For Louisiana 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,061 for Louisiana residents and $20,899 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $9,880 for Louisiana residents and $18,294 for out-of-state students.

Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $65,538 and NationsUniversity has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,800 among Louisiana 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $66,046 and Bridges Christian College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,500 among Louisiana 4-Year Colleges.

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Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Louisiana 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $26,751 for state residents and $38,589 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Louisiana 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$9,061$20,899$9,880$18,294
Books & Supplies$1,224$1,224
Room & Board$11,409$11,409
Other Expenses$5,057$5,057
COA$26,751$38,589$27,570$35,984

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Louisiana 4-Year Colleges is $9,061 for state residents and $20,899 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Louisiana 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Louisiana 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$5,875$3,000$16,471$4,120
2020-2021$5,875$3,039$16,767$4,162
2021-2022$5,875$3,095$17,072$4,189
2022-2023$5,873$3,160$16,477$3,993
2023-2024$5,873$3,188$16,794$4,105
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Louisiana 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $9,880 for state residents and $18,294 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Louisiana 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Louisiana 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$7,112$2,786$14,480$4,217
2020-2021$7,018$2,730$15,161$4,203
2021-2022$7,029$2,805$15,284$4,237
2022-2023$7,015$2,819$14,542$4,377
2023-2024$7,038$2,842$13,914$4,380

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Louisiana 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $599 for state residents and $796 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $662 for state residents and $925 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Louisiana 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$599$839 $657$987
2020-2021$606$818 $666$966
2021-2022$604$822 $666$977
2022-2023$582$779 $665$952
2023-2024$599$796 $662$925

Louisiana 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Louisiana 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $16,466 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,763 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Louisiana 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Louisiana 4-Year Colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $10,057$3,775 $10,669$4,597
2020-2021 $10,277$4,052 $10,845$4,923
2021-2022 $10,554$4,158 $11,061$4,945
2022-2023 $11,015$4,563 $11,290$5,072
2023-2024 $11,409$5,057 $12,359$5,405