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What families should know about The Dunham School.

  • LocallyLA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−9 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Family Christian Academy, Parkview Baptist School, Episcopal High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

74%
admit rate
$11,954
in-state tuition/yr · $28,631 out-of-state
1150–1330
SAT 25–75 · ACT 24–29

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,151/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in Louisiana

Louisiana's public scholarships

Louisiana's TOPS pays public-college tuition by merit tier — the higher your core GPA and test score, the bigger the award. No income limit on any tier. Scores below are SAT / ACT.

Merit TOPS Opportunity
Public-college tuition
GPA: 2.50 core GPA Test: SAT 1030 / ACT 20 Income: No income limit

Entry tier — Louisiana public-college tuition for a 2.5 core GPA and SAT 1030 / ACT 20.

Official program details ↗
Merit TOPS Performance
Tuition + $400/yr stipend
GPA: 3.25 core GPA Test: SAT 1130 / ACT 23 Income: No income limit

Tuition plus a $400/yr stipend for a 3.25 core GPA and SAT 1130 / ACT 23.

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Merit TOPS Honors
Tuition + $800/yr stipend
GPA: 3.50 core GPA Test: SAT 1260 / ACT 27 Income: No income limit

Tuition plus an $800/yr stipend for a 3.5 core GPA and SAT 1260 / ACT 27.

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Merit TOPS Excellence
Tuition & fees up to $12,000/yr
GPA: 3.50 core GPA Test: SAT 1390 / ACT 31 Income: No income limit

Top tier (new for 2024-25): tuition and fees up to $12,000/yr for a 3.5 core GPA and SAT 1390 / ACT 31. (New top tier (class of 2024-25 onward).)

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Merit TOPS Tech
Up to 2 years of technical / vocational tuition
GPA: 2.50 core GPA Test: SAT 920 / ACT 17 Income: No income limit

Career-technical tier — up to two years of vocational tuition for a 2.5 core GPA and SAT 920 / ACT 17. (For non-academic / career-technical programs.)

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Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Their published college list

