116 colleges ranked by 4-year graduation rate · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education · State average: 55%
| # | College | Grad Rate | Rating | Retention | Enrollment | Type | In-State Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 |
Louisiana Academy of Beauty
Eunice
|
100% | 🟢 Excellent | 86% | 16 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 🥈 |
Celebrity Stylist Beauty School
Monroe
|
100% | 🟢 Excellent | 100% | 51 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 🥉 |
VH Barber & Styling Academy
Bossier City
|
100% | 🟢 Excellent | 14% | 27 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 4 |
Celebrity Barber School
Monroe
|
100% | 🟢 Excellent | N/A | 20 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 5 |
Academy of Interactive Entertainment
Lafayette
|
100% | 🟢 Excellent | 75% | 89 | Private Non-profit | $24,600 |
| 6 |
Omega Institute of Cosmetology
Houma
|
97% | 🟢 Excellent | 95% | 55 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 7 |
John Jay Beauty College
Kenner
|
90% | 🟢 Excellent | 58% | 81 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 8 |
Crescent City Bartending School
New Orleans
|
89% | 🟢 Excellent | N/A | 570 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 9 |
LaSalle Tech
Houma
|
88% | 🟢 Excellent | 79% | 193 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 10 |
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans
|
86% | 🟢 Excellent | 93% | 7,767 | Private Non-profit | $68,678 |
| 11 |
My Le's Beauty College
Gretna
|
85% | 🟢 Excellent | 82% | 110 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 12 |
Infinity College
Lafayette
|
85% | 🟢 Excellent | 80% | 179 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 13 |
Williams Technical College
Houma
|
85% | 🟢 Excellent | 22% | 28 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 14 |
Blalock's Professional Beauty College
Shreveport
|
83% | 🟢 Excellent | 70% | 32 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 15 |
Cosmetology Training Center
Lafayette
|
83% | 🟢 Excellent | 100% | 125 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 16 |
Ray J's College of Hair
Baton Rouge
|
83% | 🟢 Excellent | 100% | 41 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 17 |
Opelousas School of Cosmetology
Opelousas
|
80% | 🟢 Excellent | 86% | 37 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 18 |
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington
Covington
|
80% | 🔵 Good | 84% | 2,078 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 19 |
Belbo Beauty Institute
Shreveport
|
78% | 🔵 Good | 61% | 84 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 20 |
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Minden
|
77% | 🔵 Good | 79% | 866 | Public | $4,109 |
| 21 |
Paul Mitchell the School-New Orleans
Metairie
|
76% | 🔵 Good | 81% | 185 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 22 |
Paul Mitchell the School-Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
|
75% | 🔵 Good | 78% | 249 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 23 |
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
|
75% | 🔵 Good | N/A | 282 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 24 |
New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute
New Orleans
|
75% | 🔵 Good | N/A | 36 | Private Non-profit | N/A |
| 25 |
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
New Orleans
|
74% | 🔵 Good | 92% | 865 | Private Non-profit | $12,468 |
| 26 |
Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport
Shreveport
|
73% | 🔵 Good | N/A | 191 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 27 |
Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge
|
73% | 🔵 Good | 95% | 77 | Private For-profit | $15,575 |
| 28 |
Stage One-The Hair School
Lake Charles
|
72% | 🔵 Good | 67% | 66 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 29 |
Pineville Beauty School
Pineville
|
71% | 🔵 Good | 67% | 45 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 30 |
Delta College Inc
Covington
|
71% | 🔵 Good | 76% | 155 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 31 |
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria
|
70% | 🔵 Good | 73% | 1,078 | Public | $4,099 |
| 32 |
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge
|
69% | 🔵 Good | 85% | 30,594 | Public | $11,954 |
| 33 |
Ayers Career College
Shreveport
|
68% | 🔵 Good | 84% | 256 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 34 |
Delta College of Arts & Technology
Baton Rouge
|
65% | 🔵 Good | 70% | 326 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 35 |
Digital Media Institute
Shreveport
|
65% | 🔵 Good | 82% | 7 | Private Non-profit | N/A |
| 36 |
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
|
64% | 🔵 Good | 84% | 175 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 37 |
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston
|
64% | 🔵 Good | 82% | 8,312 | Public | $10,125 |
| 38 |
Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc
Monroe
|
63% | 🔵 Good | 80% | 93 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 39 |
Delta College-Slidell Campus
Slidell
|
63% | 🔵 Good | 62% | 162 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 40 |
Denham Springs Beauty School
Denham Springs
|
60% | 🔵 Good | 92% | 89 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 41 |
Park Place Premier Barber School
New Orleans
|
60% | 🔵 Good | 89% | 32 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 42 |
Compass Career College
Hammond
|
59% | 🟡 Moderate | 66% | 194 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 43 |
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans
|
59% | 🟡 Moderate | 80% | 2,812 | Private Non-profit | $49,440 |
| 44 |
ITI Technical College
Baton Rouge
|
59% | 🟡 Moderate | 72% | 555 | Private For-profit | $11,711 |
| 45 |
Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe
West Monroe
|
59% | 🟡 Moderate | 61% | 81 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 46 |
Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc
West Monroe
|
58% | 🟡 Moderate | 86% | 48 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 47 |
Medical Training College
Baton Rouge
|
58% | 🟡 Moderate | N/A | 164 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 48 |
Unitech Training Academy-Houma
Houma
|
57% | 🟡 Moderate | 66% | 47 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 49 |
Cloyd's Barber School 2 Inc
Monroe
|
57% | 🟡 Moderate | 75% | 35 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 50 |
Bos-Man's Barber College
Shreveport
|
57% | 🟡 Moderate | 89% | 56 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 51 |
J's Barber College
New Iberia
|
57% | 🟡 Moderate | 100% | 26 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 52 |
Blue Cliff College-Metairie
Metairie
|
56% | 🟡 Moderate | 100% | 291 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 53 |
Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport
|
56% | 🟡 Moderate | 70% | 685 | Private Non-profit | $41,200 |
| 54 |
Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus
Lafayette
|
56% | 🟡 Moderate | 73% | 189 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 55 |
Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette
Lafayette
|
55% | 🟡 Moderate | 65% | 229 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 56 |
Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria
Alexandria
|
55% | 🟡 Moderate | 65% | 86 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 57 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe
|
54% | 🟡 Moderate | 73% | 5,022 | Public | $9,190 |
| 58 |
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux
|
54% | 🟡 Moderate | 77% | 4,737 | Public | $8,149 |
| 59 |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette
|
53% | 🟡 Moderate | 74% | 12,428 | Public | $10,418 |
| 60 |
Fortis College-Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
|
50% | 🟡 Moderate | 63% | 482 | Private For-profit | $16,467 |
| 61 |
Blue Cliff College-Lafayette
Lafayette
|
50% | 🟡 Moderate | 61% | 62 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 62 |
Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
|
50% | 🟡 Moderate | 57% | 72 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 63 |
University of Holy Cross
New Orleans
|
49% | 🟡 Moderate | 71% | 471 | Private Non-profit | $16,576 |
| 64 |
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans
|
49% | 🟡 Moderate | 72% | 2,628 | Private Non-profit | $28,733 |
| 65 |
Saint Joseph Seminary College
St. Benedict
|
48% | 🟡 Moderate | 71% | 93 | Private Non-profit | $28,025 |
| 66 |
McNeese State University
Lake Charles
|
47% | 🟡 Moderate | 68% | 5,005 | Public | $8,489 |
| 67 |
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge
|
45% | 🟡 Moderate | 64% | 821 | Private Non-profit | $18,310 |
| 68 |
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond
|
45% | 🟡 Moderate | 73% | 9,514 | Public | $8,373 |
| 69 |
Louisiana Christian University
Pineville
|
44% | 🟡 Moderate | 52% | 672 | Private Non-profit | $20,266 |
| 70 |
Dillard University
New Orleans
|
43% | 🟡 Moderate | 78% | 1,063 | Private Non-profit | $23,918 |
| 71 |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches
|
43% | 🟡 Moderate | 71% | 5,519 | Public | $8,864 |
| 72 |
SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles
|
43% | 🟡 Moderate | 59% | 2,966 | Public | $4,305 |
| 73 |
Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans
New Orleans
|
42% | 🟡 Moderate | 62% | 49 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 74 |
Remington College-Lafayette Campus
Lafayette
|
42% | 🟡 Moderate | 58% | 230 | Private Non-profit | $16,312 |
| 75 |
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus
Baton Rouge
|
41% | 🟡 Moderate | 48% | 210 | Private Non-profit | $15,837 |
| 76 |
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe
|
40% | 🟡 Moderate | 56% | 2,505 | Public | $4,299 |
| 77 |
University of New Orleans
