LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans

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#4993 / #1311
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Medical center

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1311
Tuition (2023–24)
$7,020
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
862

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About LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans

According to Wikipedia, The Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans is a public university focused on the health sciences and located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the LSU System and is the home of six schools , 12 Centers of Excellence, and two patient care clinics. Due to Hurricane Katrina, the School of Dentistry was temporarily located in Baton Rouge but has since returned to its campus in New Orleans. As a public university, it mostly accepts residents of the state of Louisiana with the exception of combined M.D./Ph.D. students and also children of alumni.

How Much Does LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Cost To Attend?

Tuition (in-state)Fees (in-state)
$7,020$3,356

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2023–24; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $84,003 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
3,0431,0002,043

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans?

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans is located at 433 Bolivar St, New Orleans, LA 70112-2223.

How Safe is LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has a violent crime rate of 0.04% and a property crime rate of 0.04%. New Orleans has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Known For?

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Medical
#1317
World Rank
#1320
Historical Rank
#370
USA Rank

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans ranks #370 in the U.S. and #1317 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Biology
#6145
World Rank
#6166
Historical Rank
#1500
USA Rank

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans ranks #1500 in the U.S. and #6145 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Nursing
#4360
World Rank
#4360
Historical Rank
#1721
USA Rank

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans ranks #1721 in the U.S. and #4360 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Social Work
#4579
World Rank
#4579
Historical Rank
#1736
USA Rank

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans ranks #1736 in the U.S. and #4579 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees

Who Are LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans's Most Influential Alumni?

Russell Blaylock
An American neurosurgeon.