College ROI in Louisiana
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Louisiana's everyday prices are 11.8% below the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 88.2
- Housing
- 63.1
- Utilities
- 71.5
Best estimated 10-year return
22 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1Chamberlain University-LouisianaJefferson · Private for-profit+66%2Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge · Private nonprofit+10%3Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge · Public−28%4Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans · Private nonprofit−33%5Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston · Public−46%6University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette · Public−58%7Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches · Public−68%8Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans · Private nonprofit−70%9McNeese State UniversityLake Charles · Public−72%10University of New OrleansNew Orleans · Public−73%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport · Public7.1×2Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria · Public6.6×3Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston · Public4.8×4University of New OrleansNew Orleans · Public4.1×5McNeese State UniversityLake Charles · Public4.1×6University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette · Public4.1×7Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge · Private nonprofit3.9×8Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches · Public3.9×9Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux · Public3.8×10University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe · Public3.8×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Louisiana median among debt-reporting colleges.
1Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeAlexandria · Public$7,000median federal debt70%college completion2Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-CovingtonCovington · Private for-profit$7,917median federal debt80%college completion3Crescent City Bartending SchoolNew Orleans · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt89%college completion4ITI Technical CollegeBaton Rouge · Private for-profit$15,006median federal debt59%college completion5Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge · Public$20,500median federal debt69%college completion6Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans · Private nonprofit$20,500median federal debt86%college completion7University of Louisiana at MonroeMonroe · Public$21,500median federal debt54%college completion8Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville · Private nonprofit$21,875median federal debt44%college completion9Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond · Public$22,113median federal debt45%college completion10Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston · Public$22,135median federal debt64%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN LA
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113 matching colleges · page 3 of 5
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Louisiana, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.