| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Ursula Shorty, Director,
Director of Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
225 771-2790
800 626-6590 (toll free)
225 771-5898 (fax) |
| FAFSA number: |
009636 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$3,706; $9,498 out-of-state |
| Book fees: |
$1,200 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$3,161 |
| Other expenses: |
transportation, miscellaneous |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$4,012 - $5,428 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | May 15 | yes | N/A |
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| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 95% | of first-year students |
| 91% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 62% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 94% | of first-year students |
| 95% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 96% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 99% | of first-year students |
| 99% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 83% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
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| 81% | of first-year students |
| 78% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 58% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 79% | of first-year students |
| 89% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 85% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 21% | of first-year students |
| 18% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 9% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 4% | of first-year students |
| 2% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 14% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 89% | for first-year students |
| 85% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 50% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $6,971 | for first-year students |
| $7,444 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $4,256 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $3,436 | for first-year students |
| $3,436 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $2,211 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,681 | for first-year students |
| $3,967 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,395 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $2,399 | for first-year students |
| $3,738 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,356 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| 21% | of first-year students |
| 18% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 7% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| $2,980 | for first-year students |
| $3,151 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $1,969 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 5% | of first-year students |
| 3% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $5,592 | for first-year students |
| $5,109 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
| Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: |
11% |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct PLUS Loans
- FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- FFEL PLUS Loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
0 |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
96% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$23,000 |
| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- Louisiana Education Program
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- athletic scholarships
- ROTC scholarships
- National Science and NASA scholarships/grants.
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| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
0% |
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