1,101 SAT and 22 ACT in Average for Louisiana Colleges in 2025 Admission

1,101

SAT Score

22

ACT Score

For the 2025 Louisiana college admission cycle, a total of 1,989 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 14,484 students submitted ACT scores to Louisiana colleges.

The average SAT score for Louisiana colleges is 1,101 and the average ACT composite score is 22. Compared to the previous year, the Louisiana's average SAT score decreased by 4 points from 1,105 to 1,101, representing a 0.4% change.

The average acceptance rate for Louisiana colleges with available SAT data is 56.88% with a yield rate of 24.28%. This represents a 0.56 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.

Among Louisiana colleges, Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest SAT score of 1,465.

Average SAT Scores for Louisiana Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores 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
SAT Scores for Louisiana Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Tulane University of Louisiana1,465
15
3213.98%
-0.61%
40.32%
-5.47%
University of Louisiana at Monroe1,280
70
2184.75%
10.19%
35.06%
6.22%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College1,255
20
27
1
73.33%
-0.67%
22.96%
-0.92%
Louisiana Tech University1,210
20
2486.40%
13.83%
33.44%
-0.23%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette1,1902587.01%
-1.82%
31.73%
-0.57%
Centenary College of Louisiana1,120
10
23
-1
55.74%
1.32%
24.27%
-1.28%
Louisiana State University-Shreveport1,090
30
21
-1
50.55%
-32.17%
31.48%
-4.83%
University of New Orleans1,080
-70
2074.31%
7.54%
18.05%
0.60%
Nicholls State University1,080
65
2190.80%
-5.22%
35.37%
-1.30%
Louisiana State University at Alexandria1,070
60
19
-1
92.08%
-0.55%
66.59%
-7.11%
Dillard University1,050
-35
20
-1
41.86%
1.35%
5.90%
-1.69%
McNeese State University1,050
70
2178.27%
10.72%
38.18%
-9.60%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana1,030
-60
2192.54%
-1.20%
37.38%
2.88%
Xavier University of Louisiana1,025
-25
22
1
69.04%
-5.44%
11.85%
2.18%
Grambling State University920
-50
1744.86%
21.18%
17.99%
2.21%
Southern University at New Orleans91017
1
78.90%
18.69%
3.17%
-5.59%
Southern University and A & M College900
10
1735.12%
-14.75%
20.07%
-8.00%