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McNeese State University was awarded 65 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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McNeese is ranked #1,653 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
McNeese is also ranked #12 out of 30 schools in Louisiana.
McNeese State University has an acceptance rate of 71%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 12% of students accepted to McNeese submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 500 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio at McNeese State University is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at McNeese State University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at McNeese State University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 23% for first-time, full-time students at McNeese, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at McNeese State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,674 undergraduates at McNeese with 5,401 being full-time and 1,273 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,752 | $7,185 | $10,909 | $12,415 | $12,877 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of McNeese, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At McNeese, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $3,510 a year. That adds up to $14,040 over four years for those students.
See which majors at McNeese State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of McNeese State University.
Contact details for McNeese are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70605 |
| Phone: | 337-475-5000 |
| Website: | www.mcneese.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 176 | $35,282 |
| Nursing | 171 | $77,239 |
| Business Administration & Management | 133 | $44,262 |
| Health & Physical Education | 95 | $27,193 |
| General Psychology | 77 | $26,414 |
| General Biology | 51 | $28,276 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 51 | $34,178 |
| General Agriculture | 40 | $37,887 |
| General Engineering | 37 | $75,566 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 35 | $44,225 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 4,335 students took at least one online class at McNeese State University. This is a decrease from the 5,570 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,335 | 1,165 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,570 | 1,250 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,368 | 1,554 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,427 | 951 |
Learn more about online learning at McNeese State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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