Louisiana State
University at Alexandria
Public College in Alexandria, LA. Six-year graduation rate 37%. Median 10-year earnings $42,205.
Students who entered Louisiana State University at Alexandria land at a median of $42,205 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. The six-year graduation rate is 37% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates carry a median of $19,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Louisiana State University at Alexandria admits 92% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. With 959 applicants, admissions statistics here move a lot on small changes. 67% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards. 4% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 490–610 | 26 (4%) |
| SAT Math | 480–610 | |
| ACT Composite | 17–22 | 580 (99%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is the problem here: 37% graduate within six years. 70% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. With 31% transferring out, this functions substantially as a stepping stone. At 33:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,414 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $8,296 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $5,008 at $0–30k against $11,941 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 63% get grants averaging $6,957, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 44% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 448 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $5,008 |
| $30–48k | $5,075 |
| $48–75k | $7,524 |
| $75–110k | $10,794 |
| $110k+ | $11,941 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,940 of these 4,414 students, totalling $15,040,196 — an average of $7,753 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Rapides Parish) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)