Louisiana State University-Alexandria

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Louisiana State University-Alexandria

Louisiana State University-Alexandria operates as a public institution located in Alexandria, Louisiana (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 5,632 students of which 6,878 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Louisiana State University-Alexandria is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 92.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,022 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $7,065, with published in-state tuition of $7,050 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.5%. Graduates earn a median of $42,205 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,284 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 88200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 58.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.