Louisiana Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 14 public colleges in Louisiana with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Grambling State University leads the list by accepting 42% of high school students that applied.

List of Louisiana Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

42%
Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, LA

54%
Louisiana State University Alexandria

Alexandria, LA

58%
Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

62%
University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

70%
University of Louisiana Monroe

Monroe, LA

70%
McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

71%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

75%
Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

76%
Louisiana State University Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

89%
Southern University at New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

94%
Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

98%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, LA

98%
Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, LA

99%