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Colleges in Louisiana

All 32 Louisiana colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Louisiana ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans Highly Selective 14% 69
2 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge Open 73% 56
3 Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport Moderate 51% 52
4 Louisiana Tech University Ruston Open 86% 48
5 Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans Open 69% 48
6 Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport Moderate 56% 46
7 University of New Orleans New Orleans Open 74% 46
8 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette Open 87% 45
9 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge Open 99% 43
10 University of Holy Cross New Orleans Open 74% 42
11 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe Open 85% 42
12 Louisiana Christian University Pineville Open 77% 42
13 Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge Selective 35% 42
14 McNeese State University Lake Charles Open 78% 41
15 Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans Open 93% 41
16 Dillard University New Orleans Moderate 42% 40
17 Nicholls State University Thibodaux Open 91% 40
18 Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond Open 99% 39
19 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches Open 93% 39
20 Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria Open 92% 38
21 Grambling State University Grambling Moderate 45% 37
22 Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport Open — 36
23 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans Open — 35
24 Saint Joseph Seminary College St. Benedict Open — 32
25 Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans Open 79% 32
26 Herzing University-New Orleans Metairie Open 92% 30
— Bridges Christian College New Orleans Open — —
— Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans New Orleans Open — —
— Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Shreveport Open — —
— NationsUniversity New Orleans Open — —
— Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge Open — —
— The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →