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McNeese State University is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lake Charles is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is 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

Can I Afford McNeese?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time McNeese students paid $355 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $417 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,147	$7,203
Fees	$3,293	$3,293
Books and Supplies	$1,300	$1,300
On Campus Room and Board	$9,878	$9,878
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,470	$5,470

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At McNeese, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $5,041 a year. That adds up to $20,164 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at McNeese is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

McNeese State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,893 undergraduate students at McNeese, with 4,757 being full-time and 1,136 being part-time.

There are also 561 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,757 full-time undergraduates at McNeese, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of McNeese State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	71
Black or African American	710
Hispanic or Latino	200
White	3,253
International Students	280
Other Races/Ethnicities	243

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at McNeese State University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 62 countries are represented at McNeese. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at McNeese State University

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at McNeese. In 2020-2021, 5,570 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at McNeese has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of McNeese

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at McNeese State University was 25.5%. This is the #831 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at McNeese regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Gkarg under License

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