Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Baton Rouge, LA · Private · Midsize city · FMOLU · FranU
Private institution in Baton Rouge, LA · 826 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $59,419 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 17%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,797875th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $15,690981st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $15,690589th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $27,314825th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,6721,774th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,419568th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,851325th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.3%1,098th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 60.0%1,587th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 82.9%991st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8261,466th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 35.8%893rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 254 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 10 of 10 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,110 | $59,214 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,771 | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $53,358 | $58,092 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $32,382 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | $21,964 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
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Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University’s 826 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
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- Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 1,095 undergrads
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Elsewhere
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- The University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN · 827 undergrads
- University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT · 825 undergrads
- Woodbury UniversityBurbank, CA · 825 undergrads
- Plaza CollegeForest Hills, NY · 829 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefranu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 160074)
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- Compare with Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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