The Cheapest Colleges in Louisiana by Average Net Price for 2023
The lowest net price colleges in Louisiana are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Louisiana State University Alexandria leads the list with a $7,302 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Louisiana State University AlexandriaAlexandria, Public Not For Profit |
$7,302 | 59% |
#2 Louisiana State University ShreveportShreveport, Public Not For Profit |
$8,676 | 50% |
#3 McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Public Not For Profit |
$9,721 | 49% |
#4 University of Louisiana MonroeMonroe, Public Not For Profit |
$10,134 | 49% |
#5 University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Public Not For Profit |
$11,256 | 49% |
#6 Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, Public Not For Profit |
$11,500 | 34% |
#7 Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Public Not For Profit |
$11,630 | 42% |
#8 Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Public Not For Profit |
$12,206 | 36% |
#9 Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, Public Not For Profit |
$12,621 | 36% |
#10 University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, Public Not For Profit |
$12,706 | 46% |
#11 Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Public Not For Profit |
$12,938 | 35% |
#12 Our Lady of Holy Cross CollegeNew Orleans, Private Not For Profit |
$13,236 | 48% |
#13 Our Lady of the Lake CollegeBaton Rouge, Private Not For Profit |
$14,531 | 54% |
#14 Louisiana CollegePineville, Private Not For Profit |
$14,625 | 43% |
#15 Grambling State UniversityGrambling, Public Not For Profit |
$16,384 | 20% |
#16 Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, Public Not For Profit |
$16,518 | 19% |
#17 University of Phoenix Baton RougeBaton Rouge, Private For Profit |
$17,713 | -8% |
#18 University of Phoenix Shreveport BossierBossier City, Private For Profit |
$17,883 | -9% |
#19 University of Phoenix LafayetteLafayette, Private For Profit |
$18,341 | -11% |
#20 University of Phoenix Louisiana CampusMetairie, Private For Profit |
$18,420 | -12% |