COLLEGES · 30-YEAR ROI · BATON ROUGE, LA

Is Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College worth the money?

Yes — at resident pricing. A Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College degree clears +$2.02M in 30-year projected net value over skipping college and investing the difference.

A public four-year school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, priced as a Louisiana resident — earnings rolled up from 60 FREOPP-reported programs.

IPEDS 2023 cost · FREOPP 2021 earnings · BEA 2023 cost-of-living · same model as /worth-it · this school clears positive net value.

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA

30-year net value · resident pricing
+$2.02M
30-year net value · non-resident
+$1.45M
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$61,027
Breaks even by age
36
Annual tuition · Louisiana resident
$11,954
Annual tuition · out-of-state
$28,631
Total cost of attendance (4 years, sticker)
$105,000
Total cost of attendance · out-of-state
$171,708
FREOPP program coverage
60 programs

The out-of-state tax in Louisiana, ranked

How this is computed (and what it isn’t)

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College runs through the /worth-it model at its resident tuition rate, with the standard loan assumptions, a 30-year horizon, and Louisiana’s own cost-of-living on the skip-college path. The “30-year net value” is the projected accumulated value of going vs. skipping and investing the difference, in real dollars.

What it isn’t: a verdict on every major. The school-level number averages across 60 FREOPP-reported programs — the field you pick swings it by over a million dollars on its own. We only publish school pages that clear positive net value at resident pricing; earnings roll up from at least three FREOPP programs (ADR-0032), so a single high-earning major can’t fake the number.

Questions

Is Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College worth the money?
At resident pricing, yes: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College clears +$2.02M in 30-year projected net value versus skipping college and investing the difference. That is computed from a total cost of attendance of $105,000 and median earnings of $61,027 ten years after entry (IPEDS 2023 cost, FREOPP 2021 earnings, BEA 2023 cost-of-living — the same model as the LE TEEN calculator).
How much is tuition at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College's annual sticker tuition is $11,954 for Louisiana residents and $28,631 for out-of-state students, before financial aid. Total cost of attendance over 4 years — tuition plus fees, housing, and living costs — is $105,000 (IPEDS 2023).
What is the total cost of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?
Over 4 years, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College's sticker cost of attendance is $105,000 at resident pricing, or $171,708 out-of-state — tuition, fees, housing, and living costs at Louisiana prices, before financial aid. Median earnings ten years after entry are $61,027.
What is out-of-state tuition at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?
Non-resident annual sticker tuition at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $28,631, versus $11,954 for Louisiana residents — a premium of $16,677 a year. Even at the non-resident rate, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College clears positive 30-year net value.
How long until a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College degree pays for itself?
The degree path overtakes the skip-college path around age 36 under our defaults — from there the gap only widens, ending +$2.02M ahead at the 30-year horizon.
What could change the number for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?
Two levers dominate. Residency: this page prices Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College as a Louisiana resident; at non-resident tuition it still clears +$1.45M, but the gap is real money (see the out-of-state tax in Louisiana). And the major: the field you pick swings lifetime ROI by over a million dollars on its own (see the majors pages).

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LE TEEN (2026). “Is Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College worth the money? 30-year ROI.” Data: IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023. https://le-teen.com/colleges/louisiana-state-university-and-agricultural-and-mechanical-college