Universities in Louisiana
Louisiana has 106 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education – 31 public, 21 private nonprofit, 54 for-profit, together enrolling about 186,008 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile. 7 are historically Black colleges or universities.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 30,594 |
| 2 | University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 12,428 |
| 3 | Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 11,668 |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 9,514 |
| 5 | Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 8,362 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 8,312 |
| 7 | Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Private | 7,767 |
| 8 | Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 5,632 |
| 9 | Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 5,519 |
| 10 | Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 5,519 |
| 11 | South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 5,035 |
| 12 | University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe · Doctoral/Professional University | Public | 5,022 |
| 13 | McNeese State UniversityLake Charles · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 5,005 |
| 14 | Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 4,935 |
| 15 | Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 4,737 |
| 16 | University of New OrleansNew Orleans · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 4,638 |
| 17 | Grambling State UniversityGrambling · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 4,164 |
| 18 | Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 3,057 |
| 19 | SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLake Charles · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 2,966 |
| 20 | Louisiana State University-EuniceEunice · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 2,826 |
| 21 | Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 2,812 |
| 22 | Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 2,628 |
| 23 | Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 2,505 |
| 24 | Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport · Master's, Larger Programs | Public | 2,153 |
| 25 | Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-High Traditional | Public | 2,136 |
| 26 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-CovingtonCovington · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 2,078 |
| 27 | Southern University at ShreveportShreveport · Associate's: High Career-Technical-High Nontraditional | Public | 1,910 |
| 28 | River Parishes Community CollegeGonzales · Associate's: Mixed Transfer/Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 1,880 |
| 29 | Nunez Community CollegeChalmette · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Public | 1,520 |
| 30 | Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeAlexandria · Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields | Public | 1,078 |
| 31 | Dillard UniversityNew Orleans · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 1,063 |
| 32 | Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 1,055 |
| 33 | Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMinden · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Public | 866 |
| 34 | New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 865 |
| 35 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansNew Orleans · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers | Public | 862 |
| 36 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge · Special Focus: Other Health Professions | Private | 821 |
| 37 | Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 685 |
| 38 | Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville · Master's, Small Programs | Private | 672 |
| 39 | Chamberlain University-LouisianaJefferson · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 622 |
| 40 | Southern University Law CenterBaton Rouge · Special Focus: Law | Public | 607 |
| 41 | Crescent City Bartending SchoolNew Orleans · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 570 |
| 42 | ITI Technical CollegeBaton Rouge · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Private for-profit | 555 |
| 43 | Fortis College-Baton RougeBaton Rouge · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 482 |
| 44 | University of Holy CrossNew Orleans · Master's, Small Programs | Private | 471 |
| 45 | Herzing University-New OrleansMetairie · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Mixed | Private | 346 |
| 46 | Blue Cliff College-AlexandriaAlexandria · Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | Private for-profit | 345 |
| 47 | Delta College of Arts & TechnologyBaton Rouge · Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | Private for-profit | 326 |
| 48 | Remington College-Shreveport CampusShreveport · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Associate's-Dominant | Private | 315 |
| 49 | Blue Cliff College-MetairieMetairie · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 291 |
| 50 | Diesel Driving Academy-Baton RougeBaton Rouge · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 282 |
| 51 | Ayers Career CollegeShreveport · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 256 |
| 52 | Paul Mitchell the School-Baton RougeBaton Rouge · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 249 |
| 53 | Remington College-Lafayette CampusLafayette · Associate's: High Career-Technical-Mixed | Private | 230 |
| 54 | Unitech Training Academy-LafayetteLafayette · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 229 |
| 55 | Remington College-Baton Rouge CampusBaton Rouge · Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | Private | 210 |
| 56 | Compass Career CollegeHammond · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 194 |
| 57 | LaSalle TechHouma · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 193 |
| 58 | Diesel Driving Academy-ShreveportShreveport · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 191 |
| 59 | Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette CampusLafayette · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 189 |
| 60 | Paul Mitchell the School-New OrleansMetairie · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 185 |
