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Louisiana Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.
Southern University at New Orleans, has the lowest yield rate of 3.17% for academic year 2024-2025 in Louisiana. Dillard University is positioned second with 5.90% yield and University of Holy Cross follows them with 6%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Louisiana.
Louisiana Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Southern University at New Orleans
Public, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
3.17% 6,526 5,149 163 78.90%
2Dillard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
5.90% 7,618 3,189 188 41.86%
3University of Holy Cross
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
5.96% 1,116 822 49 73.66%
4Xavier University of Louisiana
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
11.85% 10,260 7,083 839 69.04%
5Loyola University New Orleans
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
12.11% 5,140 4,783 579 93.05%
6Grambling State University
Public, four-yearsGrambling, LA
17.99% 12,976 5,821 1,047 44.86%
7University of New Orleans
Public, four-yearsNew Orleans, LA
18.05% 7,401 5,500 993 74.31%
8Southern University and A & M College
Public, four-yearsBaton Rouge, LA
20.07% 24,340 8,547 1,715 35.12%
9Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Public, four-yearsBaton Rouge, LA
22.96% 47,065 34,513 7,925 73.33%
10Centenary College of Louisiana
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsShreveport, LA
24.27% 1,715 956 232 55.74%