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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Baton Rouge, Louisiana·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·franu.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
+7.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
1,191
peer median 908
Avg net price
$17,797
-$981 vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
384
384 candidates competed
Admitted
379
98.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
112
29.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
45%+7.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
23%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
44%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
41%
Non-Pell
46%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 29 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 25 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
29
Passing
4
13.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

29programs
  • Passing4 · 13.8%
  • No Data25 · 86.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
25

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+64.9%
$53,116 vs $32,203
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+132.8%
$119,977 vs $51,545
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+175.2%
$88,618 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+343.8%
$228,735 vs $51,545

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
126%
$151,483 debt · $119,977 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
82%
$188,081 debt · $228,735 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
36%
$19,000 debt · $53,116 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$25,580 debt · $88,618 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1994Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 22

  1. Dec 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  2. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  5. Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,186
$30–48k$15,035
$48–75k$16,493
$75–110k$19,626
$110k+$21,287

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$17,797
-$980vs peer median $18,778
Federal loans
48.5%
In-state tuition
$15,690
Out-of-state
$15,690

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 358 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $17.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
358
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,769,373 total
Direct Loans
$17.1M
1,370 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
378 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.0M
430 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.5M
291 loan awards
Parent PLUS$993K
56 loan awards
Grad PLUS$7.2M
215 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 467 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.2%
-1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
467
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.4%
2017
5.1%
2018
3.2%
2019
1.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at FRANU

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs22
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

321 total completions
01Health Professions
30193.8%
02Psychology
72.2%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
72.2%
04Theology
20.6%
05Biological Sciences
20.6%
06Business
20.6%
07Liberal Arts
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,191
12-mo unduplicated
1,411
Undergraduate
1,004
Graduate
407

Gender split

Men
20%288
Women
80%1,123

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.6%
Black
22.1%
Hispanic
6.0%
Asian
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.5%
Unknown
1.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.81
1 offenses · 1,228 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.761 yr ago0.81Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
84

FRANU vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions FRANU selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectFranciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
45%1,191$17,797
Herzing University-Orlando
40%94.2%717$19,758
Baptist Health Sciences University
38%82.0%891$13,401
Herzing University-Birmingham
25%93.3%444$20,957
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
23.4%924$17,271
AdventHealth University
37%33.7%1,861$31,885
Peer group median38%82.0%908$18,778

Frequently asked questions about Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about FRANU.

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

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University?

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University reports a total enrollment of 1,191 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University?

The average net price at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is $17,797 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University?

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University's yield rate is 29.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University located?

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808.

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