61.17% of Applicants Accepted to Louisiana Colleges in 2022-2023 Admission

The 2023 average acceptance rate of Louisiana colleges is 61.17% and the admission yield is 26.92%. A total of 165,282 applicants have applied to Louisianacolleges (four-years) and 101,111 have accepted to admit into one or more schools. Finally, 27,224 students out of the accepted students have enrolled into one of the accepted colleges.

For Louisiana college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 848 (-0.51%) compared to last year, from 166,130 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 234, which is less than -0.85% last year.

Louisiana colleges' acceptance rate increased by 4.68% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Louisiana colleges. The yield decreased by 2.33%.

Among Louisiana colleges, Tulane University of Louisiana has the lowest acceptance rate of 11.45% with 3,621 accepted students out of 31,615 applicants. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the most number of applicants of 38,853 and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,401.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Louisiana Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Louisiana. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Louisiana Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Centenary College of Louisiana	1,139 263	725 172	173 39	63.65% 0.52%	23.86% -0.37%
Dillard University	5,052 -1,136	4,036 619	334 8	79.89% 24.67%	8.28% -1.26%
Grambling State University	10,732 7,381	4,547 2,119	861 111	42.37% -30.09%	18.94% -11.95%
Louisiana State University-Alexandria	2,913 -261	1,680 -170	414 4	57.67% -0.62%	24.64% 2.48%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	38,853 2,292	29,419 3,512	7,401 356	75.72% 4.86%	25.16% -2.03%
Louisiana State University-Shreveport	974 89	866 63	306	88.91% -1.82%	35.33% -2.78%
Louisiana Christian University	579 -362	432 -284	178 -82	74.61% -1.48%	41.20% 4.89%
Louisiana Tech University	7,595 -129	4,737 -348	1,772 -99	62.37% -3.46%	37.41% 0.62%
Loyola University New Orleans	7,340 -115	5,733 -102	797 -131	78.11% -0.16%	13.90% -2.00%
McNeese State University	3,554 955	2,532 745	1,054 34	71.24% 2.48%	41.63% -15.45%
University of New Orleans	7,296 1,663	5,090 551	1,030 -121	69.76% -10.82%	20.24% -5.12%
Nicholls State University	2,289 122	2,253 147	972 14	98.43% 1.25%	43.14% -2.35%
University of Louisiana at Monroe	4,303 -642	3,017 -439	1,018 -122	70.11% 0.22%	33.74% 0.75%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana	2,903 -835	2,843 -756	1,020 -279	97.93% 1.65%	35.88% -0.21%
University of Holy Cross	917 -403	801 -189	36 -25	87.35% 12.35%	4.49% -1.67%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	184 -335	156 -127	71 -32	84.78% 30.25%	45.51% 9.11%
Southeastern Louisiana University	4,887 -747	4,837 -737	2,367 137	98.98% 0.05%	48.94% 8.93%
Southern University and A & M College	10,609 2,058	5,718 683	1,678 60	53.90% -4.98%	29.35% -2.79%
Southern University at New Orleans	928 -390	868 -177	134 23	93.53% 14.24%	15.44% 4.82%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	11,752 1,343	8,762 607	2,885 192	74.56% -3.79%	32.93% -0.09%
Tulane University of Louisiana	31,615 -13,910	3,621 -764	1,843 -184	11.45% 1.82%	50.90% 4.67%
Xavier University of Louisiana	8,803 2,228	8,377 2,104	838 -151	95.16% -0.25%	10.00% -5.77%
Herzing University-New Orleans	60 26	57 25	39 17	95.00% 0.88%	68.42% -0.33%
Louisiana Culinary Institute	56 -3	28 -9	12 -4	50.00% -12.71%	42.86% -0.38%
Bos-Man's Barber College	1	1	1	100.00%	100.00%
Academy of Interactive Entertainment	216 160	92 40	31 4	42.59% -50.27%	33.70% -18.22%
Digital Media Institute	70 66	30 26	15 11	42.86% -57.14%	50.00% -50.00%
Chamberlain University-Louisiana	5 -3	4 -4	3 -3	80.00% -20.00%	75.00%

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