Louisiana Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Louisiana Colleges is 25.37% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Louisiana Christian University has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 43.26% and Tulane University of Louisiana (40.32%) and Southeastern Louisiana University (38.76%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Louisiana Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Louisiana Christian University has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 43.26% and Tulane University of Louisiana has the second highest yield of 40.32%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,831 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,407 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Louisiana Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 76.08%, and the average SAT score is 1,174, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored Louisiana Colleges

Table. Most Favored Louisiana Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Louisiana Christian University Pineville, LAPrivate, 4-year 43.26%
4.57%		77.19%-$20,26693644.00%10 to 1
2
1		Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LAPrivate, 4-year 40.32%
5.47%		13.98%1,465$68,67813,31086.00%7 to 1
3
1		Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year 38.76%
6.67%		99.31%-$20,851
($8,373)		14,42645.00%20 to 1
4
2		McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year 38.18%
9.60%		78.27%1,050$9,989
($8,489)		6,24147.00%20 to 1
5
2		Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LAPublic, 4-year 37.38%
2.88%		92.54%1,030$19,652
($8,864)		8,52343.00%16 to 1
6
1		Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LAPublic, 4-year 35.37%
1.30%		90.80%1,080$9,242
($8,149)		6,04354.00%19 to 1
7
3		University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LAPublic, 4-year 35.06%
6.22%		84.75%1,280$21,290
($9,190)		8,60154.00%18 to 1
8
-		Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LAPublic, 4-year 33.44%
0.23%		86.40%1,210$16,866
($10,125)		11,87364.00%21 to 1
9
-		University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LAPublic, 4-year 31.73%
0.57%		87.01%1,190$24,146
($10,418)		15,66553.00%18 to 1
10
4		Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LAPublic, 4-year 31.48%
4.83%		50.55%1,090$7,327
($7,327)		10,74938.00%30 to 1
Average36.50%76.08%1,174$21,831
($8,867)		9,63752.80%18 to 1