COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 159391PUBLIC

BATON ROUGE, LA

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$19,151Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate69.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$66,893working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$66,893
Median earnings 5 years after completion$63,498

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$13,056
$30,001–48,000$15,696
$48,001–75,000$20,223
$75,001–110,000$23,878
$110,001+$26,489

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

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Completion69.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention84.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients26.6%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share29.9%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid33.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,776federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates30,594IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate73.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,500

4,656 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

25 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 113 working graduates$114,226 earnings · $20,500 debt →Petroleum EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 156 working graduates$103,421 earnings · $25,750 debt →Construction ManagementPost-baccalaureate Certificate · 94 working graduates$103,041 earnings · $24,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$99,975 earnings · $18,500 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$97,208 earnings · $22,368 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 119 working graduates$95,302 earnings · $19,500 debt →Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · 142 working graduates$91,660 earnings · $24,000 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$89,307 earnings · $21,562 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 131 working graduates$85,627 earnings · $22,486 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 158 working graduates$82,617 earnings · $19,600 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$80,498 earnings · $21,500 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$67,007 earnings · $19,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 251 working graduates$64,590 earnings · $20,062 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 263 working graduates$61,045 earnings · $22,728 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 193 working graduates$60,408 earnings · $21,500 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 136 working graduates$56,413 earnings · $23,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$56,019 earnings · $20,875 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$55,630 earnings · $20,500 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 280 working graduates$55,245 earnings · $22,875 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$54,442 earnings · $24,959 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 159 working graduates$51,675 earnings · $21,500 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 129 working graduates$51,577 earnings · $21,250 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$49,464 earnings · $21,625 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 142 working graduates$47,176 earnings · $24,646 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$43,364 earnings · $21,500 debt →
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