2026 Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana (Kollegio college rankings)
Creator: Kollegio
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

15 Louisiana schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Nursing ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

Showing 1–15 of 15 colleges · How we rank colleges

Filter by

Cost of attendance after aid

ⓘ

$77,180

Institution type

2 Year4 Year5 Year

Field of study

Sort By

Campus Detail

Institution setting

AllCitySuburbanRural

Undergraduate enrollment

ⓘ

268763

Financial

Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

ⓘ

$67,000

In-state tuition

ⓘ

Proportion of need based aid received

ⓘ

100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

ⓘ

100%

Average aid package

ⓘ

$82,308

Application fee

ⓘ

$150

Academics

Mean GPA

ⓘ

Mean SAT

ⓘ

1200

Mean ACT

ⓘ

#1 Best Colleges for Nursing

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston

Acceptance rate

72.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,401

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,209

#2 Best Colleges for Nursing

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans

Acceptance rate

87.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$41,698

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#3 Best Colleges for Nursing

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Baton Rouge

Acceptance rate

82.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$13,812

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#4 Best Colleges for Nursing

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux

Acceptance rate

96.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$4,922

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#5 Best Colleges for Nursing

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette

Acceptance rate

88.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,407

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#6 Best Colleges for Nursing

Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond

Acceptance rate

94.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,777

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#7 Best Colleges for Nursing

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Monroe

Acceptance rate

74.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,788

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#8 Best Colleges for Nursing

McNeese State University

Lake Charles

Acceptance rate

67.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,147

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#9 Best Colleges for Nursing

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches

Acceptance rate

92.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,180

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#10 Best Colleges for Nursing

Louisiana Christian University

Pineville

Acceptance rate

83.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$17,850

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#11 Best Colleges for Nursing

Louisiana State University--Alexandria

Alexandria

Acceptance rate

92.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$4,984

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,000

#12 Best Colleges for Nursing

Grambling State University

Grambling

Acceptance rate

23.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,140

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#13 Best Colleges for Nursing

Dillard University

New Orleans

Acceptance rate

40.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$17,410

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#14 Best Colleges for Nursing

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge

Acceptance rate

49.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,973

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,740

#15 Best Colleges for Nursing

Southern University at New Orleans

New Orlean

Acceptance rate

60.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$4,483

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

2026 Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana

Best Colleges for Nursing in nearby states

More college rankings in Louisiana

Browse more