Louisiana residents paid $4,098 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $9 more than the $4,089 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 100.3 percent more than residents this year, or $8,208. Their price tag grew 0.1 percent from $8,198 in 2017-18.
About 98 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Louisiana residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 70 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 287 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.4 million and 159 students took out student loans totaling more than $930,365.
Including all undergraduates (2,688), 1,023 students used grants or scholarships totaling $6.5 million, and 543 students took out $4.5 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,634 | $3,921 | $4,089 | $4,089 | $4,098 | 4.5% |
| Out-of-state | ~54 | $8,030 | $8,198 | $8,198 | $8,208 | 2.2% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 281 | 60% | $1,266,125 | $4,506 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 45 | 10% | $91,039 | $2,023 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 8 | 2% | $11,344 | $1,418 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 287 | 61% | $1,368,508 | $4,768 |
| Federal student loans | 159 | 34% | $930,365 | $5,851 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 159 | 34% | $930,365 | $5,851 |
| Total student aid | 330 | 70% | - | - |
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