Most Favored Louisiana Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate
This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Louisiana. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Louisiana Christian University, has the highest yield rate of 43.26% for academic year 2024-2025 in Louisiana. Tulane University of Louisiana is positioned second with 40.32% yield and Southeastern Louisiana University follows them with 39%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Louisiana.
| Name | Yield | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Christian UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsPineville, LA | 43.26% | 548 | 423 | 183 | 77.19% |
| 2 | Tulane University of LouisianaPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA | 40.32% | 32,609 | 4,559 | 1,838 | 13.98% |
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana UniversityPublic, four-yearsHammond, LA | 38.76% | 6,255 | 6,212 | 2,408 | 99.31% |
| 4 | McNeese State UniversityPublic, four-yearsLake Charles, LA | 38.18% | 3,902 | 3,054 | 1,166 | 78.27% |
| 5 | Northwestern State University of LouisianaPublic, four-yearsNatchitoches, LA | 37.38% | 3,015 | 2,790 | 1,043 | 92.54% |
| 6 | Nicholls State UniversityPublic, four-yearsThibodaux, LA | 35.37% | 3,369 | 3,059 | 1,082 | 90.80% |
| 7 | University of Louisiana at MonroePublic, four-yearsMonroe, LA | 35.06% | 4,224 | 3,580 | 1,255 | 84.75% |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech UniversityPublic, four-yearsRuston, LA | 33.44% | 8,491 | 7,336 | 2,453 | 86.40% |
| 9 | University of Louisiana at LafayettePublic, four-yearsLafayette, LA | 31.73% | 11,099 | 9,657 | 3,064 | 87.01% |
| 10 | Louisiana State University-ShreveportPublic, four-yearsShreveport, LA | 31.48% | 1,917 | 969 | 305 | 50.55% |
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