| 61 | Infinity CollegeLafayette · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 179 |
| 62 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton RougeBaton Rouge · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 175 |
| 63 | Delta College SouthBaton Rouge · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 164 |
| 64 | Bridges Christian CollegeNew Orleans · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 163 |
| 65 | Delta College-Slidell CampusSlidell · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 162 |
| 66 | Delta College IncCovington · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 155 |
| 67 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-LafayetteLafayette · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 144 |
| 68 | Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic TechnologyBaton Rouge · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 135 |
| 69 | Cosmetology Training CenterLafayette · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 125 |
| 70 | My Le's Beauty CollegeGretna · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 110 |
| 71 | Healthcare Training InstituteKenner · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 94 |
| 72 | Cloyd's Beauty School 3 IncMonroe · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 93 |
| 73 | Saint Joseph Seminary CollegeSt. Benedict · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Private | 93 |
| 74 | Academy of Interactive EntertainmentLafayette · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 89 |
| 75 | Denham Springs Beauty SchoolDenham Springs · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 89 |
| 76 | Unitech Training Academy-AlexandriaAlexandria · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 86 |
| 77 | Belbo Beauty InstituteShreveport · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 84 |
| 78 | John Jay Beauty CollegeKenner · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 81 |
| 79 | Unitech Training Academy-West MonroeWest Monroe · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 81 |
| 80 | Delta College WestLake Charles · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 78 |
| 81 | Louisiana Culinary InstituteBaton Rouge · Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design | Private for-profit | 77 |
| 82 | Unitech Training Academy-Baton RougeBaton Rouge · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 72 |
| 83 | Stage One-The Hair SchoolLake Charles · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 66 |
| 84 | Blue Cliff College-LafayetteLafayette · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 62 |
| 85 | Bos-Man's Barber CollegeShreveport · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 56 |
| 86 | Omega Institute of CosmetologyHouma · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 55 |
| 87 | Celebrity Stylist Beauty SchoolMonroe · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 51 |
| 88 | Unitech Training Academy-New OrleansNew Orleans · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 49 |
| 89 | Cloyd's Beauty School 1 IncWest Monroe · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 48 |
| 90 | Unitech Training Academy-HoumaHouma · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 47 |
| 91 | Pineville Beauty SchoolPineville · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 45 |
| 92 | Ray J's College of HairBaton Rouge · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 41 |
| 93 | Opelousas School of CosmetologyOpelousas · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 37 |
| 94 | New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality InstituteNew Orleans · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 36 |
| 95 | Cloyd's Barber School 2 IncMonroe · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 35 |
| 96 | Blalock's Professional Beauty CollegeShreveport · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 32 |
| 97 | Park Place Premier Barber SchoolNew Orleans · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 32 |
| 98 | Petra CollegeHammond · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 31 |
| 99 | Williams Technical CollegeHouma · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 28 |
| 100 | VH Barber & Styling AcademyBossier City · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 27 |
| 101 | J's Barber CollegeNew Iberia · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 26 |
| 102 | Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-ShreveportShreveport · Special Focus: Medical Schools/Centers | Public | 21 |
| 103 | Celebrity Barber SchoolMonroe · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private for-profit | 20 |
| 104 | Digital Media InstituteShreveport · Two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | 7 |
| 105 | Goodwill Technical CollegeNew Orleans · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | – |
| 106 | The Chicago School at Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans · Four-year institution (not classified by Carnegie) | Private | – |
A directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
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Frequently asked
How many colleges and universities are in Louisiana?
106 degree-granting institutions in Louisiana report to the U.S. Department of Education: 31 public, 21 private nonprofit, 54 for-profit. Together they enroll about 186,008 undergraduates (2024-25 data).
Which Louisiana college enrolls the most undergraduates?
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, with about 30,594 undergraduates (2024-25 data). It is the largest of the 106 institutions listed on this page by undergraduate enrollment.
Are there historically Black colleges or universities in Louisiana?
Yes: Southern University and A & M College, Grambling State University, Xavier University of Louisiana, Southern University at Shreveport, Dillard University, Southern University at New Orleans and others. Louisiana has 7 HBCUs in this directory.
Where does this Louisiana college data come from?
The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and IPEDS collections, most recent release (2024-25). Every figure is federal, published and free to check; nothing on this page is estimated or AI-generated.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.