Colleges in Louisiana whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans	100%	$80,853	14
2	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	100%	$62,640	83
3	Louisiana Tech University	100%	$60,949	45
4	Nicholls State University	100%	$49,600	29
5	Southern University at New Orleans	100%	$44,756	10
6	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	97%	$52,308	34
7	Southeastern Louisiana University	97%	$48,915	33
8	Southern University Law Center	96%	$52,217	25
9	Southern University and A & M College	96%	$52,217	25
10	McNeese State University	96%	$49,968	28
11	University of Louisiana at Monroe	95%	$53,233	41
12	Grambling State University	95%	$50,208	19
13	Tulane University of Louisiana	94%	$61,763	51
14	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	94%	$53,105	47
15	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	92%	$54,080	12
16	SOWELA Technical Community College	91%	$52,083	11
17	University of New Orleans	90%	$52,671	29
18	Herzing University-New Orleans	88%	$54,345	17
19	Loyola University New Orleans	88%	$53,240	17
20	Baton Rouge Community College	85%	$42,298	13
21	Delgado Community College	81%	$42,728	27
22	South Louisiana Community College	75%	$44,621	20

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.