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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Louisiana

Southern University at New Orleans has the lowest graduation rate of 17% for academic year 2022-2023 in Louisiana. Southern University and A & M College is ranked second with 30% and Louisiana State University-Shreveport follows them with 32%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have low graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the highest graduation rates in Louisiana.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Louisiana
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Southern University at New Orleans
Public, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
17%37%46%
2Southern University and A & M College
Public, four-yearsBaton Rouge, LA
30%-59%
3Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Public, four-yearsShreveport, LA
32%-65%
4Grambling State University
Public, four-yearsGrambling, LA
36%-72%
5Louisiana Christian University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPineville, LA
36%43%55%
6University of Holy Cross
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
36%43%76%
7University of New Orleans
Public, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
38%34%61%
8Southeastern Louisiana University
Public, four-yearsHammond, LA
43%32%71%
9Nicholls State University
Public, four-yearsThibodaux, LA
45%27%75%
10McNeese State University
Public, four-yearsLake Charles, LA
46%26%69%
11Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Public, four-yearsNatchitoches, LA
46%-61%
12Dillard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
48%-71%
13University of Louisiana at Monroe
Public, four-yearsMonroe, LA
50%-73%
14Xavier University of Louisiana
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
50%36%68%
15University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Public, four-yearsLafayette, LA
51%-70%
16Louisiana Tech University
Public, four-yearsRuston, LA
59%24%81%
17Centenary College of Louisiana
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsShreveport, LA
60%-64%
18Loyola University New Orleans
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
67%8%76%
19Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Public, four-yearsBaton Rouge, LA
69%-84%
20Tulane University of Louisiana
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
87%10%93%