Universities in Louisiana
3 indexed campuses in Southeast, 51,000 students in total. Ranked by the Campus Atlas quality index; tuition shown as the in-state / out-of-state band.
Top 10 by quality index
Largest campuses
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA · public · 34k students
Coastal erosion research, petrochemical engineering and the Law Center.
Score 5834k students$11k in-state
computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA · private · 14k students
Medicine, law and tropical public health uptown New Orleans.
Score 7014k students$58k tuition
computer data scienceengineeringbusinesshealth medicine
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA · private · 3.0k students
Produces more Black biology doctorates than any other US college.
Score 543.0k students$42k tuition
computer data sciencebusinesshealth medicinelaw public policy
City clusters
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.