Louisiana College
Work 1140 College Drive
Pineville, LA 71360
Work(318) 487-7259
Admissions E-mail: admissions@lacollege.edu
Web site: http://www.lacollege.edu
- 45Rank
- 39Score
Tier 1
College Category:
Baccalaureate Colleges (South)
Baccalaureate Colleges (South)
Overview : Louisiana College
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1906 |
| Religious affiliation: | Southern Baptist Convention |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 897 |
| Setting: | suburban |
| Endowment: | $27,454,829 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 8/15 |
| Application fee: | $25 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 58.8% |
| Selectivity: | selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $12,530 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Founded in 1906, Louisiana College is a private, Christian, coeducational school of liberal arts and sciences. Built upon the principles of character and learning, the College has a tradition of outstanding academics. 95% of Pre-Law students were accepted to law schools over the past five years. The five-year average for Louisiana College pre-law graduates accepted into accredited law schools is 95%. Most Louisiana College graduates enroll in law schools within Louisiana, where only 52% of applicants on average are accepted. Recent graduates have also attended law schools in Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Minnesota, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Louisiana College continues to hold a national reputation for excellence in its pre-med program. Eighty-six percent of the pre-med graduates over the past five years have been admitted into accredited medical schools. The average MCAT score for LC applicants to medical school is 31.8 - historically, the State of Louisiana average entrance scores are between 27 and 29.5. 100% of Education program completers taking the Praxis passed all parts of the exam in the last two years. 100% of Nursing graduates find employment prior to graduation from LC. 80% of Nursing graduates pass the NCLEX (National Licensing Exam for Nursing) when taking the exam for the first time. 100% of Nursing graduates pass the NCLEX (National Licensing Exam for Nursing) when taking the exam a second time. 92% of students enrolled in the Nursing program graduate from Louisiana College. Over the past five years, 89.6% of LC students who applied for admission to graduate schools of social work were accepted for admission. Of those admitted, 92.3% were accepted for Advanced Standing. |
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