Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · Public · Large city · LSUHSC LSUHSC-NO LSUMC LSU Medical Center LSU Health Sciences Center LSU Health Sciences Center at New Orleans
Public institution in New Orleans, LA · 843 undergraduates · $78,495 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 5%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 8%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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
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- In-state tuition & fees
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- Cost of attendance
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- Median graduate debt
- $19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $78,495152nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $74,29088th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8431,458th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 3.0:112th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.9%1,609th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 314 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,970 | $62,433 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,286 | $62,579 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,296 | $57,318 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $52,107 | $48,823 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1931source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans’s 843 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge, LA · 826 undergrads
- New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LA · 770 undergrads
- Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville, LA · 750 undergrads
- Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport, LA · 615 undergrads
- Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · 1,095 undergrads
- Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA · 1,111 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock, AR · 842 undergrads
- The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, KY · 844 undergrads
- Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC · 845 undergrads
- Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN · 845 undergrads
- Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC · 839 undergrads
- Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL · 850 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelsuhsc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 159373)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in LouisianaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans vs Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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