# List of colleges and universities in Louisiana

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

## Colleges, universities, and professional schools
### Public colleges and universities
#### 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
* Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension 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
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### 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
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### 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

## Closed or relocated institutions
### 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