Nursing Schools in Louisiana: All 93 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
Louisiana has 57 schools running 93 board-approved nursing programs — 37 RN-track and 56 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across Louisiana programs is 88.6%, 2.1 points above the national average of 86.5%. Every row below comes straight from the state board of nursing's published approved-program list — not self-reported school marketing.
Best Nursing Schools in Louisiana by NCLEX Pass Rate
Top RN programs ranked by 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, among programs with a published 2025 rate. Rates are one year of data — check multi-year trends before deciding.
- 1100%Baton Rouge · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 2100%Grambling · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 3100%Lake Charles · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 498.8%Bossier City · ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
- 598.3%Thibodaux · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 697.2%Hammond · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 797.1%Lafayette · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 895.7%Monroe · BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
- 995.5%Shreveport · ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
- 1094.4%Lacombe · ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
What Nursing School Costs in Louisiana — and What Graduates Earn
Tuition, admissions and graduate-earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, matched to 31 of 57 Louisiana schools. Earnings are program-level — the median for graduates of that school's own nursing program, not all its alumni.
Median federal loan debt for BSN graduates in Louisiana is $22,175 (9 programs). Sticker tuition is the whole school's published price, not the nursing program's alone, and it ignores aid — the number that decides whether a program pays off is what you actually pay plus the wages you give up while enrolled. Run your own numbers in the ROI calculator or read the full cost of becoming an RN.
Every Approved Nursing Program in Louisiana
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93 of 93 programs · “—” = not published for that program · tuition is the school’s published in-state price for one year, before aid; grad pay is the median for that program’s own graduates, one year out
| Advance Nursing Training | New Orleans | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Baton Rouge Community College | Baton Rouge | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $4,321 | $74,249 | 78.6% |
| Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC)New/provisional | Baton Rouge | Practical NursingPN | $4,321 | $40,776 | 90.5% |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | Baton Rouge | DIPLOMA PROGRAMRN | — | — | 83.5% |
| Blue Cliff CollegeNew/provisional | Metairie | Practical NursingPN | $26,459program year | — | 87.5% |
| Bossier Parish Community College | Bossier City | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $4,283 | $72,944 | 98.8% |
| Bossier Parish Community CollegeNew/provisional | Bossier City | Practical NursingPN | $4,283 | — | 92.6% |
| Bossier Parish Community College | Natchitoches | Practical NursingPN | $4,283 | — | 100% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC)New/provisional | Alexandria | Practical NursingPN | $4,099 | — | 75% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) | Ferriday | Practical NursingPN | $4,099 | — | 81.8% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) | Winnfield | Practical NursingPN | $4,099 | — | 96% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) | Jena | Practical NursingPN | $4,099 | — | 91.3% |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) | Cottonport | Practical NursingPN | $4,099 | — | 100% |
| Chamberlain University | Jefferson | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | — | — | 81.7% |
| Compass Career College | Hammond | Practical NursingPN | $19,758program year | $53,339 | 100% |
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $4,279 | $75,597 | 89.6% |
| Delgado Community College (DCC)New/provisional | New Orleans | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Delgado Community College (DCC) | New Orleans | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 92.9% |
| Delta College | Baton Rouge | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 89.4% |
| Delta College | Covington | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 95.7% |
| Delta College | Lafayette | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 84.4% |
| Delta College | Slidell | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 79% |
| Delta CollegeNew/provisional | Baton Rouge | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 100% |
| Dillard UniversityConditional | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $23,918 | $86,585 | 76.9% |
| Emory UniversityClinical only | Atlanta, GA | OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS APROVED TO OFFER CLINCAL EXPERIENCE IN LOUISIANA - UNDERGRADUATERN | — | — | — |
| Fletcher Technical Community College | Schriever | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $4,219 | $76,405 | 93.8% |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $18,310 | $76,607 | 100% |
| Grambling State University | Grambling | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $7,683 | — | 100% |
| Healthcare Training Institute (HTI)New/provisional | Kenner | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Herzing University | Metairie | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | — | — | 84.4% |
| Herzing UniversityClinical only | Madison, WI | OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS APROVED TO OFFER CLINCAL EXPERIENCE IN LOUISIANA - UNDERGRADUATERN | — | — | — |
| Holmes Healthcare Training CenterNew/provisional | New Orleans | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Infinity College | Lafayette | Practical NursingPN | $585program year | — | 95% |
| L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College | Schriever | Practical NursingPN | $4,219 | $52,652 | 94.4% |
| Learning Bridge Career Institute | Houma | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Louisiana Christian UniversityNew/provisional | Pineville | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $20,266 | $80,263 | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College | Monroe | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $4,159 | $74,622 | 77% |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC)New/provisional | Bastrop | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Lake Providence | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Ruston | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 100% |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Tallulah | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | West Monroe | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 100% |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Winnsboro | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 85.7% |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) | Walker | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Louisiana State University | Shreveport | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 94.3% |
| Louisiana Tech University | Ruston | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $10,125 | $75,694 | 90.8% |
| Loyola UniversityNew/provisional | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | — | — | 74.3% |
| LSU at ALEXANDRIA | Alexandria | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | — | — | 80.7% |
| LSU at EUNICE | Eunice | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | — | — | 88.5% |
| Lsu Health New Orleans | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | — | — | 90.8% |
| Mcneese State University | Lake Charles | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $8,489 | $77,239 | 100% |
| Nicholls State University | Thibodaux | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $8,149 | $78,065 | 98.3% |
