College Costs in Louisiana

How much does it cost to attend college in Louisiana?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Louisiana was $10,181 for the 2020-2021 academic year. This is $4,740 lower than the U.S. average and ranks Louisiana cheaper than average as the 41st most expensive and 12th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of ($388) from the 2019-2020 average of $10,569 and represents a -3.67% annual decline. The list of Louisiana colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 60 colleges and universities in Louisiana, the most popular being Louisiana State University with 28,691 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $8,038. Tulane University is the most expensive in Louisiana with an in-state tuition of $54,766.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Louisiana colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Louisiana or cheap Louisiana colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2020-2021 academic year.

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