59.37% of Applicants Accepted to Louisiana Colleges in 2025 Admission

200,984

Applicants

119,315

Admitted

59.37%

Acceptance Rate

24.52%

Yield

For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Louisiana colleges is 59.37%, 119,315 accepted out of 200,984 applicants.

For Louisiana college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 14,767 (7.93%) compared to last year, from 186,217 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,245, which is more than 4.44% last year.

Louisiana colleges' acceptance rate increased by 1.92% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Louisiana colleges. The yield decreased by 1.67%.

Among Louisiana colleges, Tulane University of Louisiana has the lowest acceptance rate of 13.98% with 4,559 accepted students out of 32,609 applicants. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the most number of applicants of 47,065 and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,925.

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.

Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Louisiana Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Tulane University of Louisiana32,609
4,673		4,559
482		1,838
-29		13.98%
-0.61%		40.32%
-5.47%
Digital Media Institute23
-24		6
-9		5
-10		26.09%
-5.82%		83.33%
-16.67%
Southern University and A & M College24,340
12,119		8,547
2,452		1,715
4		35.12%
-14.75%		20.07%
-8.00%
Louisiana Culinary Institute48
1		18
-5		18
-3		37.50%
-11.44%		100.00%
8.70%
Dillard University7,618
-447		3,189
-78		188
-60		41.86%
1.35%		5.90%
-1.69%
Academy of Interactive Entertainment209
149		89
41		41
-7		42.58%
-37.42%		46.07%
-53.93%
Grambling State University12,976
-11,545		5,821
15		1,047
131		44.86%
21.18%		17.99%
2.21%
Louisiana State University-Shreveport1,917
968		969
184		305
20		50.55%
-32.17%		31.48%
-4.83%
Centenary College of Louisiana1,715
-119		956
-42		232
-23		55.74%
1.32%		24.27%
-1.28%
Xavier University of Louisiana10,260
652		7,083
-73		839
147		69.04%
-5.44%		11.85%
2.18%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College47,065
4,507		34,513
3,022		7,925
404		73.33%
-0.67%		22.96%
-0.92%
University of Holy Cross1,116
712		822
422		49
16		73.66%
-25.35%		5.96%
-2.29%
University of New Orleans7,401
148		5,500
657		993
148		74.31%
7.54%		18.05%
0.60%
Louisiana Christian University548
-1		423
-37		183
-37		77.19%
-6.60%		43.26%
-4.57%
McNeese State University3,902
608		3,054
829		1,166
103		78.27%
10.72%		38.18%
-9.60%
Southern University at New Orleans6,526
3,606		5,149
3,391		163
9		78.90%
18.69%		3.17%
-5.59%
University of Louisiana at Monroe4,224
-654		3,580
-57		1,255
206		84.75%
10.19%		35.06%
6.22%
Louisiana Tech University8,491
-772		7,336
614		2,453
190		86.40%
13.83%		33.44%
-0.23%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette11,099
420		9,657
171		3,06487.01%
-1.82%		31.73%
-0.57%
Nicholls State University3,369
49		3,059
-129		1,082
-87		90.80%
-5.22%		35.37%
-1.30%
Herzing University-New Orleans50
4		46
5		32
5		92.00%
2.87%		69.57%
3.72%
Louisiana State University at Alexandria959
253		883
229		588
106		92.08%
-0.55%		66.59%
-7.11%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana3,015
-179		2,790
-204		1,043
10		92.54%
-1.20%		37.38%
2.88%
Loyola University New Orleans5,140
-1,002		4,783
-605		579
-116		93.05%
5.33%		12.11%
-0.79%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University384
3		379
63		112
46		98.70%
15.76%		29.55%
8.66%
Southeastern Louisiana University6,255
770		6,212
1,041		2,408
59		99.31%
5.03%		38.76%
-6.67%
Chamberlain University-Louisiana5
-6		5
-5		2
-7		100.00%
9.09%		40.00%
-50.00%
Bos-Man's Barber College19
16		19
16		19
16		100.00%100.00%