There are 114 colleges in Louisiana - 34 public and 80 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Louisiana colleges is $9,061 for state residents and $20,899 for out-of-state students.

35 Louisiana cities have at least one college and, of them, Baton Rouge has the most of 19 colleges. It has 5 four-year colleges and 7 community colleges with a total of 58,585 students. New Orleans and Shreveport also has a number of colleges of 17 and 12 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Louisiana colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

114 Louisiana Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Baton Rouge 19577 $20,620
($10,898)
$24,149
($11,843)
58,585 50,096 8,489 15 to 1
New Orleans 171214 $22,522
($9,013)
$18,058
($10,459)
52,364 39,776 12,588 14 to 1
Shreveport 12426 $26,347
($8,901)
$18,755
($11,404)
14,548 7,267 7,281 13 to 1
Lafayette 10154 $24,146
($10,418)
$23,912
($10,184)
22,393 20,124 2,269 20 to 1
Monroe 7124 $21,290
($9,190)
$21,500
($9,400)
12,844 10,998 1,846 16 to 1
Lake Charles 4112 $9,960
($8,460)
$9,997
($8,497)
9,632 9,098 534 19 to 1
Houma 4--4 - - 407 407 - 13 to 1
Metairie 4121 $13,420 $9,160 1,137 1,126 11 14 to 1
Alexandria 4121 $14,725
($7,050)
- 6,143 6,143 - 20 to 1
West Monroe 2--2 - - 157 157 - 16 to 1
Kenner 2-11 - - 176 176 - 15 to 1
Bossier City 2-11 - - 6,349 6,349 - 19 to 1
Covington 2--2 - - 2,709 2,709 - 17 to 1
Hammond 21-1 $20,851
($8,373)
$21,308
($8,830)
13,607 12,568 1,039 19 to 1
Eunice 2-11 - - 3,065 3,065 - 19 to 1
Pineville 21-1 $19,750 $8,524 1,067 873 194 13 to 1
Natchitoches 11-- $19,652
($8,864)
$20,546
($9,758)
9,389 8,405 984 17 to 1
St. Benedict 11-- $26,520 - 107 107 - 5 to 1
Schriever 1-1- - - 2,047 2,047 - 19 to 1
Chalmette 1-1- - - 2,393 2,393 - 23 to 1
Lacombe 1-1- - - 5,074 5,074 - 25 to 1
Gonzales 1-1- - - 2,339 2,339 - 20 to 1
Slidell 1--1 - - 129 129 - 14 to 1
Opelousas 1--1 - - 30 30 - 4 to 1
Jefferson 11-- $19,740 - 365 365 - 18 to 1
Thibodaux 11-- $9,266
($8,173)
$9,347
($8,254)
5,883 5,314 569 17 to 1
Destrehan 11-- - - - - - -
Minden 1-1- - - 970 970 - 12 to 1
Denham Springs 1--1 - - 61 61 - 15 to 1
Grambling 11-- $16,706
($7,683)
$16,439
($7,416)
5,058 4,201 857 25 to 1
Gretna 1--1 - - 98 98 - 15 to 1
New Iberia 1--1 - - 26 26 - 20 to 1
Ruston 11-- $16,866
($10,125)
$12,726
($7,995)
10,839 9,924 915 23 to 1
St Amant 11-- - - - - - -
St. Rose 11-- - - - - - -