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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: cost, admission and results

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a private nonprofit college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It has about 821 undergraduate students. It admits 99% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $12,807 a year.

At a glance

  • 99%Admission rate
  • $12,807Net price a year
  • 41%Graduation rate
  • $63,092Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Midsize city
Undergraduate students
821
Graduate students
330
Students per teacher
14 to 1
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
franu.edu

Getting in

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University admits 99% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The midpoint ACT score is 21 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$16,553
Books and supplies$1,200
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$27,935
Average net price after grants and scholarships$12,807

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 14% below the median net price of colleges in Louisiana on this site ($14,924). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$13,363
$30,001 to $48,000$229
$48,001 to $75,000$12,559
$75,001 to $110,000$12,967
Above $110,000$22,464

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeLA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year64%71%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)41%49%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$63,092$50,152$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$23,375$22,246$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Louisiana and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

35% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 46% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 87% women and 13% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 23 of the 34 colleges in Louisiana on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,032.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University?

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University admits 99% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University?

Published tuition and fees are $16,553 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University?

41% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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