by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, 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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The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Louisiana State U Health Sciences Center-New Orleans comes to $18,500.00, placing the school in the Low ($10-20k) burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $5,500.00 |
| 25th | $9,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $18,500.00 |
| 75th | $23,000.00 |
| 90th | $29,662.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student loan debt page.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $20,713.00 |
| Middle income | $19,500.00 |
| High income | $15,000.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $5,713.00 more debt than high-income graduates.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $17,573.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $19,500.00 |
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Louisiana State U Health Sciences Center-New Orleans stands at $-3,125.00.
The default-rate category at Louisiana State U Health Sciences Center-New Orleans is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 0.9% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Louisiana State U Health Sciences Center-New Orleans reach $628,570,421.00 spread across 9,910 student borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 22 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $11,273.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veterans benefits detail.
The figures above are a starting point — as you weigh Louisiana State U Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, keep these questions in mind:
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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.