Louisiana residents paid $11,950 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $576 more than the $11,374 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 139.6 percent more than residents this year, or $28,627. Their price tag grew 2.1 percent from $28,051 in 2017-18.
About 77 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Louisiana residents. About 22 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 96 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 4,547 students received grants or scholarships totaling $53.7 million and 1,769 students took out student loans totaling more than $11.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (30,983), 18,221 students used grants or scholarships totaling $210.7 million, and 7,993 students took out $53.8 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 | ~23,857 | $9,842 | $10,814 | $11,374 | $11,950 | 21.4% |
| Out-of-state | ~6,816 | $27,005 | $27,491 | $28,051 | $28,627 | 6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 1,189 | 24% | $5,636,351 | $4,740 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 3,849 | 78% | $28,547,665 | $7,417 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 3,019 | 61% | $19,565,401 | $6,481 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 4,547 | 93% | $53,749,417 | $11,821 |
| Federal student loans | 1,714 | 35% | $9,598,532 | $5,600 |
| Other student loans | 148 | 3% | $2,123,638 | $14,349 |
| Student loan aid | 1,769 | 36% | $11,722,170 | $6,626 |
| Total student aid | 4,690 | 96% | - | - |
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