Tuition Trends for Louisiana colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 110 colleges in Louisiana - 31 public and 79 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Louisiana is $9,061 for Louisiana residents and $18,148 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $23,834. For Louisiana community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $4,296 for state residents and $4,679 for out-of-state students.

Louisiana public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 60.19% from $6,978 (2015) to $11,178 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 21.37% over the past decade from $16,693 (2015) to $20,260 (2024). In private Louisiana colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 19.37%, from $19,984 (2015) to $23,854 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 27.69% when living on campus and by 25.96% when living off campus at public Louisiana colleges. For private Louisiana colleges, the COA has increased by 25.85% (on-campus) and 24.36% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Louisiana colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$20,005	$29,720	$33,011	$21,444	$31,159	$34,450
2015-16	$21,164 5.79%	$32,380 8.95%	$33,841 2.51%	$22,512 4.98%	$33,728 8.24%	$35,189 2.15%
2016-17	$22,136 4.59%	$33,763 4.27%	$35,179 3.95%	$23,051 2.39%	$34,678 2.82%	$36,094 2.57%
2017-18	$22,811 3.05%	$32,033 -5.12%	$36,507 3.77%	$23,827 3.37%	$33,049 -4.70%	$37,523 3.96%
2018-19	$23,665 3.74%	$33,271 3.86%	$37,157 1.78%	$24,908 4.54%	$34,514 4.43%	$38,400 2.34%
2019-20	$23,964 1.26%	$33,434 0.49%	$38,860 4.58%	$25,398 1.97%	$34,868 1.03%	$40,294 4.93%
2020-21	$24,502 2.25%	$33,974 1.62%	$40,075 3.13%	$25,941 2.14%	$35,413 1.56%	$41,514 3.03%
2021-22	$24,924 1.72%	$34,394 1.24%	$40,946 2.17%	$26,218 1.07%	$35,688 0.78%	$42,240 1.75%
2022-23	$25,681 3.04%	$34,679 0.83%	$42,683 4.24%	$26,565 1.32%	$35,563 -0.35%	$43,567 3.14%
2023-24	$28,868 12.41%	$37,950 9.43%	$41,544 -2.67%	$30,166 13.56%	$39,248 10.36%	$42,842 -1.66%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Louisiana colleges is $13,597 for Louisiana residents and $22,679 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $23,854.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,722 for Louisiana residents and $24,834 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $18,764.

The tuition & fees has increased 21.37% for undergraduate programs and 10.69% for graduate programs at Louisiana colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Louisiana colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$6,978	$16,693	$19,984	$7,735	$17,163	$15,273
2015-16	$7,843 12.40%	$19,059 14.17%	$20,520 2.68%	$8,761 13.26%	$19,682 14.68%	$15,352 0.52%
2016-17	$8,209 4.67%	$19,836 4.08%	$21,252 3.57%	$9,305 6.21%	$21,099 7.20%	$16,165 5.30%
2017-18	$8,455 3.00%	$17,677 -10.88%	$22,151 4.23%	$9,536 2.48%	$18,611 -11.79%	$16,246 0.50%
2018-19	$8,702 2.92%	$18,308 3.57%	$22,194 0.19%	$9,688 1.59%	$19,590 5.26%	$15,625 -3.82%
2019-20	$8,875 1.99%	$18,345 0.20%	$23,771 7.11%	$9,898 2.17%	$19,600 0.05%	$16,867 7.95%
2020-21	$8,914 0.44%	$18,386 0.22%	$24,487 3.01%	$9,748 -1.52%	$19,310 -1.48%	$19,136 13.45%
2021-22	$8,970 0.63%	$18,440 0.29%	$24,992 2.06%	$9,834 0.88%	$19,299 -0.06%	$19,583 2.34%
2022-23	$8,834 -1.52%	$17,832 -3.30%	$25,836 3.38%	$9,278 -5.65%	$18,286 -5.25%	$20,043 2.35%
2023-24	$11,178 26.53%	$20,260 13.62%	$23,854 -7.67%	$9,880 6.49%	$18,998 3.89%	$16,809 -16.14%

Louisiana 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Louisiana Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Louisiana colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,222
2015-16	$1,239 1.39%
2016-17	$1,231 -0.65%
2017-18	$1,266 2.84%
2018-19	$1,254 -0.95%
2019-20	$1,257 0.24%
2020-21	$1,259 0.16%
2021-22	$1,242 -1.35%
2022-23	$1,269 2.17%
2023-24	$1,224 -3.55%

Living Costs Changes

For Louisiana colleges, the living have increased 18.60% when a student lives on campus facilities and 18.89% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Louisiana colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$11,805	$12,534
2015-16	$12,082 3.15%	$12,816 1.91%
2016-17	$12,696 3.21%	$13,232 0.59%
2017-18	$13,090 3.54%	$13,685 3.84%
2018-19	$13,709 4.31%	$14,568 3.76%
2019-20	$13,832 -0.91%	$14,654 1.29%
2020-21	$14,329 2.19%	$15,200 1.65%
2021-22	$14,712 2.70%	$15,499 1.99%
2022-23	$15,578 4.37%	$16,206 1.90%
2023-24	$16,466 3.58%	$16,814 9.65%

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Public, four-years | Baton Rouge
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University of New Orleans Public, four-years | New Orleans
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McNeese State University Public, four-years | Lake Charles
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Tulane University of Louisiana Private, four-years | New Orleans
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Public, four-years | Baton Rouge
Grambling State University Public, four-years | Grambling
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana Public, four-years | Natchitoches
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Tuition Trends for Louisiana colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes