2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at LSU graduate schools is $13,027 for Louisiana residents and $29,962 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees stays same as last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at LSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
LSU 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearLouisiana ResidentsOut-of-State
TotalTuitionFeesTotalTuitionFees
2020$13,035$9,132$3,903$29,970$9,132$20,838
2021$13,035$9,132$3,903$29,970$9,132$20,838
2022$13,031$9,132$3,899$29,966$9,132$20,834
2023$13,027$9,132$3,895$29,962$9,132$20,830
2024$13,027$9,132$3,895$29,962$9,132$20,830
LSU 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearLouisiana ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$546$1,196
2021$546$1,196
2022$546$1,196
2023$546$1,196
2024$546$1,196
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$12,276$7,686$14,510$7,686
2021$12,708$7,686$14,676$7,686
2022$13,154$7,686$15,128$7,686
2023$13,956$7,884$15,414$7,884
2024$14,296$7,884$16,222$7,884

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College offers 246 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 41 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's8116
Doctorate (Research)560
Doctorate (Professional)20
Post-BS Certificate42
Post-MS Certificate2911
Total24641
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At LSU, there are 37,348 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 6,396 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 2,498 male and 3,898 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.64 to 1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 2,026 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native20812
Asian1506981
Black or African American858240618
Hispanic379154225
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander743
White3,6001,3392,261
Two or More Races15449105
Race/Ethnicity Unknown16351112
Total 6,3962,4983,898