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LSU tuition and net price

Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Public · 30,594 undergraduates

$12,551
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$29,228
out-of-state tuition and fees
$35,774
full cost of attendance a year
$19,286
average net price after aid

For families earning under $30,000 the average net price ($14,670) is higher than in-state tuition, because it also covers housing, food and books. Louisiana residents pay $12,551 in tuition and fees for 2025-26; students from other states pay $29,228. LSU charges $3,801 more in in-state tuition than it did in 2014-15 ($8,750 then, $12,551 now).

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $14,670Income under $30,000$14,670Income $30,001 to $48,000: $15,598Income $30,001 to $48,000$15,598Income $48,001 to $75,000: $18,807Income $48,001 to $75,000$18,807Income $75,001 to $110,000: $23,421Income $75,001 to $110,000$23,421Income over $110,000: $27,239Income over $110,000$27,239
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use LSU's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$10k$20k$30k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $26k In-state: $9k2015-16 Out-of-state: $27k In-state: $10k2016-17 Out-of-state: $27k In-state: $11k2017-18 Out-of-state: $28k In-state: $11k2018-19 Out-of-state: $29k In-state: $12k2019-20 Out-of-state: $29k In-state: $12k2020-21 Out-of-state: $29k In-state: $12k2021-22 Out-of-state: $29k In-state: $12k2022-23 Out-of-state: $29k In-state: $12k2023-24 Out-of-state: $29k In-state: $12k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $29k In-state: $13k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$12,551$29,228
2023-24$11,954$28,631
2022-23$11,954$28,631
2021-22$11,958$28,635
2020-21$11,962$28,639
2019-20$11,962$28,639
2018-19$11,950$28,627
2017-18$11,374$28,051
2016-17$10,814$27,491
2015-16$9,714$26,877
2014-15$8,750$26,467

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$12,551 in-state, $29,228 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$15,686
Books and supplies
$1,084
Full cost of attendance
$35,774 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
32%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
33%
Median federal debt at graduation
$19,500

Colleges similar to LSU

The six public four-year colleges closest to LSU in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX		73%32,394$19,890$67,143
Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR		74%28,677$17,571$63,588
Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL		77%33,227$20,202$66,081
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR		77%30,743$21,504$67,894
University of North Texas
Denton, TX		72%34,341$15,358$59,434
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK		75%21,773$17,058$60,713

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · LSU on College Scorecard