Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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Louisiana College

Work 1140 College Drive Pineville, LA 71360
Work(318) 487-7259
Web site: http://www.lacollege.edu
  • 45Rank
  • 39Score
Tier 1
College Category:
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: 1,056
Setting suburban
Endowment: $29,746,744
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 8/15
Application fee: $25
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 78.1 %
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $12,030
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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