Colleges the school lists for its graduates

The Dunham School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 324 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Abilene Christian University The University of Alabama The University of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Alaska Anchorage American University The American Musical and Dramatic Academy Anderson University Appalachian State University The University of Arizona Arizona State University-Tempe University of Arkansas University of Arkansas at Little Rock Arkansas State University Arkansas Tech University Asbury University Auburn University Austin College Ava Maria University University of South Alabama Baldwin Wallace University Baton Rouge Community College Barry University Baylor University Belhaven University Belmont University Berry College Bethune-Cookman University Birmingham-Southern College Bishop State Community College Blinn College
and 294 more
Boston College Boston University Brevard College Brown University Butler University University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Riverside University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, San Diego California Polytechnic State University California State University, Bakersfield California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles Calvin University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Centenary College of Louisiana University of Central Arkansas Charleston Southern University Christian Brothers University College for Creative Studies College of Charleston College Living Experience - Denver Columbia University Clemson University University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Denver Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Pueblo Columbia University in the City of New York Concordia University Texas Connecticut College Cornell University Covenant College Culver-Stockton College Dallas Baptist University Dartmouth College Dean College University of Delaware Delgado Community College Denison University University of Denver DeSales University Dillard University Dixie State University Drexel University University of Dubuque Duke University Eastern Kentucky University Eckerd College University of Edinburgh Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emerson College Emory University Faulkner University Finlandia University The University of Findlay Fisk University University of Florida Florida A&M University Florida State University Fordham University Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Franciscan University of Steubenville Franklin and Marshall College Full Sail University Furman University The George Washington University Georgetown University The University of Georgia Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University University of Glasgow Gordon College Grambling State University Granite State College Greensboro College Hampton University Harding University Harvard University University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii Pacific University High Point University Hobart William Smith Colleges Hollins University University of Holy Cross University of Houston Houston Christian University Howard University Huntingdon College University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Indian River State College Indiana University at Bloomington University of Iowa Ithaca College Jackson State University Jacksonville University Johns Hopkins University Kalamazoo College University of Kansas Kansas State University University of Kentucky Knox College Lake Forest College Lane College Lee University Lehigh University Liberty University Lipscomb University Long Island University University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisiana at Monroe Louisiana State University Louisiana Tech University University of Louisville Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Lynn University Macalester College Massachusetts Maritime Academy University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Marymount Manhattan College McGill University (Canada) McNeese State University The University of Memphis Mercer University Miami University, Oxford University of Miami University of Michigan Michigan State University University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Middle Tennessee State University Millsaps College University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Mississippi Mississippi College Mississippi State University University of Missouri University of Missouri-St. Louis Montana State University Morehouse College Neumont College of Computer Science University of Nevada Las Vegas New England College New Mexico Military Institute University of New Orleans The New School New York University Nicholls State University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Wilmington North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina State University at Raleigh University of North Texas Northeastern University University of Northern Colorado Northwestern State University of Louisiana Northwestern University University of Notre Dame Nunez Community College Ohio University The Ohio State University The University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma, Norman Olin College of Engineering Olivet Nazarene University Oral Roberts University University of Oregon Ouachita Baptist University Oxford College of Emory University Pace University Pacific University Palm Beach Atlantic University University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University Pensacola State College Pepperdine University Philander Smith College University of Pittsburgh Pitzer College Prairie View A&M University Presbyterian College Purdue University Radford University University of Redlands Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Rice University Ripon College Ringling College of Art & Design River Parishes Community College Roanoke College Robert Morris University University of Rochester Rochester Institute of Technology Rocky Mountain College Roger Williams University Rollins College Rutgers University University of St. Andrews (Scotland) Saint Edward's University Saint Louis University Saint Louis University-Madrid Saint Peter's University Saint Vincent College Samford University San Diego State University University of San Francisco San Francisco State University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Sewanee: The University of the South Shepherds College Simpson College Smith College University of South Carolina Columbia South Carolina State University University of the South University of South Florida Southeastern Louisiana University Southern Arkansas University Southern Methodist University Southern University and A&M College Southern University at Shreveport University of Southern California University of Southern Mississippi Southwestern University Spelman College Spring Hill College Stanford University Stephen F. Austin State University Stevens Institute of Technology Stony Brook University SUNY Maritime College Swarthmore College Syracuse University The University of Tampa Taylor University Temple University The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tennessee State University The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at San Antonio Texas A&M University Texas A&M University-Commerce Texas Christian University Texas Southern University Texas Tech University Texas Wesleyan University Transylvania University Trinity University Tulane University of Louisiana University of Tulsa Tuskegee University Union University United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University University of Virginia University of Virginia's College at Wise Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia State University Virginia Tech Voorhees College Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College University of West Florida West Virginia University Western Michigan University Willberforce University William Carey University Williams College Wingate University University of Wisconsin Wittenberg University Xavier University Xavier University of Louisiana

These are the colleges the school published for its graduates.

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Independently verified As published by The Dunham School — College Acceptances page ('The Impact of a Dunham Education') ↗. Found at: Academics > College Placement > College Acceptances.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 695 in 2020 to 715 in 2022 — over 2 years.
+2.9%
Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Family Christian Academy
Baton Rouge
Private 0.4 227 +30.5%
Parkview Baptist School
Baton Rouge
Private 2.4 1,070 -13.6%
Episcopal High School
Baton Rouge
Private 4.0 893 -2.7%
Brighter Horizon School
Baton Rouge
Private 6.0 87 +3.6%
Diocese Of Baton Rouge Special Education Program
Baton Rouge
Private 5.1 61 +5.2%
St Joseph'S Academy
Baton Rouge
Private 5.8 1,121 +6.0%
Catholic High School
Baton Rouge
Private 5.8 1,145 +0.6%
The Christian Academy Of Louisiana
Addis
Private 10.1 95 +5.6%

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