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Private nonprofit colleges in Louisiana

The College Scorecard lists 12 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Louisiana, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 18,040 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $20,268 a year, lower than the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $59,180 at the median institution, about the same as the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 54.3%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Schools
12
UndergraduatesiUndergraduate degree-seeking enrollment.
18,040
Median net priceiAverage yearly cost for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. The figure here is the median across schools.
$20,268
U.S.: $22,971
Median earnings, 10 yrsiMedian earnings of former students who received federal aid, 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$59,180
U.S.: $59,082
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$25,000
U.S.: $23,250
Median grad rateiShare of full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time (6 years for a 4-year degree, 3 years for a 2-year degree). The figure here is the median across schools.
54.3%
U.S.: 57.7%

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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Louisiana. Showing 9 of 12 private nonprofit colleges in Louisiana; schools missing either value are left out.

All 12 private nonprofit colleges in Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans
7,767$40,693$71,998$68,226$19,50086.9%92.5%14.0%
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans
2,812$21,888$51,664$59,326$25,00061.3%80.1%93.0%
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans
2,628$19,722$30,298$59,737$23,87054.7%71.7%69.0%
Dillard University
New Orleans
1,063$26,363$23,918$43,728$27,00050.7%78.0%41.9%
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
New Orleans
865$16,399$12,520n/an/a61.1%92.0%n/a
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge
821$12,807$16,553$63,092$23,37541.2%63.9%98.7%
Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport
685$25,053$43,450$59,034$26,00061.6%70.2%55.7%
Louisiana Christian University
Pineville
672$20,268$22,304$49,573$23,25039.7%52.4%77.2%
University of Holy Cross
New Orleans
471$8,705$17,206$53,531$26,00042.9%71.0%73.7%
Bridges Christian College
New Orleans
163$11,477$6,600n/an/an/a50.0%n/a
Saint Joseph Seminary College
St. Benedict
93$52,272$29,105$35,921n/a53.8%71.4%n/a
The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans
n/an/an/a$60,280$26,430n/an/an/a
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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Louisiana

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Louisiana?
The College Scorecard lists 12 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Louisiana.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Louisiana cost?
Across the 11 schools that report it, the median average net price is $20,268 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $8,705 at University of Holy Cross to $52,272 at Saint Joseph Seminary College.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Louisiana have the lowest average net price?
By reported average net price: University of Holy Cross ($8,705), Bridges Christian College ($11,477), Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ($12,807), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary ($16,399), and Xavier University of Louisiana ($19,722).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Louisiana earn?
At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $59,180 10 years after starting college (10 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Tulane University of Louisiana ($68,226), Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ($63,092), and The Chicago School at Xavier University of Louisiana ($60,280).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Louisiana?
The median graduation rate is 54.3%, across 10 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Louisiana have?
The median institution's graduates leave with $25,000 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.