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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
$18,552
-$550 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

7.7pp gap
Pell recipients
41%11 of 27
Non-Pell (all)
49%19 of 39
Subsidized loan, no Pell
46%6 of 13
No Federal Aid
50%13 of 26

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$17,014
$30–48k$18,008
$48–75k$16,370
$75–110k$16,488
$110k+$23,539

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

Avg net price (private)
$18,552
-$549vs peer median $19,102
Federal loans
48.7%
In-state tuition
$18,310
Out-of-state
$18,310

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 356 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $17.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
356
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,762,372 total
Direct Loans
$17.1M
1,372 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
432 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.5M
291 loan awards
Parent PLUS$992K
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

300 total completions
01Health Professions
27692.0%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
124.0%
03Psychology
72.3%
04Business
31.0%
05Theology
10.3%
06Liberal Arts
10.3%
07Biological Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,191
12-mo unduplicated
1,439
Undergraduate
999
Graduate
440

Gender split

Men
20%293
Women
80%1,146

Race / ethnicity composition

White
64.3%
Black
21.8%
Hispanic
6.9%
Unknown
3.2%
Asian
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.83
1 offenses · 1,204 students

3-year trend

0.762 yrs ago0.811 yr ago0.83Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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$18,552
40%94.2%717$19,850
38%82.0%891$11,212
25%93.3%444$19,651
23.4%924$17,618
37%33.7%1,861$30,135
Peer group median38%82.0%908$19,102

Institutions like FRANU

Explore the federal data for institutions in FRANU's comparison group.

FRANU Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research
Email
info [at] franu.edu
Phone
877-242‑3509
Address
5414 Brittany Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Institutional Research produces regular and ad hoc reports to support ongoing assessment, toward improving academic programs and student services in the context of the University's mission, purpose, and institutional goals.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Dr. Candi McElheny
    Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Research

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 $18,552 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University?

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University's IR work is done by the Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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