Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$33,924
$35,774
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$20,202
$19,286
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$43,060
$35,963
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
The University of Alabama
LSU
Under $30,000
$18,067
$14,670
$30,000–$48,000
$17,442
$15,598
$48,000–$75,000
$17,545
$18,807
$75,000–$110,000
$21,229
$23,421
Over $110,000
$25,653
$27,239
After you start
Measure
The University of Alabama
LSU
Undergrads
33,227
30,594
Graduate within 6 years
74%
71%
Come back for year two
90%
85%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$66,081
$64,338
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
$19,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers