by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Fortis College-Baton Rouge, from the published cost of attendance and projected degree cost through to net price, median student debt at graduation, default outcomes, and how aid varies by family income.
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What it costs to attend Fortis College-Baton Rouge is about $30,272.00 a year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $16,467.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $13,805.00 |
| Total cost | $30,272.00 |
| That is 8% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $30,272.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,352.00 |
| Net price | $22,920.00 |
| That is 30% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $30,272.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,443.00 |
| Net price | $22,829.00 |
| That is 30% below the national average net price. | |
| For the full breakdown, see the tuition & fees page and room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing by around 2.8% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Freshman year | $23,459.00 | $23,553.00 | $31,108.00 |
| Senior year | $25,456.00 | $25,558.00 | $33,756.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $97,794.00 | $98,184.00 | $129,678.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $37,256.00 | $37,405.00 | $49,403.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,125.00 | $1,130.00 | $1,492.00 |
| Total amount paid | $135,050.00 | $135,589.00 | $179,081.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Freshman year | $23,459.00 | $23,553.00 | $31,108.00 |
| Senior year | $24,107.00 | $24,203.00 | $31,966.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $47,566.00 | $47,756.00 | $63,074.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $18,121.00 | $18,193.00 | $24,029.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $547.00 | $550.00 | $726.00 |
| Total amount paid | $65,687.00 | $65,949.00 | $87,103.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the net-price section.
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $25,781.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $23,826.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $23,082.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $24,006.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $26,627.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $29,280.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Fortis College-Baton Rouge Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The median graduating debt at Fortis College-Baton Rouge is $9,500.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,167.00 |
| 25th | $6,334.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,500.00 |
| 75th | $13,992.00 |
| 90th | $23,501.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student loan debt page.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500.00 |
| Middle income | $10,727.00 |
| High income | $9,832.00 |
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500.00 |
The default-rate category at Fortis College-Baton Rouge is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 10.0% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Fortis College-Baton Rouge amount to $232,959,126.00 covering 20,521 recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 13 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $8,140.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Fortis College-Baton Rouge, consider the following:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.