List of colleges and universities in Louisiana

The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ^[1]

Colleges, universities, and professional schools

Public colleges and universities

Louisiana State University System

• Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
• Louisiana State University at Eunice ^† - Eunice
• Louisiana State University of Alexandria - Alexandria
• Louisiana State University Shreveport - Shreveport
• LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - New Orleans
• LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport - Shreveport
• Paul M. Hebert Law Center - Baton Rouge

Southern University System

• Southern University - Baton Rouge
• Southern University at New Orleans - New Orleans
• Southern University at Shreveport ^† - Shreveport
• Southern University Law Center - Baton Rouge
• Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center - Baton Rouge

University of Louisiana System

• Grambling State University - Grambling
• Louisiana Tech University - Ruston
• McNeese State University - Lake Charles
• Nicholls State University - Thibodaux
• Northwestern State University - Natchitoches
• Southeastern Louisiana University - Hammond
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Lafayette
• University of Louisiana at Monroe - Monroe
• University of New Orleans - New Orleans

Louisiana Community and Technical College System

• Baton Rouge Community College - Baton Rouge
• Bossier Parish Community College - Bossier City
• Central Louisiana Technical Community College - Alexandria
• Delgado Community College - New Orleans
• Fletcher Technical Community College - Schriever
• Louisiana Delta Community College - Monroe
• Northshore Technical Community College - Lacombe
• Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College - Minden
• Nunez Community College - Chalmette
• River Parishes Community College - Gonzales
• South Louisiana Community College - Lafayette
• SOWELA Technical Community College - Lake Charles

^{† two-year colleges, not named "community college"}

Private research university (non-sectarian)

• Tulane University - New Orleans

Private colleges and universities

• Centenary College of Louisiana ^* - Shreveport
• Dillard University ^* - New Orleans
• Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University - Baton Rouge
• Louisiana Christian University ^* - Pineville
• Loyola University New Orleans - New Orleans
• University of Holy Cross ^* - New Orleans
• Xavier University of Louisiana - New Orleans

^{* liberal arts colleges}

For-profit colleges

• American School of Business ^{[ citation needed ]} - Shreveport
• Blue Cliff College - various (7)
• Delta College of Arts & Technology ^{[ citation needed ]} - Baton Rouge
• ITI Technical College ^{[ citation needed ]} - Baton Rouge

Religious seminaries

• Louisiana Baptist University and Theological Seminary - Shreveport
• New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary - New Orleans
• Notre Dame Seminary - New Orleans
• Saint Joseph Seminary College - Covington

Closed or relocated institutions

Former public technical colleges

• Louisiana Technical College, 42 statewide campuses, 1930–2012 — merged and are now aligned to other institutions within the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
• South Central Louisiana Technical College, 4 campuses — merged 2018 into South Louisiana, Fletcher, and River Parishes Community Colleges

Former private colleges and universities

• Dodd College, Shreveport, 1927–1942 — closed
• H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, New Orleans, 1886–2006 — merged within Tulane University
• Jefferson College, Convent, 1800s — closed. Campus currently a Jesuit retreat house.
• Leland College, New Orleans, Baker, 1870–1960 — closed
• Mount Lebanon University, Mount Lebanon, 1860–1906 — closed, replaced by Louisiana Baptists with Louisiana College
• St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, 1837–1922 — closed. Campus currently a Jesuit scholasticate, retreat center, and retirement home.
• St. Mary's Dominican College, New Orleans, 1860–1984 — closed
• Straight University, New Orleans, 1868–1934 — merged to form Dillard University

Former for-profit colleges

• Columbus University — relocated to Mississippi and possibly closed as a diploma mill
• ITT Technical Institute — closed September 2016
• Virginia College 1983-2018 — closed

See also

• United States portal

• List of college athletic programs in Louisiana
• University of Louisiana
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• List of unaccredited institutions of higher education
• Louisiana Board of Regents
• Higher education in the United States
• Lists of American institutions of higher education
• List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations

Footnotes

1. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools: Search by state (Louisiana)

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Louisiana
• Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities