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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Louisiana

Southern University at New Orleans has the lowest graduation rate of 19% for academic year 2021-2022 in Louisiana. Louisiana College is ranked second with 27% and Grambling State University follows them with 29%. 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
19%31%32%
2Louisiana College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPineville, LA
27%2%59%
3Grambling State University
Public, four-yearsGrambling, LA
29%-69%
4University of Holy Cross
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
30%-67%
5Southern University and A & M College
Public, four-yearsBaton Rouge, LA
32%-67%
6Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Public, four-yearsShreveport, LA
38%-62%
7Southeastern Louisiana University
Public, four-yearsHammond, LA
38%1%64%
8University of New Orleans
Public, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
39%34%58%
9McNeese State University
Public, four-yearsLake Charles, LA
42%30%69%
10Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Public, four-yearsNatchitoches, LA
44%-64%
11Nicholls State University
Public, four-yearsThibodaux, LA
50%24%70%
12University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Public, four-yearsLafayette, LA
50%-75%
13Xavier University of Louisiana
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
50%8%69%
14Dillard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
52%-73%
15University of Louisiana at Monroe
Public, four-yearsMonroe, LA
54%-69%
16Centenary College of Louisiana
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsShreveport, LA
57%-68%
17Louisiana Tech University
Public, four-yearsRuston, LA
59%2%81%
18Loyola University New Orleans
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
62%8%81%
19Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Public, four-yearsBaton Rouge, LA
69%-83%
20Tulane University of Louisiana
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
86%11%94%