Louisiana State University-Alexandria — admissions, outcomes, merit aid & scholarships

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants. Affordable on average — net price runs around $7,065/yr. Major value play for in-state residents.

✅ Best for

In-state residents (tuition ~$7,050 — major value play)
Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies (the two biggest majors)

🎯 The reality

Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 880, or ACT below 17 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

Total enrollment

5,632

5,000 - 9,999

In-state tuition

$7,050

sticker, before aid

Out-of-state tuition

$14,650

+$7,600 vs in-state

Admit rate

92.6%

Accepts the majority

SAT middle 50%

880–1140

EBRW + Math composite

ACT middle 50%

17–22

composite

Test policy

Required

2023

10-yr earnings

$42,205

median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry

$37,284

Earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$42,205

4-year completion

34%

Median debt (completers)

$19,000

Cost of attendance

$15,550

sticker price, not net

Pell-eligible students

35%

💰 True ROI

14.9× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)

$28,260

$7,065/yr avg net

Aid that hides behind the sticker

$33,940

vs sticker $62,200

10-yr earnings total

$422,050

$42,205/yr median, 10 yrs out

Years to recoup actual cost

0.7 yrs

at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Louisiana State University-Alexandria, the average net price is $7,065/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k

$5,008/yr

Family income $30-48k

$5,075/yr

Family income $48-75k

$7,524/yr

Family income $75-110k

$10,794/yr

Family income $110k+

$11,941/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Louisiana State University-Alexandria's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Louisiana State University-Alexandria

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Louisiana State University-Alexandria actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing

155 degrees · 30.6%

Typical career outcomes

Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k

Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.

2. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies

110 degrees · 21.7%

Typical career outcomes

Management Analyst $99k Marketing Specialist $75k HR Specialist $68k

Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).

3. Psychology

107 degrees · 21.1%

Typical career outcomes

HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k

Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

4. Health Professions

98 degrees · 19.3%

Typical career outcomes

Registered Nurse $86k Physician Assistant $130k Pharmacist $136k Physical Therapist (post-DPT) $100k

Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.

5. Mathematics & Statistics

37 degrees · 7.3%

Typical career outcomes

Statistician $104k Actuary $120k Operations Research Analyst $86k Data Scientist $108k

Quant-heavy paths — actuarial, data, finance, research. High starting wages.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Louisiana State University-Alexandria

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP)	Credential	Cohort	1-yr earnings	4-yr earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	Bachelor's Degree	70	$82,919	$87,651
Criminal Justice and Corrections.	Bachelor's Degree	31	$39,917	$52,560
Business Administration, Management and Operations.	Bachelor's Degree	76	$38,225	$49,772
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	Bachelor's Degree	93	$32,463	$47,171
Psychology, General.	Bachelor's Degree	79	$30,362	$44,069

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

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