Colleges in Louisiana and what each costs

24 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
LSU cost of attendance	Baton Rouge	Public, 4-year	$38,323
UL Lafayette cost of attendance	Lafayette	Public, 4-year	$32,672
Southeastern Louisiana cost of attendance	Hammond	Public, 4-year	$28,673
Louisiana Tech cost of attendance	Ruston	Public, 4-year	$28,391
Tulane cost of attendance	New Orleans	Private, 4-year	$98,786
Louisiana State University at Alexandria cost of attendance	Alexandria	Public, 4-year	$26,447
Northwestern State University of Louisiana cost of attendance	Natchitoches	Public, 4-year	$29,227
Southern University and A&M College cost of attendance	Baton Rouge	Public, 4-year	$26,503
University of Louisiana at Monroe cost of attendance	Monroe	Public, 4-year	$29,076
McNeese State University cost of attendance	Lake Charles	Public, 4-year	$28,634
Nicholls State University cost of attendance	Thibodaux	Public, 4-year	$29,042
University of New Orleans cost of attendance	New Orleans	Public, 4-year	$31,180
Grambling State University cost of attendance	Grambling	Public, 4-year	$30,083
Louisiana State University, Eunice cost of attendance	Eunice	Public, 2-year	$21,020
Loyola University New Orleans cost of attendance	New Orleans	Private, 4-year	$74,998
Xavier University of Louisiana cost of attendance	New Orleans	Private, 4-year	$46,456
Louisiana State University, Shreveport cost of attendance	Shreveport	Public, 4-year	$28,019
Southern University at Shreveport cost of attendance	Shreveport	Public, 2-year	$22,732
Dillard University cost of attendance	New Orleans	Private, 4-year	$46,157
Southern University at New Orleans cost of attendance	New Orleans	Public, 4-year	$28,372
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary cost of attendance	New Orleans	Private, 4-year	$23,658
Centenary College of Louisiana cost of attendance	Shreveport	Private, 4-year	$67,826
Louisiana Christian University cost of attendance	Pineville	Private, 4-year	$39,062
Saint Joseph Seminary College cost of attendance	St. Benedict	Private, 4-year	$55,934

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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