Most Affordable Colleges in Louisiana
25 schools ranked by lowest average net price after financial aid. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria · public | $5,702 | 63.4% | $29,558 | — |
| 2 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport · public | $7,022 | 38.2% | $47,477 | 50.5% |
| 3 | Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria · public | $7,065 | 34.6% | $42,205 | 92.1% |
| 4 | SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles · community | $7,525 | 49.6% | $32,303 | — |
| 5 | Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe · community | $7,702 | 29.6% | $30,438 | — |
| 6 | Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden · public | $9,256 | 51.5% | $32,503 | — |
| 7 | Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge · community | $9,474 | 24.3% | $34,581 | — |
| 8 | Delgado Community College New Orleans · community | $9,747 | 20.8% | $33,305 | — |
| 9 | Louisiana State University-Eunice Eunice · community | $10,421 | 22.3% | $36,498 | — |
| 10 | Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever · community | $10,527 | 37.8% | $32,189 | — |
| 11 | Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City · community | $10,706 | 22.2% | $34,502 | — |
| 12 | River Parishes Community College Gonzales · community | $10,756 | 27.8% | $37,848 | — |
| 13 | Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe · community | $10,773 | 39.0% | $29,734 | — |
| 14 | Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport · community | $11,049 | 18.3% | $33,099 | — |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech University Ruston · public | $11,864 | 57.6% | $52,279 | 86.4% |
| 16 | University of New Orleans New Orleans · public | $12,384 | 44.0% | $47,872 | 74.3% |
| 17 | McNeese State University Lake Charles · public | $12,493 | 47.1% | $46,453 | 78.3% |
| 18 | Nunez Community College Chalmette · community | $12,529 | 35.0% | $35,343 | — |
| 19 | South Louisiana Community College Lafayette · community | $12,564 | 33.2% | $31,432 | — |
| 20 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux · public | $12,947 | 51.5% | $45,454 | 90.8% |
| 21 | Louisiana Christian University Pineville · private | $13,113 | 35.8% | $51,700 | 77.2% |
| 22 | Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond · public | $13,154 | 42.3% | $46,482 | 99.3% |
| 23 | University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe · public | $13,466 | 54.0% | $46,769 | 84.8% |
| 24 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette · public | $13,530 | 56.2% | $47,089 | 87.0% |
| 25 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches · public | $13,606 | 45.6% | $47,021 | 92.5% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.