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Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on August 22, 2018 Top Ranked U.S. Colleges: Universities | Public Universities | Liberal Arts Colleges | Engineering | Business | Women's | Most Selective | More Top Picks Louisiana's top schools range from a large public university to a small, private liberal arts college. My list includes a Catholic university, a historically Black university, and one of the country's top private universities. I've listed the top Louisiana colleges alphabetically to avoid the arbitrary distinctions often used to distinguish #1 from #2, and because of the impossibility of comparing such widely different types of schools. The schools were chosen based on factors such as academic reputation, curricular innovation, first-year retention rate, six-year graduation rate, value, financial aid and student engagement. Compare Louisiana Colleges: SAT Scores | ACT Scores Centenary College of Louisiana Magale Library at Centenary College of Louisiana. Billy Hathorn / Wikimedia Commons Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Enrollment: 549 (490 undergraduates) Type of Institution: private liberal arts college Distinctions: 8 to 1 student / faculty ratio; average class size of 12; good value; generous grant aid; rich history going back to 1825; students from 28 states and 7 countries For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Centenary College profile GPA, SAT and ACT Graph for Centenary Admissions LSU, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College LSU Football Stadium. Shoshanah / Flickr Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Enrollment: 31,409 (26,118 undergraduates) Type of Institution: public university Distinctions: flagship institution of Louisiana; attractive 2,000-acre campus; one of the country's most popular universities; 74 bachelor's degree programs; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strong liberal arts and sciences; well-regarded business school; good value; member of the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the LSU profile GPA, SAT and ACT Graph for LSU Admissions Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Tech Football. Monica's Dad / Flickr Location: Ruston, Louisiana Enrollment: 12,672 (11,281 undergraduates) Type of Institution: public university Distinctions: students come from 48 states and 68 countries; good value for both in-state and out-of-state students; competes in the NCAA Division I Western Athletic Conference For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Louisiana Tech profile GPA, SAT and ACT Graph for Louisiana Tech Admissions Loyola University New Orleans Loyola University New Orleans. louisianatravel / Flickr Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Enrollment: 3,679 (2,482 undergraduates) Type of Institution: private Jesuit university Distinctions: 12 to 1 student / faculty ratio; choice of 61 Bachelor's degree programs; highly ranked among colleges in the South; over 120 student clubs and organizations; good grant aid For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Loyola University New Orleans profile GPA, SAT and ACT Graph for Loyola Admissions Tulane University Tulane University. AuthenticEccentric / Flickr Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Enrollment: 12,581 (7,924 undergraduates) Type of Institution: private university Distinctions: member of the Association of American Universities for strong research programs; chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for strong liberal arts and sciences; highly selective admissions; member of the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the Tulane University profile GPA, SAT and ACT Graph for Tulane Admissions Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) Xavier University of Louisiana. Editor B / Flickr Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Enrollment: 2,997 (2,248 undergraduates) Type of Institution: private, Catholic, historically Black liberal arts university Distinctions: the country's only Catholic historically Black university; strong programs in the sciences balanced with a liberal arts core curriculum; strong record of placing students into medical school For acceptance rate, test scores, costs and other information, visit the XULA profile GPA, SAT and ACT Graph for Xavier Admissions Calculate Your Chances Calculate Your Chances of Being Admitted. Se e if you have the grades and test scores you need to get into one of these top Louisiana schools with this free tool from Cappex: Calculate Your Chances of Getting In Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Grove, Allen. "Top Louisiana Colleges." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/top-louisiana-colleges-788313. Grove, Allen. (2023, April 5). Top Louisiana Colleges. 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