Safest Colleges in Louisiana
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. 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 | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria · public | 0 | $5,702 | 63.4% | $29,558 |
| 2 | Delgado Community College New Orleans · community | 0 | $9,747 | 20.8% | $33,305 |
| 3 | Nunez Community College Chalmette · community | 0 | $12,529 | 35.0% | $35,343 |
| 4 | ITI Technical College Baton Rouge · private | 0 | $20,850 | 81.8% | $68,342 |
| 5 | Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria · public | 0 | $7,065 | 34.6% | $42,205 |
| 6 | Louisiana Christian University Pineville · private | 0 | $13,113 | 35.8% | $51,700 |
| 7 | McNeese State University Lake Charles · public | 0 | $12,493 | 47.1% | $46,453 |
| 8 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux · public | 0 | $12,947 | 51.5% | $45,454 |
| 9 | University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe · public | 0 | $13,466 | 54.0% | $46,769 |
| 10 | Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden · public | 0 | $9,256 | 51.5% | $32,503 |
| 11 | University of Holy Cross New Orleans · private | 0 | $15,635 | 32.7% | $49,316 |
| 12 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge · private | 0 | $18,552 | 43.8% | $59,419 |
| 13 | Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever · community | 0 | $10,527 | 37.8% | $32,189 |
| 14 | Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport · private | 0 | $30,758 | 53.4% | $31,349 |
| 15 | SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles · community | 0 | $7,525 | 49.6% | $32,303 |
| 16 | Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport · community | 0 | $11,049 | 18.3% | $33,099 |
| 17 | Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe · community | 0 | $10,773 | 39.0% | $29,734 |
| 18 | Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge · private | 0 | $19,789 | 56.8% | $34,222 |
| 19 | Herzing University-New Orleans Metairie · community | 0 | $21,269 | 35.1% | $36,909 |
| 20 | South Louisiana Community College Lafayette · community | 0 | $12,564 | 33.2% | $31,432 |
| 21 | River Parishes Community College Gonzales · community | 0 | $10,756 | 27.8% | $37,848 |
| 22 | Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge · community | 0 | $9,474 | 24.3% | $34,581 |
| 23 | Fortis College-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · private | 0 | $25,781 | 55.2% | $32,886 |
| 24 | Blue Cliff College-Alexandria Alexandria · private | 0 | $16,253 | 61.4% | $22,177 |
| 25 | Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe · community | 0 | $7,702 | 29.6% | $30,438 |
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