Safest Colleges in Louisiana
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria · public | 0 | $5,702 | 63.4% | $29,558 | — |
| 2 | Crescent City Bartending School New Orleans · private | 0 | $19,311 | 84.3% | $22,407 | — |
| 3 | Delgado Community College New Orleans · community | 0 | $9,747 | 20.8% | $33,305 | — |
| 4 | Nunez Community College Chalmette · community | 0 | $12,529 | 35.0% | $35,343 | — |
| 5 | ITI Technical College Baton Rouge · private | 0 | $20,850 | 81.8% | $68,342 | — |
| 6 | Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria · public | 0 | $7,065 | 34.6% | $42,205 | 92.1% |
| 7 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · private | 0 | $22,518 | 66.7% | $25,903 | — |
| 8 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette Lafayette · private | 0 | $21,777 | 84.4% | $23,904 | — |
| 9 | Louisiana Christian University Pineville · private | 0 | $13,113 | 35.8% | $51,700 | 77.2% |
| 10 | McNeese State University Lake Charles · public | 0 | $12,493 | 47.1% | $46,453 | 78.3% |
| 11 | New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary New Orleans · community | 0 | $10,829 | 14.8% | — | — |
| 12 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux · public | 0 | $12,947 | 51.5% | $45,454 | 90.8% |
| 13 | University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe · public | 0 | $13,466 | 54.0% | $46,769 | 84.8% |
| 14 | Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden · public | 0 | $9,256 | 51.5% | $32,503 | — |
| 15 | University of Holy Cross New Orleans · private | 0 | $15,635 | 32.7% | $49,316 | 73.7% |
| 16 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge · private | 0 | $18,552 | 43.8% | $59,419 | 98.7% |
| 17 | Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington Covington · private | 0 | $25,742 | 76.8% | $30,334 | — |
| 18 | Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever · community | 0 | $10,527 | 37.8% | $32,189 | — |
| 19 | Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport · private | 0 | $30,758 | 53.4% | $31,349 | — |
| 20 | SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles · community | 0 | $7,525 | 49.6% | $32,303 | — |
| 21 | Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport · community | 0 | $11,049 | 18.3% | $33,099 | — |
| 22 | Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe · community | 0 | $10,773 | 39.0% | $29,734 | — |
| 23 | Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport Shreveport · private | 0 | $13,587 | 75.6% | $38,740 | — |
| 24 | Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge · private | 0 | $19,789 | 56.8% | $34,222 | — |
| 25 | Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · private | 0 | $14,183 | 74.4% | $43,011 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.