Louisiana ranking · Clery-reported enrollment 2024

The Largest Universities in Louisiana

The 50 largest of the 101 Louisiana colleges and universities that report an enrolment to the U.S. Department of Education, ranked biggest first. Total enrolment counts online and distance students, so an institution with a large virtual programme can outrank a bigger physical campus.

41,705
Largest in Louisiana
101
Institutions reporting
256
Median Louisiana institution
#26
of 51 states by enrolment

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is the largest institution in Louisiana with 41,705 students

According to U.S. Department of Education campus-safety enrollment filings for 2024, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads Louisiana at 41,705 students, and the five largest hold 37.3% of state enrollment. This list covers the 50 largest of 101 reporting institutions. Totals include online learners, so a large virtual programme can outrank a bigger physical campus.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

Largest in Louisiana
41,705
Institutions reporting
101
State students in top 5
37.3%
Median Louisiana institution
256

Louisiana in one line

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is the largest institution in Louisiana with 41,705 students, about 163x the 256 of the median institution in the state. The five largest hold 37.3% of the state's students, a middling concentration: large institutions matter here without crowding out the rest.

41,705
students at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
37.3%
of state students, in the top 5
262,097
students enrolled across Louisiana
282
the #50 cutoff

Enrollment is total students reported in the OPE campus-safety disclosure for 2024, including online and distance learners. IPEDS supplies institution location and sector. The incident column is reported on-campus Clery Act incidents per 1,000 enrolled students.

Size joined to safety

These 50 largest institutions enroll 97.9% of Louisiana's students; the other 51 reporting institutions hold the remaining 2.1%. Among the 32 mid-to-large campuses on this list, 18 sit below the 1.58 national median incident rate, and 1 also appear in the national safest-50.

97.9%
of state students, in these 50
18
below 1.58 national median /1k
1
also in national safest-50
7.39
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College rate /1k

Incident rates are on-campus Clery Criminal Offenses and VAWA reports per 1,000 enrolled students for campuses with enrollment ≥ 2,000 and a national safety rank. A lower rate is not a personal safety verdict, reporting culture and online enrollment dilute raw counts. See /rankings/safest-campuses for the size-fair national list.

Showing the top 50 of 101 Louisiana institutions by enrollment (256,647 of 262,097 students, 97.9%). The remaining 51 reporting institutions enroll 2.1% of the state total and are omitted from this capped ranking, not from the underlying federal tables.

What this ranking shows about Louisiana

Louisiana ranks 26th by total enrolment among the states and DC, roughly mid-table nationally. More than half of the 101 institutions reporting enrolment here are private for-profit (52 of them), largely small career and online schools, which is why Louisiana reports so many institutions while its median enrolment stays low.

Ranking by total enrolment puts institutions with large online programmes above institutions with larger physical campuses, because a virtual student body is not limited by classrooms or housing. A list of the biggest campuses by students physically present would order differently, and neither list is more correct, because they answer different questions. Enrolment here is the total headcount an institution reported to the federal OPE reporting cohort, which counts undergraduate and graduate students together and makes no distinction between full-time and part-time study. A university with a very large part-time or continuing-education population can therefore outrank one with more students on campus on any given weekday.

The incident-rate column is here because institution size changes how a raw incident count should be read, not because a larger university is more or less safe. Two institutions with the same number of reported incidents are not comparable if one enrols five times as many students, so the column expresses incidents per thousand enrolled. A rate still reflects reporting practice as much as underlying risk: an institution that encourages reporting and investigates thoroughly can record more incidents than one that does neither, and that is the opposite of what a naive reading suggests. Institutions where most students study online show diluted rates, because the denominator counts students who never set foot on a campus. Read the column as context for the size ranking, never as a safety verdict, and see our methodology for how both figures are assembled. For the same institutions ranked by cost rather than size, see the cheapest colleges rankings, or browse every institution we hold a record for.

Comparing states? See the 50 largest universities in the US, or this state's campus safety profile.

The bar to make Louisiana's top-50 list is 282 students. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 101 Louisiana institutions reporting enrollment:

The bar to make Louisiana's top-50 list

Clery-reported enrollment · 101 Louisiana institutions · 2024

282 Top 50% higher than 50% of 101 Louisiana institutions

Show national distribution 0–5,000: 82 Louisiana institutions (81%). This entry sits in this band. 5,000–10,000: 11 Louisiana institutions (11%). Above this entry. 10,000–15,000: 6 Louisiana institutions (6%). Above this entry. 15,000–20,000: 1 Louisiana institutions (1%). Above this entry. 20,000–25,000: 0 Louisiana institutions (0%). Above this entry. 25,000–30,000: 0 Louisiana institutions (0%). Above this entry. 30,000–35,000: 0 Louisiana institutions (0%). Above this entry. 35,000–40,000: 0 Louisiana institutions (0%). Above this entry. 40,000–45,000: 1 Louisiana institutions (1%). Above this entry. #50 cutoff 0 45,000 every Louisiana institution, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more Louisiana institutions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey · 2024

