2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Louisiana for Students from Sri Lanka

International students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Sri Lankan Students in Louisiana ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Louisiana to determine which were the best for Sri Lankan students in Louisiana. Our ranking methodology focuses on a number of different objective factors - such as the overall value of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Value Colleges in Louisiana for Students from Sri Lanka

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

$16,806 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

2.7% International Students

Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best affordable school for Sri Lankan students in Louisiana in this year’s ranking. Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,514 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

International students make up 2.7% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Louisiana Tech come from such countries as China, India, and Nepal. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Louisiana Tech is about $16,806 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $12,690 a year in average tuition and fees.

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2

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

$28,635 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.0% International Students

A rank of #2 on our list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great place for Sri Lankan students in Louisiana working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the large public school awarded 4,721 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students 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. International students at Louisiana State University can expect to pay, on average, about $28,635 a year to attend the school. 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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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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.