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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Alexandria, LA
Population 140,000
Website https://www.lsua.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,706 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (78%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,886
Men / Women 29% / 71%
From State 92%
From Region 2%
Athletes 5.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
Black 21%
Mixed 5%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%
Hispanic 1%
International 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 33.7% 33.7% 2012 Men: 36.1% 36.1% 2013 Men: 34.5% 34.5% 2014 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2015 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2016 Men: 37.6% 37.6% 2017 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2018 Men: 29.5% 29.5% 2019 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2020 Men: 34.6% 34.6% 2021 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2022 Men: 37.2% 37.2% 2023 Men: 32.0% 32.0% 2024 Men: 31.1% 31.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2013 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Native: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 Native: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 Native: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Native: 6.3% 6.3% 2024 Native: 10.7% 10.7% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 Black: 17.7% 17.7% 2012 Black: 18.6% 18.6% 2013 Black: 14.8% 14.8% 2014 Black: 9.5% 9.5% 2015 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2016 Black: 11.4% 11.4% 2017 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2018 Black: 15.8% 15.8% 2019 Black: 10.8% 10.8% 2020 Black: 15.5% 15.5% 2021 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2022 Black: 17.4% 17.4% 2023 Black: 17.9% 17.9% 2024 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2013 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2014 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2019 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2011 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2012 White: 72.6% 72.6% 2013 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2014 White: 84.6% 84.6% 2015 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2016 White: 84.0% 84.0% 2017 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2018 White: 74.4% 74.4% 2019 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2020 White: 70.9% 70.9% 2021 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2022 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2023 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2024 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2022 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 International: 1.7% 1.7%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 7.9% 7.9% 2021 Native: 7.8% 7.8% 2022 Native: 8.8% 8.8% 2023 Native: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2023 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2024 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2025 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Black: 18.0% 18.0% 2021 Black: 18.1% 18.1% 2022 Black: 17.8% 17.8% 2023 Black: 18.5% 18.5% 2024 Black: 18.7% 18.7% 2025 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2020 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Hispanic: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2021 White: 64.4% 64.4% 2022 White: 63.5% 63.5% 2023 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2025 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2020 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2025 International: 1.1% 1.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Louisiana State University - Alexandria 1,051 26% / 74% 0% $60,597 71 94%
Computer Science 42 — 74% / 26% 0% $82,290 92 —
Chemistry 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $56,921 64 —
Mathematics 67 — 45% / 55% 0% $61,351 72 —
Biology 37 — 30% / 70% 0% $52,786 54 —
Clinical Laboratory Science 22 — 18% / 82% 0% $76,643 88 —
Exercise Science 17 — 65% / 35% 0% $51,118 50 —
Health Sciences 48 — 15% / 85% 0% $59,574 69 —
Nursing 182 — 10% / 90% 0% $94,049 97 100%
Accounting 92 — 26% / 74% 0% $61,645 73 —
Business Administration 92 — 34% / 66% 0% $45,570 33 84%
Medical Insurance Coding — — — — $58,332 67 —
Communication 30 — 27% / 73% 0% $45,266 32 —
English 34 — 18% / 82% 0% $44,360 30 —
General Studies 125 — 31% / 69% 0% $48,647 43 91%
History 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $48,013 41 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,698 54 —
Psychology 164 — 12% / 88% 0% $47,905 41 94%
Religious Studies 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $50,534 48 —
Elementary Education 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,494 65 96%
Criminal Justice 62 — 34% / 66% 0% $48,734 43 94%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,407
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,586
Est. In-State Cost $9,582
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,162
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 70%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 34%
Transfer-Out Rate 36%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 9.6% 9.6% 2012 Graduated: 12.2% 12.2% 2013 Graduated: 13.8% 13.8% 2014 Graduated: 20.6% 20.6% 2015 Graduated: 25.6% 25.6% 2016 Graduated: 26.1% 26.1% 2017 Graduated: 26.2% 26.2% 2018 Graduated: 29.7% 29.7% 2019 Graduated: 28.3% 28.3% 2020 Graduated: 31.2% 31.2% 2021 Graduated: 26.5% 26.5% 2022 Graduated: 31.5% 31.5% 2023 Graduated: 35.5% 35.5% 2024 Graduated: 34.2% 34.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 8.7% 8.7% 2012 Men: 7.7% 7.7% 2013 Men: 15.0% 15.0% 2014 Men: 20.0% 20.0% 2015 Men: 18.7% 18.7% 2016 Men: 17.6% 17.6% 2017 Men: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Men: 23.1% 23.1% 2019 Men: 23.1% 23.1% 2020 Men: 31.1% 31.1% 2021 Men: 21.1% 21.1% 2022 Men: 23.7% 23.7% 2023 Men: 22.7% 22.7% 2024 Men: 26.7% 26.7% 2011 Women: 10.1% 10.1% 2012 Women: 14.3% 14.3% 2013 Women: 13.0% 13.0% 2014 Women: 20.9% 20.9% 2015 Women: 28.4% 28.4% 2016 Women: 31.4% 31.4% 2017 Women: 29.2% 29.2% 2018 Women: 33.7% 33.7% 2019 Women: 31.3% 31.3% 2020 Women: 31.3% 31.3% 2021 Women: 31.1% 31.1% 2022 Women: 36.4% 36.4% 2023 Women: 44.4% 44.4% 2024 Women: 37.9% 37.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Native Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2019 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 Native: 15.4% 15.4% 2021 Native: 29.3% 29.3% 2022 Native: 38.5% 38.5% 2023 Native: 20.0% 20.0% 2024 Native: 29.5% 29.5% 2011 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2012 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2013 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2015 Black: 16.1% 16.1% 2016 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2017 Black: 24.2% 24.2% 2018 Black: 22.0% 22.0% 2019 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 Black: 28.8% 28.8% 2021 Black: 18.3% 18.3% 2022 Black: 23.8% 23.8% 2023 Black: 25.4% 25.4% 2024 Black: 15.5% 15.5% 2012 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2013 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2014 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2015 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0% 2016 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2017 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3% 2018 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8% 2019 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2022 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2023 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2011 White: 11.1% 11.1% 2012 White: 13.9% 13.9% 2013 White: 16.7% 16.7% 2014 White: 20.5% 20.5% 2015 White: 25.6% 25.6% 2016 White: 27.1% 27.1% 2017 White: 26.0% 26.0% 2018 White: 30.1% 30.1% 2019 White: 30.6% 30.6% 2020 White: 32.8% 32.8% 2021 White: 27.1% 27.1% 2022 White: 34.7% 34.7% 2023 White: 39.0% 39.0% 2024 White: 39.4% 39.4% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 International: 31.2% 31.2% 2022 International: 8.3% 8.3% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 57.1% 57.1%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 36.1% 379 22% / 78% 0% $47,812 40 93%
Health Sciences 25.6% 269 15% / 85% 0% $83,761 93 100%
Business & Economics 17.5% 184 30% / 70% 0% $53,608 56 84%
Physical Sciences & Math 6.8% 71 44% / 56% 0% $61,101 72 —
Professional 5.9% 62 34% / 66% 0% $48,734 43 94%
Computer Science 4.0% 42 74% / 26% 0% $82,290 92 —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 37 30% / 70% 0% $52,786 54 —
Education 0.7% 7 0% / 100% 0% $57,494 65 96%

