After Louisiana State University-Alexandria: graduation, pay and debt
Alexandria, Louisiana · Public · 5,632 undergrads
36% of Louisiana State University-Alexandria students finish within six years, the typical student earns $46,481 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,841 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$46.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
36%
finish within six years.
15%
finish in four years.
70%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
63%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
15%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
36%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
70%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
23%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
44%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
397
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
29%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
26%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
479
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
21%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,499
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$46,481
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
58%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,841
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$10,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,167
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$8,748
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
63%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
58%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers