Largest Louisiana Colleges and Universities

Largest Louisiana Colleges with Most Enrollment

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has the most students of 41,705 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Louisiana. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is ranked second with 15,665 students and Southeastern Louisiana University follows them with 14,426 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Louisiana Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Public, four-yearsBaton Rouge, LA	41,705	24,024	17,681
2	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Public, four-yearsLafayette, LA	15,665	9,096	6,569
3	Southeastern Louisiana University Public, four-yearsHammond, LA	14,426	9,089	5,337
4	Tulane University of Louisiana Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA	13,310	8,216	5,094
5	Louisiana Tech University Public, four-yearsRuston, LA	11,873	5,627	6,246
6	Louisiana State University-Shreveport Public, four-yearsShreveport, LA	10,749	6,520	4,229
7	University of Louisiana at Monroe Public, four-yearsMonroe, LA	8,601	5,730	2,871
8	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Public, four-yearsNatchitoches, LA	8,523	5,977	2,546
9	Southern University and A & M College Public, four-yearsBaton Rouge, LA	8,279	5,498	2,781
10	University of New Orleans Public, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA	6,501	3,279	3,222
11	McNeese State University Public, four-yearsLake Charles, LA	6,241	3,899	2,342
12	Nicholls State University Public, four-yearsThibodaux, LA	6,043	3,801	2,242
13	Grambling State University Public, four-yearsGrambling, LA	5,150	3,255	1,895
14	Loyola University New Orleans Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA	4,250	2,760	1,490
15	Xavier University of Louisiana Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA	3,218	2,442	776
16	Southern University at New Orleans Public, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA	2,468	1,621	847
17	Dillard University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA	1,080	786	294
18	Louisiana Christian University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPineville, LA	936	469	467
19	University of Holy Cross Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA	802	670	132
20	Centenary College of Louisiana Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsShreveport, LA	712	360	352

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