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Cheapest Colleges in Louisiana

Name: Louisiana College Net Price Rankings
Creator: PlainCampus

Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Louisiana list (68 vs 28); Infinity College still leads on average net price at $230.

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$230
Cheapest net price: $15,635
Louisiana median: 96
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Infinity College has the lowest average net price in Louisiana among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Infinity College posts the lowest average net price in Louisiana at $230 among 96 ranked schools, with the state median 9% below the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $230
Louisiana median: $15,635
Schools ranked: 96
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Infinity College has the lowest average net price in Louisiana at $230/year, and the state's median net price is 9% below the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$230
cheapest ranked net price: $15,635
Louisiana median net price: 28 public / 68 private
schools in this ranking: $15,793
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $15,793 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Tulane University of Louisiana, where in-state published tuition of $68,678 falls to an average net price of $39,949 after aid, a $28,729 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Louisiana schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (68 vs 28). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $11,049. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 96 Scorecard-reporting Louisiana schools:

The bar to make Louisiana's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 96 Scorecard-reporting schools

$11,049 Among the most affordable more affordable than 74% of 96 Louisiana colleges

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Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more Louisiana colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Louisiana's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Infinity CollegeLafayette, LA · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $230
Net price (<$30K income): $230
Median debt: $6,333
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 179

Cloyd's Barber School 2 IncMonroe, LA · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $3,224
Net price (<$30K income): $3,224
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 35

Cloyd's Beauty School 1 IncWest Monroe, LA · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $4,430
Net price (<$30K income): $4,430
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 48

Cloyd's Beauty School 3 IncMonroe, LA · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $4,970
Net price (<$30K income): $4,803
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $15,565
Enrollment: 93

John Jay Beauty CollegeKenner, LA · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $5,683
Net price (<$30K income): $5,556
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $26,021
Enrollment: 81

Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeAlexandria, LA · Public

Avg net price: $5,702
Net price (<$30K income): $5,683
Median debt: $7,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,573
Enrollment: 1,345

Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, LA · Public

Avg net price: $7,022
Net price (<$30K income): $5,680
Median debt: $22,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,467
Enrollment: 10,749

Louisiana State University-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA · Public

Avg net price: $7,065
Net price (<$30K income): $5,008
Median debt: $19,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,284
Enrollment: 6,815

SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLake Charles, LA · Public

Avg net price: $7,525
Net price (<$30K income): $7,439
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,044
Enrollment: 3,446

Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, LA · Public

Avg net price: $7,702
Net price (<$30K income): $7,145
Median debt: $12,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $25,742
Enrollment: 3,463

Ray J's College of HairBaton Rouge, LA · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $8,470
Net price (<$30K income): $8,470
Median debt: $14,896
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 41

Omega Institute of CosmetologyHouma, LA · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $8,706
Net price (<$30K income): $4,008
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $17,872
Enrollment: 55

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMinden, LA · Public

Avg net price: $9,256
Net price (<$30K income): $9,103
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,084
Enrollment: 1,065

Pineville Beauty SchoolPineville, LA · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $9,312
Net price (<$30K income): $8,912
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $17,263
Enrollment: 45

Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · Public

Avg net price: $9,474
Net price (<$30K income): $8,860
Median debt: $12,450
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,382
Enrollment: 11,182

Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, LA · Public

Avg net price: $9,747
Net price (<$30K income): $8,734
Median debt: $20,198
Median earnings, 6yr: $27,129
Enrollment: 12,712

Blue Cliff College-MetairieMetairie, LA · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $9,863
Net price (<$30K income): $9,863
Median debt: $9,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $20,197
Enrollment: 291

Bridges Christian CollegeNew Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $10,273
Net price (<$30K income): $10,183
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 204

Louisiana State University-EuniceEunice, LA · Public

Avg net price: $10,421
Net price (<$30K income): $8,863
Median debt: $14,250
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,715
Enrollment: 3,670

Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, LA · Public

Avg net price: $10,527
Net price (<$30K income): $10,049
Median debt: $10,064
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,291
Enrollment: 2,663

Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, LA · Public

Avg net price: $10,706
Net price (<$30K income): $10,066
Median debt: $17,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $26,552
Enrollment: 5,561

River Parishes Community CollegeGonzales, LA · Public

Avg net price: $10,756
Net price (<$30K income): $9,922
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,205
Enrollment: 2,597

Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe, LA · Public

Avg net price: $10,773
Net price (<$30K income): $9,584
Median debt: $12,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $27,306
Enrollment: 5,975

New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $10,829
Net price (<$30K income): $10,829
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 2,349

Southern University at ShreveportShreveport, LA · Public

Avg net price: $11,049
Net price (<$30K income): $10,478
Median debt: $18,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $22,990
Enrollment: 2,951

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Infinity CollegeLafayette, LA · Private for-profit	$230	$230	$6,333	-	179
2	Cloyd's Barber School 2 IncMonroe, LA · Private for-profit	$3,224	$3,224	-	-	35
3	Cloyd's Beauty School 1 IncWest Monroe, LA · Private for-profit	$4,430	$4,430	-	-	48
4	Cloyd's Beauty School 3 IncMonroe, LA · Private for-profit	$4,970	$4,803	-	$15,565	93
5	John Jay Beauty CollegeKenner, LA · Private for-profit	$5,683	$5,556	-	$26,021	81
6	Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeAlexandria, LA · Public	$5,702	$5,683	$7,000	$29,573	1,345
7	Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, LA · Public	$7,022	$5,680	$22,500	$38,467	10,749
8	Louisiana State University-AlexandriaAlexandria, LA · Public	$7,065	$5,008	$19,000	$37,284	6,815
9	SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLake Charles, LA · Public	$7,525	$7,439	-	$32,044	3,446
10	Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, LA · Public	$7,702	$7,145	$12,500	$25,742	3,463
11	Ray J's College of HairBaton Rouge, LA · Private for-profit	$8,470	$8,470	$14,896	-	41
12	Omega Institute of CosmetologyHouma, LA · Private for-profit	$8,706	$4,008	-	$17,872	55
13	Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeMinden, LA · Public	$9,256	$9,103	-	$31,084	1,065
14	Pineville Beauty SchoolPineville, LA · Private for-profit	$9,312	$8,912	-	$17,263	45
15	Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · Public	$9,474	$8,860	$12,450	$29,382	11,182
16	Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, LA · Public	$9,747	$8,734	$20,198	$27,129	12,712
17	Blue Cliff College-MetairieMetairie, LA · Private for-profit	$9,863	$9,863	$9,500	$20,197	291
18	Bridges Christian CollegeNew Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit	$10,273	$10,183	-	-	204
19	Louisiana State University-EuniceEunice, LA · Public	$10,421	$8,863	$14,250	$30,715	3,670
20	Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, LA · Public	$10,527	$10,049	$10,064	$28,291	2,663
21	Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, LA · Public	$10,706	$10,066	$17,500	$26,552	5,561
22	River Parishes Community CollegeGonzales, LA · Public	$10,756	$9,922	$12,000	$34,205	2,597
23	Northshore Technical Community CollegeLacombe, LA · Public	$10,773	$9,584	$12,000	$27,306	5,975
24	New Orleans Baptist Theological SeminaryNew Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit	$10,829	$10,829	-	-	2,349
25	Southern University at ShreveportShreveport, LA · Public	$11,049	$10,478	$18,500	$22,990	2,951

Showing the 25 cheapest of 96 Scorecard-reporting Louisiana schools. The remaining 71 are ranked in the same net-price order but omitted from this HTML table so the page stays crawlable.

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Louisiana. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Louisiana's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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