The 50 largest of Louisiana's 101 institutions

36
Dillard University New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit
Enrollment
1,080
Incidents /1k
10.19
# Institution EnrollmentIncidents /1k
1 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA · Public 41,705 100% of the leader · rank #1 7.39
2 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA · Public 15,665 38% of the leader · rank #2 2.30
3 Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA · Public 14,426 35% of the leader · rank #3 3.74
4 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit 13,310 32% of the leader · rank #4 7.36
5 Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA · Public 12,712 30% of the leader · rank #5 0.08
6 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA · Public 11,873 28% of the leader · rank #6 1.26
7 Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA · Public 11,182 27% of the leader · rank #7 0.36
8 Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA · Public 10,749 26% of the leader · rank #8 1.21
9 University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA · Public 8,601 21% of the leader · rank #9 2.33
10 Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA · Public 8,523 20% of the leader · rank #10 3.17
11 Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA · Public 8,279 20% of the leader · rank #11 3.02
12 Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria, LA · Public 6,815 16% of the leader · rank #12 0.00
13 University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA · Public 6,501 16% of the leader · rank #13 2.77
14 McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA · Public 6,241 15% of the leader · rank #14 3.20
15 South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA · Public 6,238 15% of the leader · rank #15 0.00
16 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA · Public 6,043 14% of the leader · rank #16 1.16
17 Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA · Public 5,975 14% of the leader · rank #17 0.00
18 Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA · Public 5,561 13% of the leader · rank #18 1.62
19 Grambling State University Grambling, LA · Public 5,150 12% of the leader · rank #19 4.66
20 Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit 4,250 10% of the leader · rank #20 1.65
21 Louisiana State University-Eunice Eunice, LA · Public 3,670 9% of the leader · rank #21 0.00
22 Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA · Public 3,463 8% of the leader · rank #22 0.00
23 SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA · Public 3,446 8% of the leader · rank #23 0.00
24 Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit 3,218 8% of the leader · rank #24 2.80
25 Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, LA · Public 2,951 7% of the leader · rank #25 1.02
26 Nunez Community College Chalmette, LA · Public 2,819 7% of the leader · rank #26 0.00
27 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans New Orleans, LA · Public 2,750 7% of the leader · rank #27 0.73
28 Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA · Public 2,663 6% of the leader · rank #28 0.38
29 River Parishes Community College Gonzales, LA · Public 2,597 6% of the leader · rank #29 0.00
30 Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA · Public 2,468 6% of the leader · rank #30 3.24
31 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit 2,349 6% of the leader · rank #31 0.43
32 Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington Covington, LA · Private for-profit 2,078 5% of the leader · rank #32 0.00
33 Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria, LA · Public 1,345 4% of the leader · rank #33 0.00
34 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge, LA · Private nonprofit 1,191 4% of the leader · rank #34 0.00
35 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Shreveport, LA · Public 1,103 4% of the leader · rank #35 25.39
36 Dillard University New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit 1,080 4% of the leader · rank #36 10.19
37 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden, LA · Public 1,065 4% of the leader · rank #37 0.00
38 Louisiana Christian University Pineville, LA · Private nonprofit 936 4% of the leader · rank #38 0.00
39 University of Holy Cross New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit 802 4% of the leader · rank #39 0.00
40 Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, LA · Private nonprofit 712 4% of the leader · rank #40 26.69
41 Chamberlain University-Louisiana Jefferson, LA · Private for-profit 625 4% of the leader · rank #41 3.20
42 Crescent City Bartending School New Orleans, LA · Private for-profit 570 4% of the leader · rank #42 0.00
43 ITI Technical College Baton Rouge, LA · Private for-profit 555 4% of the leader · rank #43 0.00
44 Fortis College-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · Private for-profit 482 4% of the leader · rank #44 0.00
45 Herzing University-New Orleans Metairie, LA · Private nonprofit 351 4% of the leader · rank #45 0.00
46 Blue Cliff College-Alexandria Alexandria, LA · Private for-profit 345 4% of the leader · rank #46 0.00
47 Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge, LA · Private for-profit 326 4% of the leader · rank #47 0.00
48 Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport, LA · Private nonprofit 315 4% of the leader · rank #48 0.00
49 Blue Cliff College-Metairie Metairie, LA · Private for-profit 291 4% of the leader · rank #49 0.00
50 Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · Private for-profit 282 4% of the leader · rank #50 0.00

What to do with this

Size is a starting filter for Louisiana, not a verdict on any institution.

Institutions below the reporting floor, or without enrolment in the Campus Safety and Security Survey cohort for 2024, do not appear on this list. IPEDS supplies classification and location.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education Campus Safety and Security Survey (enrollment and Clery disclosures), joined to the IPEDS institutional directory (location and classification)

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