The average acceptance rate of the 13 public Louisiana colleges that have competitive admission is 75.09% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 2.41%. The acceptance rate at 7 public Louisiana colleges increased and the rate of 6 colleges decreased.
Southern University and A & M College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 35.12%. Grambling State University (44.86%) and Louisiana State University-Shreveport (50.55%) are following it in the list of Tightest Louisiana Public Colleges to Get In.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Southern University and A & M College ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Grambling State University ranked second, a drop from first place last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,319 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,944 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year | 35.12% 14.75% | 20.07% | 900 | $17,272 ($9,922) | 8,279 | 27.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Grambling State University Grambling, LAPublic, 4-year | 44.86% 21.18% | 17.99% | 920 | $16,706 ($7,683) | 5,150 | 36.00% | 25 to 1 |
| 3 6 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LAPublic, 4-year | 50.55% 32.17% | 31.48% | 1,090 | $7,327 ($7,327) | 10,749 | 38.00% | 30 to 1 |
| 4 3 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year | 73.33% 0.67% | 22.96% | 1,255 | $28,631 ($11,954) | 41,705 | 69.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of New Orleans New Orleans, LAPublic, 4-year | 74.31% 7.54% | 18.05% | 1,080 | $14,008 ($9,172) | 6,501 | 38.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 6 1 | McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year | 78.27% 10.72% | 38.18% | 1,050 | $9,989 ($8,489) | 6,241 | 47.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 7 4 | Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LAPublic, 4-year | 78.90% 18.69% | 3.17% | 910 | $16,954 ($8,054) | 2,468 | 13.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LAPublic, 4-year | 84.75% 10.19% | 35.06% | 1,280 | $21,290 ($9,190) | 8,601 | 54.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 9 3 | Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LAPublic, 4-year | 86.40% 13.83% | 33.44% | 1,210 | $16,866 ($10,125) | 11,873 | 64.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 10 - | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LAPublic, 4-year | 87.01% 1.82% | 31.73% | 1,190 | $24,146 ($10,418) | 15,665 | 53.00% | 18 to 1 |
| Average | 69.35% | 25.21% | 1,089 | $17,319 ($9,233) | 11,723 | 43.90% | 21 to 1 |