Best colleges for nursing in Louisiana
Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in nursing, ranked by Compass Score.
Best colleges for nursing in Louisiana17 schools
17 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Louisiana.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Offers a bachelor’s program in nursing, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA · Public#3 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B+ · Top 22%
- 2
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA · Public#5 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B · Top 39%
- 3
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit#7 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B-
- 4
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA · Public#8 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B · Top 36%
- 5
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA · PublicTop 25% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B · Top 40%
- 6
Dillard University
New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit#12 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade C+
- 7
University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit#13 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B
- 8
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA · Public#14 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B · Top 37%
- 9
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA · PublicTop 23% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B · Top 37%
- 10
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA · Public#16 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B · Top 45%
- 11
Louisiana Christian University
Pineville, LA · Private nonprofit#18 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B+ · Top 26%
- 12
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA · Public#19 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade C+
- 13
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge, LA · Private nonprofit#20 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B · Top 46%
- 14
Louisiana State University-Alexandria
Alexandria, LA · PublicTop 8% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B+ · Top 28%
- 15
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA · Public#22 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade C+
- 16
Herzing University-New Orleans
Metairie, LA · Private nonprofit#23 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade C+
- 17
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · Public#24 in Louisiana
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade C+
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Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 16
- Arizona 10
- Arkansas 14
- California 53
- Colorado 16
- Connecticut 17
- Delaware 3
- District of Columbia 6
- Florida 35
- Georgia 37
- Hawaii 4
- Idaho 5
- Illinois 33
- Indiana 30
- Iowa 19
- Kansas 18
- Kentucky 20
- Maine 9
- Maryland 12
- Massachusetts 24
- Michigan 28
- Minnesota 25
- Mississippi 8
- Missouri 36
- Montana 7
- Nebraska 10
- Nevada 6
- New Hampshire 9
- New Jersey 23
- New Mexico 7
- New York 58
- North Carolina 33
- North Dakota 7
- Ohio 64
- Oklahoma 17
- Oregon 6
- Pennsylvania 68
- Puerto Rico 33
- Rhode Island 5
- South Carolina 20
- South Dakota 7
- Tennessee 31
- Texas 52
- Utah 14
- Vermont 3
- Virginia 33
- Washington 16
- West Virginia 15
- Wisconsin 24