Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in Louisiana.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Geography degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Louisiana.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,114 | 1335 | 0.1409 | |
| 1 | United States Military Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,507 | 1335 | 0.1161 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Mount Holyoke College | 9500 | 89900 | 0.8946 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 5 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10300 | 10300 | 0 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 11000 | 95800 | 0.8848 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 7 | Marshall University | 11500 | 33400 | 0.6555 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 8 | California State University-Sacramento | 11700 | 30700 | 0.6186 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 9 | California State University-Stanislaus | 12100 | 28500 | 0.5753 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 10 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 12200 | 33200 | 0.6317 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 11 | California State University-Northridge | 12400 | 22000 | 0.4364 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12600 | 24900 | 0.4932 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 12 | Fayetteville State University | 12600 | 26300 | 0.5212 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 12 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12600 | 25700 | 0.5097 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 15 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | 12700 | 34200 | 0.6286 | 2,651 | 1085 | 0.5055 | |
| 16 | University of Arizona | 12900 | 30900 | 0.5835 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 17 | Vassar College | 13000 | 92400 | 0.8595 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 18 | Eastern Illinois University | 13200 | 24300 | 0.4572 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13200 | 19300 | 0.3161 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 20 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 13600 | 43000 | 0.6837 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech University | 13700 | 25400 | 0.4608 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7784 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 23 | University of Georgia | 14000 | 26600 | 0.4737 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 24 | Middlebury College | 14300 | 89900 | 0.841 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 25 | Arkansas Tech University | 14500 | 34400 | 0.5786 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 25 | Grand Valley State University | 14500 | 25300 | 0.4274 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 27 | Northern Illinois University | 14700 | 30400 | 0.5174 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 28 | Sonoma State University | 14800 | 26700 | 0.4457 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 29 | Wayne State College | 15300 | 20300 | 0.2463 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Worcester State University | 15300 | 30000 | 0.49 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 31 | California State University-Chico | 15500 | 23500 | 0.3401 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 32 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 33 | Texas State University | 15700 | 25500 | 0.3845 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 34 | California State University-East Bay | 15800 | 30100 | 0.4757 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 34 | Florida State University | 15800 | 22900 | 0.3097 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 36 | Western Michigan University | 15900 | 32500 | 0.5114 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 37 | Fitchburg State University | 16000 | 33700 | 0.5253 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 38 | Jacksonville State University | 16200 | 27000 | 0.4007 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 38 | Weber State University | 16200 | 23600 | 0.3131 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 40 | California State University-Long Beach | 16300 | 25800 | 0.3683 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 40 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16300 | 26900 | 0.3916 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 40 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5554 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 43 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16500 | 28000 | 0.4111 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 44 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 16600 | 26400 | 0.3706 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 44 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 46 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 16700 | 25400 | 0.343 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 46 | University of Southern Maine | 16700 | 23000 | 0.2736 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan University | 16800 | 36100 | 0.5348 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 49 | Georgia Southern University | 17000 | 20100 | 0.1539 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 50 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 51 | West Virginia University | 17200 | 40900 | 0.5792 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 52 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17300 | 26300 | 0.3422 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 53 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17400 | 29900 | 0.4173 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 54 | Sam Houston State University | 17500 | 27000 | 0.352 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 55 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 56 | University of Louisville | 17900 | 29100 | 0.3853 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 57 | Towson University | 18200 | 29900 | 0.3909 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 57 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 18200 | 22800 | 0.202 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 59 | Bridgewater State University | 18300 | 25400 | 0.2794 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 59 | California State University-Fullerton | 18300 | 20600 | 0.1113 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 59 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 62 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18500 | 25200 | 0.2654 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 63 | Youngstown State University | 18600 | 34000 | 0.453 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 64 | Central Washington University | 18800 | 22700 | 0.1716 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 65 | Framingham State University | 19200 | 31000 | 0.3808 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 65 | University of Northern Colorado | 19200 | 30500 | 0.3705 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 67 | University of Maine at Farmington | 19500 | 33700 | 0.422 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 68 | University of Central Oklahoma | 19600 | 22700 | 0.1366 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 69 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19900 | 38000 | 0.4764 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 69 | University of South Alabama | 19900 | 22400 | 0.1118 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 71 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20000 | 29000 | 0.3108 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 72 | Central Connecticut State University | 20100 | 29500 | 0.3185 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 73 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 20200 | 38500 | 0.4738 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 74 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 20300 | 29100 | 0.3024 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 75 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20400 | 29400 | 0.3056 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 76 | Emory & Henry University | 20500 | 52400 | 0.6085 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 76 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 20500 | 32300 | 0.3651 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 76 | University of Northern Iowa | 20500 | 24800 | 0.1733 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 79 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20700 | 26000 | 0.2032 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 80 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 21000 | 39200 | 0.4645 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 81 | University of Mary Washington | 21300 | 47100 | 0.5481 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 82 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 83 | Rocky Mountain College | 21900 | 52000 | 0.5786 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 84 | Aquinas College | 22400 | 53400 | 0.581 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 84 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 86 | Indiana University-Southeast | 22600 | 25900 | 0.1269 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 87 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.6881 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 88 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 89 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 89 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 23000 | 24700 | 0.0689 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 91 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 23100 | 61100 | 0.6218 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 91 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 93 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23200 | 34500 | 0.3279 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 93 | San Jose State University | 23200 | 41100 | 0.4356 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 95 | University of Kentucky | 23700 | 36400 | 0.3487 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 96 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 23800 | 30400 | 0.2168 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 97 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 98 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 99 | Park University | 24600 | 31300 | 0.2144 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 100 | Indiana State University | 24700 | 32400 | 0.2377 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 101 | Temple University | 25300 | 36100 | 0.2994 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 102 | University of Arkansas | 25400 | 27700 | 0.0826 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 103 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 104 | University of North Dakota | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0977 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 105 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 25900 | 34900 | 0.2582 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 106 | University of North Texas | 26100 | 26100 | 0 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 107 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26300 | 75500 | 0.6519 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 108 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 108 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 108 | Salem State University | 26400 | 43200 | 0.3891 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 111 | Kennesaw State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 112 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26700 | 36800 | 0.2746 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 112 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 114 | Kansas State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0995 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 114 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6701 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 116 | University of North Alabama | 27500 | 37300 | 0.2628 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 117 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27600 | 36500 | 0.244 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 118 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 119 | California State University-San Bernardino | 28100 | 39100 | 0.2812 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 120 | California State University-San Marcos | 28200 | 38300 | 0.2636 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 121 | Elmhurst University | 28400 | 67000 | 0.5763 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 122 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 28800 | 31800 | 0.0943 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 123 | James Madison University | 28900 | 28900 | 0 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 124 | Pittsburg State University | 29000 | 36200 | 0.1987 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 125 | University of Iowa | 29800 | 32100 | 0.0714 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 126 | Southern Utah University | 30200 | 40800 | 0.2599 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 127 | University of West Georgia | 30300 | 46800 | 0.3525 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 128 | Frostburg State University | 30900 | 43000 | 0.2815 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 129 | San Francisco State University | 31000 | 47700 | 0.3502 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 130 | Illinois State University | 31100 | 36400 | 0.1453 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 131 | San Diego State University | 31200 | 36100 | 0.1357 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 132 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31500 | 75700 | 0.5836 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 133 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31800 | 41200 | 0.2284 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 134 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32300 | 35100 | 0.0799 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 135 | Portland State University | 32600 | 43100 | 0.2433 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 136 | Samford University | 32800 | 64600 | 0.4924 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 137 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 138 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 33500 | 37200 | 0.0995 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 139 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5881 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 140 | Salisbury University | 33900 | 41700 | 0.1868 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 141 | Rhode Island College | 34100 | 45100 | 0.2439 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 141 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 143 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 144 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 34700 | 50000 | 0.3063 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 145 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 146 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 147 | Carthage College | 35800 | 61800 | 0.4207 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 148 | Hofstra University | 36600 | 76900 | 0.524 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 149 | California State University-Fresno | 37000 | 43800 | 0.1552 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 150 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 53600 | 0.3081 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 151 | University of Nevada-Reno | 37300 | 45800 | 0.1857 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 152 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 152 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38000 | 66300 | 0.427 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 154 | University of Denver | 39000 | 76900 | 0.4931 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 155 | SUNY Oneonta | 39600 | 41700 | 0.0503 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 156 | The University of Montana | 39800 | 45000 | 0.1155 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 156 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 39800 | 39800 | 0 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 158 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 40000 | 42500 | 0.0589 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 158 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1168 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 160 | Appalachian State University | 40200 | 40600 | 0.0099 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 161 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 41100 | 48500 | 0.1525 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 162 | Montclair State University | 41500 | 46600 | 0.1095 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 163 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 164 | University at Buffalo | 43400 | 46700 | 0.0707 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 165 | Texas Christian University | 44100 | 87400 | 0.4957 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 166 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2124 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 167 | University at Albany | 48900 | 48900 | 0 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 168 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 168 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 170 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 171 | George Mason University | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1279 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 172 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 172 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53600 | 62800 | 0.1465 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 174 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 55900 | 63800 | 0.1237 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 175 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60700 | 63000 | 0.0364 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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