Hammond, LA · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Petra College is a private for-profit institution in Hammond, LA, where the highest award offered is a certificate. It enrolls about 31 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 23:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: www.petracollege.com
The published tuition for the largest program at Petra College is $10,145 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 48 Louisiana colleges that do report one is $13,534.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Public | 9,514 | $8,373 |
| Compass Career College | Private for-profit | 194 | $19,758 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 0% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Petra College's largest program is $10,145 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
Petra College enrolls about 31 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 23:1.
Petra College is a private for-profit institution in Hammond, LA. Its highest award is a certificate, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Petra College does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.