,·Public·Est. 1931
“Public health sciences center in New Orleans preparing students for careers as health professionals and scientists.”
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans is a public health-sciences university in the LSU System. It is organized into schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health, Allied Health Professions, and Graduate Studies, and combines patient care and research with clinical training.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Test Required — All applicants must submit SAT or ACT scores.
Official SourceMD (AMCAS)
AMCAS deadline; secondary application due shortly after. Strong preference for Louisiana residents.
Graduate Studies / PhD (GradCAS Priority)
Priority application deadline for PhD programs in Biomedical Sciences and master's in the School of Graduate Studies.
DDS (AADSAS)
Dental admissions deadline through AADSAS.
Nursing & Allied Health
Deadlines vary by program — see school-specific pages.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$12,000 – $61,114
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$35,000 – $61,114
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
4 years
Largest MD program in Louisiana — ~200 matriculants per year. Median GPA 3.86, median MCAT 510. Approximately 90% of seats go to Louisiana residents; out-of-state and international applicants face very long odds.
5 years
Interdisciplinary PhD with first-year rotations across six basic-science departments. Open to international applicants with full F-1 visa support and stipend funding.
4 years
Louisiana's only dental school. Strong clinical training in the LSU School of Dentistry's downtown New Orleans clinics.
2 years
Louisiana's only public MPH. Concentrations in Biostatistics, Behavioral & Community Health Sciences, Environmental & Occupational Health, Epidemiology, and Health Policy & Systems Management.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
