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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Data & Information Overview

51 awards Ranking Badges
55% Acceptance Rate
3% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Ranked?

Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University was awarded 51 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

FranU was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into FranU?

55% Acceptance Rate
89% Of Accepted Are Women
0% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a competitive 55%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

FranU received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University  ( 18 to 23 )
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36

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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at FranU is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

79% Freshmen Retention
6% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University has a freshmen retention rate of 79%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  79 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 6% for first-time, full-time students at FranU, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  6 out of 100
0
100

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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Undergraduate Student Diversity

525 Full-Time Undergraduates
27.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
84.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,034 undergraduates at FranU with 525 being full-time and 509 being part-time.

How Much Does Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Cost?

$16,595 Net Price
37% Take Out Loans
$27,612 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of FranU is $16,595. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for FranU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,386 $9,606 $14,096 $21,403 $21,863

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of FranU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FranU, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $6,903 a year. That adds up to $27,612 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FranU is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do FranU Graduates Make?

$49,017 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from FranU make about $49,017 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future FranU graduates since it is 15% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

Louisiana State
525 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a private not-for-profit institution. Baton Rouge is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for FranU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5414 Brittany Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225-526-1700
Website: www.franu.edu/

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Majors

11 Majors With Completions
180 Undergraduate Degrees
79 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 11 majors graduated from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. Of these students, 180 received undergraduate degrees and 79 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 108 $63,631
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9 NA
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 9 NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 6 NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services 3 NA
Theological & Ministerial Studies 3 NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1 NA
Health Sciences & Services 1 NA
Allied Health Professions 0 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at FranU

85% Take At Least One Class Online
35% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 1,120 students took at least one online class at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. This is a decrease from the 1,226 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,120 457
2019-2020 1,226 540
2018-2019 474 82
2017-2018 315 128
2016-2017 389 204

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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