Cost & financial aid brief
Southeastern Louisiana University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does Southeastern Louisiana University cost after financial aid?
Aid covers about 44% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, leaving a sticker-to-net gap of $10,450. The pattern across income bands shows lower average net prices at lower incomes, though the difference is modest.
The lowest band averages $10,507 and the highest averages $18,184, a spread of $7,677. That spread describes a pattern of averages rather than an individual aid package, and published charges remain the starting point before grants and scholarships are applied.
The published cost of attendance at Southeastern Louisiana University is $23,604. Azimuth ranks the university #240 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $10,507, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $12,380, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $18,184. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $7,677.
Aid covers about 44% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The across all aid recipients is $13,154, which is $914 below the median of $14,068 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
About 81.6% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Borrowers who complete a degree carry a median of $22,113 in federal student loans.
That is $884 above the peer median of $21,229. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $10,611 in Parent PLUS loans.
If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $251 a month. It estimates what a family might pay based on their own finances.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Borrowers who complete a degree at Southeastern Louisiana University leave with a median of $22,113 in federal student loans. That figure is $884 above the median of $21,229 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, the median debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $251 a month. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $10,611.
Federal borrowing is widespread: 81.6% of federal aid recipients take a federal loan.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Southeastern Louisiana University who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $50,215. That places the result in the 18th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $919 less than expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. That outcome is at the 52nd percentile.
Estimated earnings scenarios from the program mix range from $40,681 on the downside to $72,490 on the upside; the typical scenario is $50,215. The median federal debt for borrowers who complete is $22,113, which is $884 above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $251 a month.
For the separate population of parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $10,611. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $251 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $10,611
- Estimated parent payment
- $135/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | Caution |
| $100,000 | Safe |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $22,113
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $10,611
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $251/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $135/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $386/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $50,215, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
10.9% of income above the allowance · Good
- Excellent Under 8%
- Good 8–under 12% · selected scenario
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.