Top colleges in Louisiana by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Louisiana with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Chamberlain University-Louisiana leads this list at $287,714 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Chamberlain University-Louisiana
10 Yr. ROI
$287,714
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
10 Yr. ROI
$249,669
University of Holy Cross
10 Yr. ROI
$214,064
Top 23 Top colleges in Louisiana by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Louisiana | LA | Private for-profit | 622 | $287,714 | Grad 0.0% · Net $36,976 |
| 2 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | LA | Private nonprofit | 821 | $249,669 | Grad 41.2% · Net $12,807 |
| 3 | University of Holy Cross | LA | Private nonprofit | 471 | $214,064 | Grad 42.9% · Net $8,705 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech University | LA | Public | 8,312 | $209,842 | Grad 60.6% · Net $11,959 |
| 5 | University of New Orleans | LA | Public | 4,638 | $204,456 | Grad 37.6% · Net $7,761 |
| 6 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | Public | 30,594 | $202,062 | Grad 68.0% · Net $19,286 |
| 7 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | LA | Public | 12,428 | $182,116 | Grad 52.1% · Net $14,924 |
| 8 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | LA | Public | 2,153 | $180,118 | Grad 32.6% · Net $11,101 |
| 9 | McNeese State University | LA | Public | 5,005 | $179,553 | Grad 47.4% · Net $11,228 |
| 10 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | LA | Public | 5,022 | $177,783 | Grad 50.8% · Net $12,218 |
| 11 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | LA | Public | 5,519 | $175,872 | Grad 43.6% · Net $12,842 |
| 12 | Nicholls State University | LA | Public | 4,737 | $171,970 | Grad 51.2% · Net $13,357 |
| 13 | Louisiana State University at Alexandria | LA | Public | 5,632 | $167,209 | Grad 29.2% · Net $12,105 |
| 14 | Southeastern Louisiana University | LA | Public | 9,514 | $166,094 | Grad 46.4% · Net $12,468 |
| 15 | Xavier University of Louisiana | LA | Private nonprofit | 2,628 | $163,800 | Grad 54.7% · Net $19,722 |
| 16 | Centenary College of Louisiana | LA | Private nonprofit | 685 | $143,672 | Grad 61.6% · Net $25,053 |
| 17 | Southern University at New Orleans | LA | Public | 1,055 | $141,308 | Grad 14.8% · Net $12,086 |
| 18 | Loyola University New Orleans | LA | Private nonprofit | 2,812 | $137,209 | Grad 61.3% · Net $21,888 |
| 19 | Louisiana Christian University | LA | Private nonprofit | 672 | $136,752 | Grad 39.7% · Net $20,268 |
| 20 | Tulane University of Louisiana | LA | Private nonprofit | 7,767 | $125,148 | Grad 86.9% · Net $40,693 |
| 21 | Southern University and A & M College | LA | Public | 5,519 | $123,182 | Grad 27.9% · Net $18,631 |
| 22 | Grambling State University | LA | Public | 4,164 | $83,995 | Grad 36.0% · Net $19,214 |
| 23 | Dillard University | LA | Private nonprofit | 1,063 | $66,898 | Grad 50.7% · Net $26,363 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 23 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.