Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 170,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 200 (4%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,888
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 89%
From Region 6%
Athletes 10.4%

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Black 19%
International 9%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
McNeese State University 963 35% / 65% 4% $59,646 72 93%
Chemical Engineering 15 60% / 40% 0% $96,090 98
General Engineering 29 69% / 31% 7% $110,387 99 96%
Mechanical Engineering 24 92% / 8% 21% $95,369 97
Computer Science 23 83% / 17% 35% $78,488 90 94%
Chemistry 5 20% / 80% 0% $61,866 76
Mathematics 8 25% / 75% 12% $58,092 70
Biology 40 18% / 82% 15% $64,283 79 96%
Agriculture 56 30% / 70% 0% $57,948 69 93%
Wildlife Management 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $52,751 59
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 11% / 89% 0% $75,756 89
Exercise Science 68 44% / 56% 3% $48,328 47 96%
Nursing 126 12% / 88% 4% $80,671 92 94%
Radiologic Technology 20 25% / 75% 0% $54,087 62 95%
Accounting 26 38% / 62% 12% $56,450 66 93%
Business Administration 93 49% / 51% 2% $54,829 63 89%
Finance 14 79% / 21% 0% $50,988 54 100%
Health Administration 11 9% / 91% 0% $59,257 72
Marketing 23 39% / 61% 0% $56,017 66 90%
English 12 8% / 92% 0% $46,084 40 89%
General Studies 139 38% / 62% 1% $46,845 43 93%
History 10 50% / 50% 0% $49,390 50
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 6 50% / 50% 0% $46,845 43 93%
Mass Communication 20 20% / 80% 0% $47,900 46 98%
Political Science 11 45% / 55% 9% $57,040 68
Psychology 54 17% / 83% 2% $47,229 44 88%
Sociology 18 17% / 83% 0% $49,548 50 90%
Early Childhood Education 17 0% / 100% 0% $51,455 55 92%
Elementary Education 9 0% / 100% 0% $51,455 55 92%
General Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $46,845 43 93%
Physical Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $59,324 72 100%
Art 24 29% / 71% 4% $37,239 16 78%
Music Performance 8 38% / 62% 0% $57,331 68 100%
Criminal Justice 35 43% / 57% 0% $45,250 38 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,919
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $10,627
Est. In-State Cost $11,538
Est. Out-of-State Cost $13,747
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 29%

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 28.0% 270 31% / 69% 1% $47,656 45 91%
Health Sciences 23.2% 223 23% / 77% 3% $68,226 83 95%
Business & Economics 17.3% 167 46% / 54% 3% $55,215 64 91%
Engineering 7.1% 68 75% / 25% 10% $101,933 98 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 6.1% 59 34% / 66% 0% $57,684 69 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 40 18% / 82% 15% $64,283 79 96%
Professional 3.6% 35 43% / 57% 0% $45,250 38 96%
Education 3.4% 33 6% / 94% 0% $51,990 57 93%
Arts 3.3% 32 31% / 69% 3% $42,262 29 84%
Computer Science 2.4% 23 83% / 17% 35% $78,488 90 94%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 13 23% / 77% 8% $59,544 72

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.1M #385 27%
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #619 0%
Computer Science $0 #525
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.1M #634 26%

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (Unbound) 38%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 69% 69% 69%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 93%
SAT Range 940 – 1190
SAT Math Range 450 – 580
SAT RW Range 490 – 610