Louisiana Public Colleges Where More Students Leave Before Graduation

Southern University and A & M College has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 27% last year.

Grambling State University with 36% and Louisiana State University-Shreveport with 38% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Louisiana Public Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,048 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,125 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Graduation Rate Louisiana Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 73.75%, and the average SAT score is 1,069, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Louisiana Public Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. Louisiana Public Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-
Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, 4-year 27.00%
1.00%
$17,272
($9,922)
20.07%35.12%9008,27921 to 1
2
-
Grambling State University Grambling, LAPublic, 4-year 36.00%
4.00%
$16,706
($7,683)
17.99%44.86%9205,15025 to 1
3
-
Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LAPublic, 4-year 38.00%
5.00%
$7,327
($7,327)
31.48%50.55%1,09010,74930 to 1
3
1
University of New Orleans New Orleans, LAPublic, 4-year 38.00%
4.00%
$14,008
($9,172)
18.05%74.31%1,0806,50119 to 1
5
-
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LAPublic, 4-year 43.00%
1.00%
$19,652
($8,864)
37.38%92.54%1,0308,52316 to 1
6
1
Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year 45.00%
1.00%
$20,851
($8,373)
38.76%99.31%-14,42620 to 1
7
1
McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year 47.00%
5.00%
$9,989
($8,489)
38.18%78.27%1,0506,24120 to 1
8
-
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LAPublic, 4-year 53.00%
1.00%
$24,146
($10,418)
31.73%87.01%1,19015,66518 to 1
9
1
Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LAPublic, 4-year 54.00%
-
$9,242
($8,149)
35.37%90.80%1,0806,04319 to 1
9
2
University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LAPublic, 4-year 54.00%
4.00%
$21,290
($9,190)
35.06%84.75%1,2808,60118 to 1
Average43.50%$16,048
($8,759)
30.41%73.75%1,0699,01821 to 1