Louisiana: aid after freshman year
Four-year colleges in Louisiana, ranked by the gap between the average freshman grant and the average grant in later years.
We have IPEDS 2022-23 grant data for 22 four-year colleges in Louisiana. At 18 of them, the average grant for continuing undergraduates was lower than the average freshman grant. The median gap was $1,402 per recipient, compared with $1,064 nationally.
The largest gaps: Grambling State University ($5,917), Loyola University New Orleans ($5,114), Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ($4,710). Median gap at public colleges: $1,402 (14 colleges); at private nonprofits: $1,659 (8 colleges).
Explain the numbers
- Freshman grant: total grant aid to first-time, full-time freshmen divided by the number who got grants (2022-23).
- Later years: the same average for all other degree-seeking undergraduates who got grants, including transfers and part-time students.
- Drop: freshman average minus later-years average. Above zero means later-year recipients averaged less. In Louisiana, 18 of 22 colleges are above zero and 14 meet our traditional 4-year filter.
- Median: half of the colleges in Louisiana have a smaller drop than $1,402, half larger.
- IPEDS data runs about two years behind; current-year prices come from state reports where available.
Averages across recipients, not a prediction for one student. Colleges with large part-time or online enrollment are marked; read the methodology.
| # | College | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grambling State University Grambling · Public | $5,917 |
| 2 | Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans · Private | $5,114 |
| 3 | Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge · Private · large part-time/online share | $4,710 |
| 4 | Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans · Private | $2,917 |
| 5 | Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport · Private | $2,346 |
| 6 | Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans · Public · large part-time/online share | $2,166 |
| 7 | University of New Orleans New Orleans · Public · large part-time/online share | $2,153 |
| 8 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux · Public | $1,918 |
| 9 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches · Public · large part-time/online share | $1,778 |
| 10 | Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond · Public · large part-time/online share | $1,563 |
| 11 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette · Public | $1,470 |
| 12 | University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe · Public · large part-time/online share | $1,333 |
| 13 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans · Private | $972 |
| 14 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport · Public · large part-time/online share | $837 |
| 15 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge · Public | $829 |
| 16 | Dillard University New Orleans · Private | $651 |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech University Ruston · Public | $497 |
| 18 | Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria · Public · large part-time/online share | $370 |
| 19 | McNeese State University Lake Charles · Public | −$13 |
| 20 | Louisiana Christian University Pineville · Private | −$294 |
| 21 | Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge · Public | −$822 |
| 22 | Remington College-Shreveport Campus Shreveport · Private | −$1,056 |
Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.
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