HBCUs in Louisiana
Here we'll highlight the seven HBCUs in Louisiana and share the types of educational opportunities they offer.
Dillard University- New Orleans, LA
Enrollment: 1,128
Acceptance Rate: 56%
Dillard University is an HBCU in Louisiana that offers a variety of majors across its multiple schools and colleges including Nursing, Accounting and Financial Economics, Business, Humanities, Population and Health Sciences, Social Sciences and STEM.
Grambling State University - Grambling, LA
Enrollment: 3,836
Acceptance Rate: 72%
This HBCU in Louisiana offers a variety of majors across its multiple colleges which include Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Professional Studies. A few of the top majors at Grambling include Nursing, Criminal Justice, Social Work and Engineering Technology.
Southern University and A&M College - Baton Rouge, LA
Enrollment: 5,050
Acceptance Rate: 59%
Southern University offers a range of majors in the following colleges: Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences; Business; Nelson Mandela College of Government and Social Sciences; Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies; Nursing and Allied Health and Sciences and Engineering.
Southern University of New Orleans - New Orleans, LA
Enrollment: 927
Acceptance Rate: 79%
SUNO offers a B.S.W. (Social Work), a range of BA programs (i.e. Psychology, Public Administration), BS programs (i.e. Cybersecurity, Nursing), and Graduate Degree programs (i.e. Computer Information Systems (MS) and Master of Art in Teaching (M.A.T.).
Southern University at Shreveport - Shreveport, LA
Enrollment: 1,256
Acceptance Rate: 100%
This 2-year HBCU has a wide-range of Associate Degree offerings including more traditional programs in Criminal Justice, and Nursing to more unique fields like Radiologic Technology. SUSLA also offers certificate programs in fields like child development and computer network technology.
Southern University Law Center - Baton Rouge, LA
Enrollment: 619
Acceptance Rate: N/A
The Law Center offers a JD (Juris Doctorate) Program, a JD/MPA (dual degrees: JD and Masters in Public Administration), a JD/MBA (dual degrees: JD and Master of Business of Administration). The center also offers certificates in Public Law and Tax Law.
Xavier University of Louisiana - New Orleans, LA
Enrollment: 3,419
Acceptance Rate: 95%
In this XULA's College of Arts & Science, students study Fine Arts, Humanities, Business, Biological and Applied Health Sciences, Social Behavior Sciences, Education, Counseling, and Mathematical and Physical Sciences. This HBCU's College of Pharmacy offers a Doctor of Pharmacy Program (Pharm. D) and a Physician Assistant (PA) Program.