| Northshore Technical Community College | Lacombe | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $4,299 | — | 94.4% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC)New/provisional | Greensburg | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 77.8% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) | Hammond | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 93.9% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) | Lacombe | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 100% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) | Bogalusa | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 86.7% |
| Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) | Walker | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 96.2% |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) | Mansfield | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 92.9% |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) | Minden | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 91.2% |
| Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) | Shreveport | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 70.6% |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Shreveport | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $8,864 | $68,346 | 95.5% |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Shreveport | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $8,864 | $74,935 | 91.1% |
| Nunez Community College | Chalmette | Practical NursingPN | $4,255 | $44,323 | 72% |
| PETRA College - Hammond - PNNew/provisional | Hammond | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 25% |
| River Parishes Community College (RPCC) | Gonzales | Practical NursingPN | $4,079 | $43,978 | — |
| River Parishes Community College (RPCC) | Reserve | Practical NursingPN | $4,079 | $43,978 | 58.8% |
| South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $4,210 | $66,842 | 89.5% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Abbeville | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 90% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Crowley | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 75% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Lafayette | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 98.1% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Morgan City | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 90% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Opelousas | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 100% |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | St. Martinville | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| South Louisiana Community College (SoLAcc) | Ville Platte | Practical NursingPN | — | — | — |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $8,373 | $73,910 | 97.2% |
| Southern University (SU) | Shreveport | Practical NursingPN | — | — | 100% |
| Southern University at Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | — | — | 69.3% |
| Southern University at New OrleansNew/provisional | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $8,054 | — | 66.7% |
| SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY at SHREVEPORT | Shreveport | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $4,958 | $78,352 | 89.7% |
| Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeClinical only | Summit, MS | OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS APROVED TO OFFER CLINCAL EXPERIENCE IN LOUISIANA - UNDERGRADUATERN | — | — | — |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Lake Charles | ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMSRN | $4,305 | $72,690 | 93.8% |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Lake Charles | Practical NursingPN | $4,305 | $43,365 | 100% |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Leesville | Practical NursingPN | $4,305 | $43,365 | 100% |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Jennings | Practical NursingPN | $4,305 | $43,365 | 100% |
| Sowela Technical Community College | Oakdale | Practical NursingPN | $4,305 | $43,365 | 100% |
| Tulane University | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | — | — | — |
| University of Holy Cross | New Orleans | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $16,576 | $70,806 | 86.1% |
| University of Louisiana Lafayette | Lafayette | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $10,418 | $80,416 | 97.1% |
| University of Louisiana Monroe | Monroe | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | $9,190 | $75,828 | 95.7% |
| Western Governors UniversityClinical only | Salt Lake City, UT | OUT OF STATE SCHOOLS APROVED TO OFFER CLINCAL EXPERIENCE IN LOUISIANA - UNDERGRADUATERN | — | — | — |
| William Carey University | Baton Rouge | BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMSRN | — | — | 94.1% |
| Williams Technical College | Houma | Practical NursingPN | $1,500program year | — | 82.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best nursing school in Louisiana by NCLEX pass rate?
3 RN programs in Louisiana tied for the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate at 100%, including Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University in Baton Rouge — see the full ranked list above, among programs with a published 2025 rate on the state board's list.
How many nursing schools are in Louisiana?
Louisiana has 57 schools offering 93 board-approved nursing programs: 37 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 56 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.
What is the average NCLEX pass rate in Louisiana?
Across Louisiana RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 88.6% — 2.1 points above the national average of 86.5%.
How much does nursing school cost in Louisiana?
Across Louisiana nursing schools we could match to U.S. Department of Education data, median published in-state tuition and fees run $4,321 a year at public schools (23 schools). That is the whole institution's sticker price per year, before aid — an ADN takes about two years and a BSN four, and most students pay less than sticker. Per-school figures are in the table above.
What do nursing graduates in Louisiana earn?
Federal earnings data tracks graduates of each specific nursing program. In Louisiana, median earnings one year after finishing are $74,436 for ADN graduates (12 programs) and $76,923 for BSN graduates (10 programs). These are medians of program-level medians and the federal figures lag by a few years, so treat them as a floor for comparison between schools rather than a salary prediction.
What does a first-time NCLEX pass rate tell me about a school?
It is the share of a program’s graduates who passed the NCLEX on their first attempt — the single most comparable public outcome number nursing programs report. Boards of nursing track it for program approval, and consistently low rates can put a program on conditional status. Compare it alongside cost, location, and program length, not in isolation.
About this data
Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates are taken directly from the Louisiana board of nursing's published approved-program materials. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program (new programs, small cohorts, or PN lists without rate tables). Pass rates refresh annually; this page is rebuilt from the board lists when they update.
Tuition, admission rates, graduate earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city to 31 of 57 Louisiana schools. Schools the federal data does not cover — hospital-based programs and schools outside federal student-aid reporting — show “—” rather than an estimate. Tuition and admission rates describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential, and lag the current graduating class by several years.
- collegescorecard.ed.gov — Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release
- www.lsbn.state.la.us — list: Approved-programs list rev. 6/26/2026 (schools.pdf); pass rate Jan 1-Dec 31 2025 (LSBN 2025 Annual Report, Appendix B1)
- www.lsbpne.la.gov — list: PN Program List live page accessed 2026-07-12 (status shown for 25-26); pass rate CY2025 (2025_NCLEX_PassRates.pdf, by cohort completion date)