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Colleges in Louisiana.

All 22 four-year colleges in Louisiana that report admissions (14 public, 8 private), with acceptance rates, SAT ranges, average price after grants and the first 2026–27 deadline. Most applied to first. Open a college to check your chances.

CollegeAdmittedSAT middle 50%Net priceFirst deadline
LSUBaton Rouge73%1180–1320$21,808Rolling
TulaneNew Orleans15%1430–1500$50,631ED Nov 1
Grambling State UniversityGrambling24%860–1150$19,092–
Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge50%798–1000$18,937RD Jul 28
Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston72%1188–1353$12,593–
Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans67%950–1150$17,874Rolling
UL LafayetteLafayette89%990–1210$13,443–
Dillard UniversityNew Orleans41%976–1153$18,551Rolling
University of New OrleansNew Orleans67%960–1320$11,190–
Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond92%1040–1210$12,007–
Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans91%1093–1285$26,150EA Nov 15
University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe75%1050–1350$11,160–
Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux96%928–1145$11,029–
McNeese State UniversityLake Charles68%810–1120$11,393–
Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans60%800–970$14,825Rolling
Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches95%910–1110$13,156–
Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport54%1040–1210$25,427EA Dec 1
Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport83%1000–1150$7,554–
Louisiana State University-AlexandriaAlexandria93%880–1140$8,081–
Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville84%–$15,470–
University of Holy CrossNew Orleans99%–$14,476RD Jul 24
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge83%–$15,239EA Nov 1

ED = early decision, EA = early action, REA = restrictive early action, RD = regular decision. Deadlines are from Common App’s requirements grid; colleges not on the Common App show a dash. Admit rates come from each college’s Common Data Set when it publishes one, otherwise IPEDS (fall 2023). All application deadlines.

Hardest colleges to get into in Louisiana

  1. Tulane admitted 15% of 32,942 applicants.
  2. Grambling State University admitted 24% of 24,521 applicants.
  3. Dillard University admitted 41% of 8,065 applicants.
  4. Southern University and A & M College admitted 50% of 12,221 applicants.
  5. Centenary College of Louisiana admitted 54% of 1,834 applicants.

Easiest colleges to get into in Louisiana

  1. Nicholls State University admitted 96% of 3,320 applicants.
  2. Northwestern State University of Louisiana admitted 95% of 2,723 applicants.
  3. Louisiana State University-Alexandria admitted 93% of 706 applicants.
  4. Southeastern Louisiana University admitted 92% of 6,790 applicants.
  5. Loyola University New Orleans admitted 91% of 6,080 applicants.

Among colleges with at least 500 applicants.

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Sources: each college’s Common Data Set where published, IPEDS (College Navigator), and Common App’s 2026–27 requirements grid. Clarity Prep isn’t affiliated with any college listed.