2021 Best Colleges in Louisiana for Students from Bahamas

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Colleges for Bahamian Students in Louisiana ranking.

Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for Bahamian students in Louisiana. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall quality and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Colleges in Louisiana for Students from Bahamas

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

$28,635 Avg Tuition & Fees

4.0% International Students

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for Bahamian students in Louisiana. This large public school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 4,721 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.0% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Louisiana State University are China, India, and Iran.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

2

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

$21,158 Avg Tuition & Fees

3.2% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Bahamian students in Louisiana. ULM is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 1,195 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 3.2% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at ULM are Nepal, India, and Nigeria.

Read full report on University of Louisiana at Monroe

3

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

$20,767 Avg Tuition & Fees

1.2% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, the fairly large public school handed out 1,867 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 1.2% of the total student population at the school is international. Students studying at Southeastern come from such countries as Nepal, Panama, and Vietnam.

Full Southeastern Louisiana University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.