Louisiana Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Louisiana Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $23,320.

Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,678 and NationsUniversity has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,800 among Louisiana Private colleges. For graduate programs, Tulane University of Louisiana has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $69,310 and Bridges Christian College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,500 among Louisiana Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Louisiana Private colleges in 2025 is $42,085 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Louisiana Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$23,320$17,198
Books & Supplies$1,181$1,181
Room & Board$13,333$13,333
Other Expenses$4,252$4,252
COA$42,085$35,964

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Louisiana Private colleges is $23,320. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Louisiana Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Louisiana Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$21,360$1,216
2021-2022$22,230$1,211
2022-2023$21,093$1,145
2023-2024$21,880$1,324
2024-2025$21,940$1,380
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Louisiana Private colleges in 2025 is $17,198.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Louisiana Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Louisiana Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$17,787$1,349
2021-2022$18,086$1,497
2022-2023$16,701$1,687
2023-2024$14,854$1,955
2024-2025$15,272$1,926

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Louisiana Private colleges in 2025 is $846.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $833.

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

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Louisiana Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$874$858
2021-2022$890$888
2022-2023$796$864
2023-2024$833$810
2024-2025$846$833

Louisiana Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Louisiana Private colleges in 2025 is $17,584 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,180 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Louisiana Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $11,151$3,388 $10,987$4,480
2021-2022 $11,212$3,187 $11,169$4,528
2022-2023 $11,858$3,687 $11,182$4,678
2023-2024 $12,290$4,318 $12,303$4,962
2024-2025 $13,333$4,252 $13,014$5,166