Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA · Public · 30,594 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

Test-optional
$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$13,056
$30,000 – $48,000	$15,696
$48,000 – $75,000	$20,223
$75,000 – $110,000	$23,878
Over $110,000	$26,489
All incomes (average)	$19,151

Sticker tuition and fees: $11,954 in-state, $28,631 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$15,686
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$17,450
Books and supplies	$1,084
Other expenses, on campus	$7,884
Other expenses, off campus	$7,884

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (7,367 of them) in 2022–23; 93% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	88%	$13,509
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	33%	$5,482
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	75%	$7,573
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	37%	$5,569

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1285
Median ACT: 26
Students with Pell grants: 27%
Graduation rate (6yr): 69%
Freshman retention: 85%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $61,251
Median debt at graduation: $20,500
International undergrads: 479 (1.5%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 21 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 88%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 600–680
SAT Math: 580–660
ACT composite: 24–30

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 42,558
Admitted: 31,491
Enrolled: 7,521

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business23%

Engineering9%

Education8%

Biology & Life Sciences8%

Social Sciences8%

Communications & Media7%

Psychology6%

Kinesiology & Sports Science5%

Visual & Performing Arts4%

Computer Science4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (57)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	426	$31,189	$61,045national $51,389	$20,000
Biology, General	360	$25,755	$56,019national $57,214	$19,000
Communication and Media Studies	332	$41,301	$55,245national $56,359	$19,500
Psychology, General	283	$29,246	$51,675national $50,706	$17,750
Business Administration, Management and Operations	237	$47,405	$64,590national $68,257	$18,625
Construction Management	229	$72,846	$91,660national $95,124	$19,625
Marketing	224	$44,944	$60,408national $69,303	$20,931
Political Science and Government	215	$36,289	$67,007national $63,293	$19,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	206	$39,329	$56,413national $54,562	$21,354
Finance and Financial Management Services	157	$65,667	$95,302national $83,343	$13,125
Computer Science	155	$64,916	$89,307national $107,009	$18,087
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	154	$44,988	$47,176national $55,693	$25,500
Sociology	151	$32,521	$54,442national $52,657	$20,687
Mechanical Engineering	148	$81,248	$99,975national $92,135	$18,500
Fine and Studio Arts	142	$32,317	$43,364national $41,367	$19,500
Accounting and Related Services	109	$53,475	$82,617national $76,194	$18,750
Animal Sciences	99	$33,612	$43,797national $49,634	$18,593
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	87	$65,125	$80,498national $86,176	$21,500
English Language and Literature, General	79	$35,970	$49,464national $48,590	$16,750
Civil Engineering	77	$71,816	$85,627national $86,517	$20,500
History	73	$36,760	$48,454national $50,680	$17,958
Chemical Engineering	72	$86,700	$114,226national $98,158	$15,076
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	72	$29,082	$55,630national $58,928	$18,561
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	62	$83,624	$97,208national $100,647	$18,367
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	57	—	—national $65,466	$20,500
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	56	$37,126	$50,173national $56,185	$16,125
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	56	$49,502	$51,577national $47,382	$25,284
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	52	$56,058	—national $93,451	$19,352
Mathematics	48	$50,074	$64,121national $69,562	$19,281
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	48	$45,491	$67,493national $60,190	$21,375
Apparel and Textiles	47	$39,470	$48,603national $57,640	$25,750
Nutrition Sciences	46	—	$55,159national $60,053	$23,500
Industrial Engineering	44	$74,039	$94,748national $98,442	$20,812
International/Globalization Studies	41	$26,816	$49,540national $59,972	$20,500
Interior Architecture	37	$48,098	$58,518national $60,369	$21,250
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	37	$25,019	—national $43,765	$19,937
Anthropology	36	$25,910	$44,738national $46,676	$19,562
Chemistry	34	$43,479	—national $65,120	$21,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	34	$26,767	$38,317national $39,775	$21,281
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	33	$30,543	$50,422national $48,568	$23,187
Music	32	$34,930	$47,521national $42,892	$15,000
International Business	32	—	$65,326national $73,201	$18,500
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	31	—	—national $62,582	$17,500
Agricultural Business and Management	29	$37,811	—national $66,647	$21,382
Social Work	28	—	—national $51,790	$19,322
Human Resources Management and Services	28	$48,650	—national $68,069	$31,000
Petroleum Engineering	27	$99,842	$103,421national $104,823	$27,000
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	26	$68,174	$80,129national $81,171	$19,081
Philosophy	25	—	$50,016national $54,455	—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	23	$31,088	$51,592national $55,000	$17,750
Business/Managerial Economics	23	—	$81,799national $77,981	$16,604
Landscape Architecture	21	—	$68,140national $66,387	—
Plant Sciences	19	$36,709	—national $56,567	—
Computer Engineering	18	—	$106,897national $109,015	$21,187
Geography and Cartography	18	$38,606	$66,168national $57,853	—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	11	$34,826	$43,964national $53,072	—
Architecture	—	$57,075	$69,029national $66,914	$25,758

Master's degrees (22)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Social Work	341	$53,300	$59,370national $65,123	$41,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	295	$74,004	$108,539national $124,807	$43,928
Library Science and Administration	180	$45,645	$50,960national $56,301	$30,750
Human Resources Management and Services	178	$67,192	$77,187national $83,558	$30,103
Education, General	72	$55,314	$54,303national $65,824	$33,900
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	68	$53,875	—national $62,033	$35,875
Construction Engineering	63	—	—national $105,808	$43,620
Accounting and Related Services	42	$72,430	$90,863national $95,833	$20,500
Public Administration	39	$60,737	$72,035national $81,408	$30,758
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	35	$65,415	—national $74,607	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	34	$61,506	$62,640national $67,030	$34,119
Communication and Media Studies	26	$49,709	$76,869national $71,953	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	26	$52,017	$61,514national $63,707	$27,404
Educational Administration and Supervision	25	$60,724	$66,233national $71,685	$33,146
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	24	—	$73,636national $79,463	—
Music	21	$26,075	$51,887national $48,285	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	16	$46,787	$51,732national $60,111	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	14	$50,947	$60,271national $59,916	—
Psychology, General	14	—	$78,060national $64,711	—
Fine and Studio Arts	9	$36,064	$48,472national $49,079	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	0	$91,691	$120,107national $103,485	$44,414
Construction Management	0	$140,803	$106,632national $112,166	—

First professional degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	206	$70,394	$103,602national $107,773	$75,535
Veterinary Medicine	110	—	$116,717national $131,316	—

Doctoral degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Music	34	$40,939	—national $59,592	—
Psychology, General	19	$79,351	—national $98,707	—
Education, Other	13	$73,543	—national $90,635	—

Graduate certificates (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Library Science and Administration	88	$50,465	$51,089national $60,763	$35,564
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	60	$85,255	—national $122,843	$30,561
Computer and Information Sciences, General	30	—	—national $112,196	$41,000

Post-baccalaureate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Construction Management	—	$80,774	$103,041national $102,711	$6,250

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 140 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 135 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2750
Phone: (225) 578-3202
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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