- The Inkwell
- Louisiana
- McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LACity: smallZIP 70605Founded 1939
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1939
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mcneese.edu
LouisianaPublic
McNeese State University
McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana, with 5,005 undergraduates. It admits 78% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $11,228 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate78%
Retention68%
4-year graduation27%
Pell Grant share41%
Federal loans34%
$11,228net price / year
78%admission rate
1087average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$50,152median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,383median debt
#1,247 of 1,704 for earnings#250 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,138 of 1,738 for graduation rate#816 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $21,410tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,084
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $10,584
- Average net price
- $11,228national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,708
$30,001–48,000$8,834
$48,001–75,000$9,793
$75,001–110,000$12,797
$110,001+$17,205
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 78%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1087
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–588
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college78%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college41%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 27%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,062
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,152middle 50%: $31,825–$73,954
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,383
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,954
Median, McNeese State University$50,152
Lower quarter$31,825
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,005
- Part-time
- 9.5%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 21.7
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 41%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,591 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,647
- Endowment, end of year
- $20,920,613
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic5.0%
Black19%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident7.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.0%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities22%
Health professions16%
Business & management16%
Engineering6.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.5%
Agriculture5.3%
Psychology5.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.8%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 159717. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q634396.