Notable Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Louisiana

This directory-style guide highlights 25 four-year colleges and universities in Louisiana. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette — Lafayette, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Tulane University of Louisiana — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Southeastern Louisiana University — Hammond, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Louisiana Tech University — Ruston, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana — Natchitoches, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Louisiana State University-Shreveport — Shreveport, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
University of Louisiana at Monroe — Monroe, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Southern University and A & M College — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
University of New Orleans — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
McNeese State University — Lake Charles, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Nicholls State University — Thibodaux, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Grambling State University — Grambling, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Loyola University New Orleans — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Louisiana State University-Alexandria — Alexandria, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Xavier University of Louisiana — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
Southern University at New Orleans — New Orleans, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University — Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Dillard University — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
NationsUniversity — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
University of Holy Cross — New Orleans, Louisiana. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Louisiana Christian University — Pineville, Louisiana. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport — Shreveport, Louisiana. Public four-year institution.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES IPEDS. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.