Louisiana residents paid $8,165 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $12 more than the $8,153 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 152.8 percent more than residents this year, or $20,643. Their price tag grew 0.1 percent from $20,631 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Louisiana residents. About 2 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 94 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,846 students received grants or scholarships totaling $16 million and 1,029 students took out student loans totaling more than $5 million.
Including all undergraduates (14,298), 8,027 students used grants or scholarships totaling $57.6 million, and 5,696 students took out $34.3 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~13,869 | $7,280 | $7,773 | $8,153 | $8,165 | 12.2% |
| Out-of-state | ~286 | $19,758 | $20,251 | $20,631 | $20,643 | 4.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 919 | 44% | $4,353,418 | $4,737 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 1,618 | 77% | $8,120,006 | $5,019 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,013 | 48% | $3,566,606 | $3,521 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,846 | 88% | $16,040,030 | $8,689 |
| Federal student loans | 1,019 | 49% | $4,710,765 | $4,623 |
| Other student loans | 44 | 2% | $299,695 | $6,811 |
| Student loan aid | 1,029 | 49% | $5,010,460 | $4,869 |
| Total student aid | 1,970 | 94% | - | - |
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