
| 23 | Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond · public | $13,154 | 42.3% | $46,482 | 99.3% |
| 24 | Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe · community | $10,773 | 39.0% | $29,734 | — |
| 25 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport · public | $7,022 | 38.2% | $47,477 | 50.5% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.