List of colleges and universities in Louisiana

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

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

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 - Shreveport
 * Blue Cliff College - various (7)
 * Delta College of Arts & Technology - Baton Rouge
 * ITI Technical College - 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

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