Colleges / Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
College · Public · Baton Rouge, LA · City
LSU

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA

Address156 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2750
Websitewww.lsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate73%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size30,594
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 73% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1285 · ACT 26.

If you get in

30,594 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $35k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$139k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$77k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$62k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$28.6k
Room & board
$15.1k
Books & supplies
$1,084

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans30%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr69%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
30,594
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Louisiana State University · LSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White57%
  • Black21%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$55k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 83

What you can study.

Colleges / Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
College · Public · Baton Rouge, LA · City
LSU

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA

Address156 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2750
Websitewww.lsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate73%
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size30,594
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 73% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1285 · ACT 26.

If you get in

30,594 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $35k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$139k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$77k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$62k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$12.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$28.6k
Room & board
$15.1k
Books & supplies
$1,084

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans30%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr69%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
30,594
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Louisiana State University · LSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White57%
  • Black21%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International1%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$55k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 83

What you can study.