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Highest first-year retention in Louisiana
41 colleges in Louisiana with this figure reported (500+ students).
1Chamberlain University-Louisiana · LA · Private (for-profit)100%2Tulane University of Louisiana · LA · Private (nonprofit)94%3Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College · LA · Public85%4Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · LA · Public84%5Louisiana Tech University · LA · Public84%6Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington · LA · Private (for-profit)83%7New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary · LA · Private (nonprofit)81%8Loyola University New Orleans · LA · Private (nonprofit)77%9Nicholls State University · LA · Public77%10Grambling State University · LA · Public76%11Southeastern Louisiana University · LA · Public76%12University of Louisiana at Lafayette · LA · Public76%13Centenary College of Louisiana · LA · Private (nonprofit)75%14Central Louisiana Technical Community College · LA · Public73%15University of Louisiana at Monroe · LA · Public72%16McNeese State University · LA · Public71%17Xavier University of Louisiana · LA · Private (nonprofit)71%18Dillard University · LA · Private (nonprofit)70%19Northwestern State University of Louisiana · LA · Public70%20University of New Orleans · LA · Public70%21University of Holy Cross · LA · Private (nonprofit)69%22Louisiana State University at Alexandria · LA · Public68%23Fletcher Technical Community College · LA · Public63%24Louisiana State University-Shreveport · LA · Public63%25Louisiana Christian University · LA · Private (nonprofit)61%26River Parishes Community College · LA · Public61%27SOWELA Technical Community College · LA · Public61%28Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University · LA · Private (nonprofit)60%29ITI Technical College · LA · Private (for-profit)60%30Southern University and A & M College · LA · Public60%31Northshore Technical Community College · LA · Public59%32South Louisiana Community College · LA · Public59%33Nunez Community College · LA · Public57%34Baton Rouge Community College · LA · Public54%35Louisiana State University-Eunice · LA · Public53%36Bossier Parish Community College · LA · Public52%37Louisiana Delta Community College · LA · Public50%38Delgado Community College · LA · Public49%39Southern University at New Orleans · LA · Public48%40Southern University at Shreveport · LA · Public40%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by highest first-year retention — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.