LSU New Orleans
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
LSU New Orleans is a public research university in New Orleans, LA (city setting), with 5,476 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 67% of 7,253 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 960–1320 on the SAT and 17–23 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $33,406 a year for out-of-state students and $28,570 in-state; aided first-year students paid $11,190 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 43% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 0.36 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where LSU New Orleans ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,172 in-state · $14,008 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research LSU New Orleans
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
LSU New Orleans teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Southland Conference | 45 | 11 over | 3 | $1M | $22,576 | 957 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southland Conference | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $1.3M | $93,631 | 960 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southland Conference | 15 | at cap | 5 | $1.2M | $82,073 | 968 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Southland Conference | 14 | room 5 | 1 | $190k | $13,601 | 994 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southland Conference | 9 | room 8 | 3 | $62k | $6,907 | 984 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southland Conference | 8 | room 9 | 3 | $72k | $9,015 | 977 | |
| Men's Golf | Southland Conference | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $235k | $21,321 | 992 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southland Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $216k | $24,008 | 979 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southland Conference | 6 | room 4 | 1 | $253k | $42,182 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 20 | room 25 | 3 | $235k | $11,736 | 971 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 17 | room 28 | 3 | $299k | $17,581 | 942 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southland Conference | 17 | room 1 | 3 | $680k | $39,993 | 971 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.