2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Louisiana for Students from Ukraine

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Value Colleges for Ukrainian Students in Louisiana ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

After analyzing 3 schools in Louisiana, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Ukrainian students in Louisiana. To come up with this ranking, we look at a number of factors that are all objective measurements. These factors include the school's overall value as determined by our Best Colleges for the Money ranking and the percentage of international students on campus.

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Top Value Colleges in Louisiana for Students from Ukraine

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

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

$28,635 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.0% International Students

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best affordable school for Ukrainian students in Louisiana in this year’s ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 4,721 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.0% are international. The top three countries sending students to study at Louisiana State University are China, India, and Iran. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Louisiana State University is about $28,635 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $29,966 a year in average tuition and fees.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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2

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

$20,767 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

1.2% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great place for Ukrainian students in Louisiana working on their bachelor’s degree. Southeastern is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,867 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 1.2% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Nepal, Panama, and Vietnam come to Southeastern to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Southeastern is about $20,767 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $21,246 a year in average tuition and fees.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA

$19,460 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

1.3% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ukrainian students in Louisiana. This fairly large public school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 1,333 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 1.3% are international. Students from as far away as Colombia, France, and Honduras come to NSU to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at NSU runs, on average, about $19,460. Graduate students pay around $20,402 a year in average tuition and fees.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.