Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, known as FranU, is a private Catholic university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was founded in 1923 as Our Lady of the Lake College and was renamed Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University in 2016 after gaining university status. The university is sponsored by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, North American Province, and is accredited by SACSCOC. It offers associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, with a strong focus on nursing and health professions alongside programs in the arts, sciences, business and theology. The urban campus is on Brittany Drive in Baton Rouge, and Wikipedia reports enrollment of roughly 1,200 students, most of them undergraduates. Admission is open to students who meet a modest GPA standard, and the 2025-26 catalog lists a 2.5 minimum high school GPA together with completion of the TOPS core curriculum, with test-optional review for applicants below ACT 20 or SAT 950.
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FranU reviews the whole high school record, including course rigor, grades, test scores and leadership. Applicants with a lower ACT or SAT may apply test optional.
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5414 Brittany Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, United States, Louisiana
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