Colleges

Colleges in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana has 4 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 3 public and 1 private. The largest is Louisiana State University, with 30,594 undergraduates.

School	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
Louisiana State University	public	30,594	73.3%	1180–1340	$11,954	$19,151	68.8%
Southern University and A & M College	public	5,519	35.1%	790–1020	$9,922	$20,077	27.1%
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University	private	821	98.7%		$18,310	$18,552	45.5%
Southern University Law Center	public	607

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

4 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 3 public and 1 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

By acceptance rate, Southern University and A & M College (35.1%), Louisiana State University (73.3%), Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (98.7%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?

Southern University and A & M College has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $9,922 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.