New Orleans
|
38% | 🔴 Below average | 67% | 4,638 | Public | $9,172 |
| 78 |
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Shreveport
|
38% | 🔴 Below average | 83% | 2,153 | Public | $7,518 |
| 79 |
Grambling State University
Grambling
|
36% | 🔴 Below average | 66% | 4,164 | Public | $7,683 |
| 80 |
Louisiana State University-Alexandria
Alexandria
|
34% | 🔴 Below average | 70% | 5,632 | Public | $7,050 |
| 81 |
Blue Cliff College-Alexandria
Alexandria
|
34% | 🔴 Below average | 24% | 345 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 82 |
Remington College-Shreveport Campus
Shreveport
|
33% | 🔴 Below average | 100% | 315 | Private Non-profit | $16,245 |
| 83 |
Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge
|
31% | 🔴 Below average | 53% | 8,362 | Public | $4,321 |
| 84 |
South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette
|
30% | 🔴 Below average | 54% | 5,035 | Public | $4,210 |
| 85 |
Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe
|
30% | 🔴 Below average | 57% | 3,057 | Public | $4,159 |
| 86 |
Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever
|
30% | 🔴 Below average | 65% | 2,136 | Public | $4,219 |
| 87 |
River Parishes Community College
Gonzales
|
30% | 🔴 Below average | 50% | 1,880 | Public | $4,079 |
| 88 |
Healthcare Training Institute
Kenner
|
29% | 🔴 Below average | 92% | 94 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 89 |
Avery James College
Lake Charles
|
29% | 🔴 Below average | 41% | 78 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 90 |
Nunez Community College
Chalmette
|
27% | 🔴 Below average | 52% | 1,520 | Public | $4,255 |
| 91 |
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge
|
27% | 🔴 Below average | 60% | 5,519 | Public | $9,922 |
| 92 |
Delgado Community College
New Orleans
|
24% | 🔴 Below average | 50% | 11,668 | Public | $4,279 |
| 93 |
Louisiana State University-Eunice
Eunice
|
19% | 🔴 Below average | 48% | 2,826 | Public | $4,730 |
| 94 |
Miller-Motte College-McCann-Monroe
Monroe
|
19% | 🔴 Below average | 100% | 8 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 95 |
Herzing University-New Orleans
Metairie
|
15% | 🔴 Below average | 50% | 346 | Private Non-profit | $13,450 |
| 96 |
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City
|
15% | 🔴 Below average | 50% | 4,935 | Public | $4,283 |
| 97 |
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans
|
13% | 🔴 Below average | 52% | 1,055 | Public | $8,054 |
| 98 |
Southern University at Shreveport
Shreveport
|
10% | 🔴 Below average | 38% | 1,910 | Public | $4,958 |
| 99 |
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette
Lafayette
|
0% | 🔴 Below average | 100% | 144 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 100 |
Stevensons Academy of Hair Design
New Orleans
|
0% | 🔴 Below average | 25% | 112 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 101 |
Bridges Christian College
New Orleans
|
0% | 🔴 Below average | 50% | 163 | Private Non-profit | $6,600 |
| 102 |
Baton Rouge General Medical Center School of Nursing & School of Radiologic Technology
Baton Rouge
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | 135 | Private Non-profit | N/A |
| 103 |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | 862 | Public | N/A |
| 104 |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Shreveport
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | 21 | Public | N/A |
| 105 |
Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge
|
— | ⚪ No data | 60% | 607 | Public | N/A |
| 106 |
The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Private Non-profit | N/A |
| 107 |
NationsUniversity
New Orleans
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | 595 | Private Non-profit | N/A |
| 108 |
Chamberlain University-Louisiana
Jefferson
|
— | ⚪ No data | 86% | 622 | Private For-profit | $19,975 |
| 109 |
Petra College
Hammond
|
— | ⚪ No data | 100% | 31 | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 110 |
Southeastern Louisiana University - EBR Parish School System Prof Dev
Baton Rouge
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Public | N/A |
| 111 |
Southeastern Louisiana University - St Amant High School
St Amant
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Public | N/A |
| 112 |
Southeastern Louisiana University - Destrahan High School
Destrehan
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Public | N/A |
| 113 |
Southeastern Louisiana University - Albert Cammon Middle School
St. Rose
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Public | N/A |
| 114 |
Blue Cliff College
Metairie
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Private For-profit | N/A |
| 115 |
Relay Graduate School of Education - New Orleans
New Orleans
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Private Non-profit | N/A |
| 116 |
Relay Graduate School of Education - Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
|
— | ⚪ No data | N/A | — | Private Non-profit | N/A |