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (Unbound) 61%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 61.0% 61.0% 2012 Acceptance: 61.1% 61.1% 2013 Acceptance: 60.7% 60.7% 2014 Acceptance: 54.5% 54.5% 2015 Acceptance: 67.8% 67.8% 2016 Acceptance: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Acceptance: 31.1% 31.1% 2018 Acceptance: 56.5% 56.5% 2019 Acceptance: 56.3% 56.3% 2020 Acceptance: 63.5% 63.5% 2021 Acceptance: 58.3% 58.3% 2022 Acceptance: 57.7% 57.7% 2023 Acceptance: 92.6% 92.6% 2024 Acceptance: 92.1% 92.1% 2011 Yield: 62.6% 62.6% 2012 Yield: 60.9% 60.9% 2013 Yield: 59.6% 59.6% 2014 Yield: 78.3% 78.3% 2015 Yield: 32.9% 32.9% 2016 Yield: 75.6% 75.6% 2017 Yield: 70.5% 70.5% 2018 Yield: 35.5% 35.5% 2019 Yield: 31.3% 31.3% 2020 Yield: 25.6% 25.6% 2021 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2022 Yield: 24.6% 24.6% 2023 Yield: 73.7% 73.7% 2024 Yield: 66.6% 66.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 869 869 2012 Applicants: 997 997 2013 Applicants: 1,080 1,080 2014 Applicants: 1,056 1,056 2015 Applicants: 2,279 2,279 2016 Applicants: 2,101 2,101 2017 Applicants: 2,147 2,147 2018 Applicants: 2,333 2,333 2019 Applicants: 2,683 2,683 2020 Applicants: 2,946 2,946 2021 Applicants: 3,174 3,174 2022 Applicants: 2,913 2,913 2023 Applicants: 706 706 2024 Applicants: 959 959 2011 Admitted: 530 530 2012 Admitted: 609 609 2013 Admitted: 656 656 2014 Admitted: 576 576 2015 Admitted: 1,545 1,545 2016 Admitted: 700 700 2017 Admitted: 667 667 2018 Admitted: 1,317 1,317 2019 Admitted: 1,510 1,510 2020 Admitted: 1,872 1,872 2021 Admitted: 1,850 1,850 2022 Admitted: 1,680 1,680 2023 Admitted: 654 654 2024 Admitted: 883 883 2011 Enrolled: 332 332 2012 Enrolled: 371 371 2013 Enrolled: 391 391 2014 Enrolled: 451 451 2015 Enrolled: 508 508 2016 Enrolled: 529 529 2017 Enrolled: 470 470 2018 Enrolled: 468 468 2019 Enrolled: 472 472 2020 Enrolled: 480 480 2021 Enrolled: 410 410 2022 Enrolled: 414 414 2023 Enrolled: 482 482 2024 Enrolled: 588 588

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 970 – 1220
SAT Math Range 480 – 610
SAT RW Range 490 – 610

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 25th: 850 850 2015 25th: 850 850 2016 25th: 759 759 2017 25th: 790 790 2019 25th: 940 940 2020 25th: 880 880 2021 25th: 970 970 2022 25th: 910 910 2023 25th: 880 880 2024 25th: 970 970 2014 75th: 1030 1030 2015 75th: 1060 1060 2016 75th: 1120 1120 2017 75th: 1120 1120 2019 75th: 1050 1050 2020 75th: 1060 1060 2021 75th: 1210 1210 2022 75th: 1110 1110 2023 75th: 1140 1140 2024 75th: 1220 1220

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 330 330 2017 25th: 350 350 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 430 430 2021 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 410 410 2023 25th: 430 430 2024 25th: 480 480 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 580 580 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 540 540 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 550 550 2023 75th: 560 560 2024 75th: 610 610

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 429 429 2017 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 450 450 2024 25th: 490 490 2014 75th: 500 500 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 520 520 2020 75th: 520 520 2021 75th: 640 640 2022 75th: 560 560 2023 75th: 580 580 2024 75th: 610 610

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2012 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2013 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2015 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2016 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2017 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2018 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.