McNeese State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 170,000

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 372 (8.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
McNeese State University 963 35% 70% 2% 15% 4% 4% $65,992 32 -0.41 76 93% 7.2%
Chemical Engineering 15 — 60% 67% 20% 0% 7% 0% $108,419 66 +0.30 98 — — — — —
General Engineering 29 — 69% 79% 0% 10% 3% 7% $122,566 94 +1.83 99 99% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 24 — 92% 75% 0% 4% 0% 21% $127,969 99 +3.62 99 — — — — —
Computer Science 23 — 83% 52% 9% 4% 0% 35% $77,652 4 -1.38 87 95% — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 20% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $64,404 18 -0.69 74 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 12% $60,822 11 -0.93 68 — — — — —
Biology 40 — 18% 50% 8% 8% 10% 15% $64,282 39 -0.25 74 96% — — — —
Agriculture 56 — 30% 75% 0% 12% 4% 0% $49,125 9 -1.14 41 85% — — — —
Wildlife Management 3 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,775 27 -0.54 43 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 — 11% 67% 22% 0% 0% 0% $74,804 38 -0.26 85 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 68 — 44% 69% 1% 15% 4% 3% $56,467 30 -0.62 60 94% 7.9% — — —
Nursing 126 — 12% 67% 1% 19% 2% 4% $95,122 71 +0.29 96 98% 3.8% — — —
Radiologic Technology 20 — 25% 75% 0% 20% 5% 0% $62,201 4 -1.46 71 100% — — — —
Accounting 26 — 38% 62% 8% 8% 4% 12% $68,720 10 -1.18 79 98% — — — —
Business Administration 93 — 49% 81% 0% 12% 2% 2% $65,435 24 -0.63 75 91% 6.9% — — —
Finance 14 — 79% 79% 0% 7% 14% 0% $70,376 5 -0.99 81 96% — — — —
Health Administration 11 — 9% 36% 0% 45% 9% 0% $55,250 18 -0.57 57 — — — — —
Marketing 23 — 39% 83% 4% 9% 0% 0% $63,781 12 -1.07 73 86% — — — —
English 12 — 8% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $46,082 18 -0.77 33 89% — — — —
General Studies 139 — 38% 65% 1% 24% 3% 1% $50,204 19 -0.68 44 89% — — — —
History 10 — 50% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $50,127 23 -0.66 44 — — — — —
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 6 — 50% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $50,204 22 -0.61 44 89% — — — —
Mass Communication 20 — 20% 80% 0% 10% 5% 0% $52,842 18 -0.84 51 100% — — — —
Political Science 11 — 45% 55% 0% 18% 9% 9% $57,770 11 -1.06 63 — — — — —
Psychology 54 — 17% 74% 0% 17% 6% 2% $48,325 14 -1.02 39 92% 11.5% — — —
Sociology 18 — 17% 50% 0% 39% 6% 0% $52,959 39 -0.36 51 92% 13.3% — — —
Early Childhood Education 17 — 0% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $56,852 84 +0.68 61 92% 6.4% — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,852 84 +0.68 61 92% 6.4% — — —
General Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,204 24 -0.57 44 89% — — — —
Physical Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,324 61 +0.20 65 100% — — — —
Art 24 — 29% 62% 0% 12% 8% 4% $35,674 7 -1.19 10 90% — — — —
Music Performance 8 — 38% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,948 93 +1.10 61 94% — — — —
Criminal Justice 35 — 43% 60% 0% 29% 3% 0% $51,185 8 -1.20 47 96% 9.2% — — —

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 76th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 23.2% 223 23% 68% 2% 17% 3% 3% $79,562 61 -0.17 88 97% 5.2%
Business & Economics 17.3% 167 46% 75% 2% 13% 4% 3% $65,462 13 -0.81 75 92% 6.9%
Humanities 16.7% 161 37% 68% 1% 21% 3% 1% $49,892 20 -0.69 43 89% —
Social Sciences 11.3% 109 22% 68% 0% 20% 6% 2% $50,976 14 -0.86 46 94% 11.9%
Engineering 7.1% 68 75% 75% 4% 6% 3% 10% $121,352 94 +2.12 99 99% —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.1% 59 34% 76% 0% 12% 3% 0% $49,158 9 -1.11 41 85% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.2% 40 18% 50% 8% 8% 10% 15% $64,282 34 -0.25 74 96% —
Professional 3.6% 35 43% 60% 0% 29% 3% 0% $51,185 3 -1.20 47 96% 9.2%
Education 3.4% 33 6% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $56,547 70 +0.51 60 92% 6.4%
Arts 3.3% 32 31% 62% 0% 9% 12% 3% $40,993 10 -0.62 20 91% —
Computer Science 2.4% 23 83% 52% 9% 4% 0% 35% $77,652 5 -1.38 87 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 13 23% 77% 0% 8% 0% 8% $62,200 8 -0.84 71 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.1M #385 27% — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #618 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #633 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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 117 $5.3M $5.3M $0
Track & Field (combined) 98 $608K $608K $0
Baseball 41 $974K $974K $0
Basketball 15 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Total 217 $10.0M $10.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 83 $582K $582K $0
Soccer 36 $563K $563K $0
Softball 25 $900K $900K $0
Volleyball 21 $509K $509K $0
Basketball 15 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Beach Volleyball 13 $185K $185K $0
Tennis 8 $459K $459K $0
Total 155 $4.3M $4.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 181 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Football 117 $5.3M $5.3M $0
Baseball 41 $974K $974K $0
Soccer 36 $563K $563K $0
Basketball 30 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Softball 25 $900K $900K $0
Volleyball 21 $509K $509K $0
Beach Volleyball 13 $185K $185K $0
Tennis 8 $459K $459K $0
Total 372 $18.5M $18.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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