Public Universities in Louisiana, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
Louisiana has 14 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is Southern University at 35%; the most accessible is Southeastern Louisiana University at 99%, and the median public university in the state admits 79%. None posts an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) above 1300, which puts the emphasis on grades and coursework. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a Louisiana student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.
- Southern University35%acceptanceSelectiveLA · SAT 1020
- Grambling State University45%acceptanceSelectiveLA · SAT 1020
- Louisiana State University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveLA · SAT 1290
- University of New Orleans74%acceptanceModerately selectiveLA · SAT 1150
- McNeese State University78%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1080
- LSU Alexandria78%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1100
- LSU Shreveport78%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1100
- Southern University New Orleans79%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1000
- University of Louisiana at Monroe85%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1130
- Louisiana Tech University86%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1250
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette87%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1190
- Nicholls State University91%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1080
- Northwestern State University93%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1070
- Southeastern Louisiana University99%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1100
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.