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Fees and Expenses
Student expenses, other than campus fees and nonresident fees, will vary with the individual.
The following is an approximation of what a student may expect to spend each semester for fees, housing, and dining plan.
Current tuition, fee, and expense information
- Tuition
The Office of Budget & Planning provides current, detailed information about LSU fee schedules for LSU undergraduate students, graduate students, and veterinary medicine students.
Fee Schedules: - Housing
The Department of Residential Life provides students living on campus in residence halls, apartments, or married student housing with current living options and rate information. - Dining
LSU Dining provides students with opportunities to purchase meal plans. All first-year freshmen living on campus are required to purchase meal plans. LSU Dining provides information on current meal plan options and rates. - Books, Supplies, and Other Expenses
The amount spent on books, supplies, and other class-related expenses will vary depending on the types and amounts of classes being taken. Most students will spend an estimated $500 a semester to purchase books and supplies, lab fees, admission fees to lectures and cultural events or any other course requisites.
Financial hardship cases
Students who qualify for the maximum federal Pell Grant award and meet all other eligibility requirements for receiving federal student aid will be granted an exemption in the amount of the 3% tuition increase for the fall and spring semester, if tuition assistance is not received through other programs.
- For questions about student aid options and the federal aid process,
contact the Office of Student Aid and Scholarships at:
www.lsu.edu/financialaid
financialaid@lsu.edu - International students should contact the International Services Office
at:
www.oip.lsu.edu/iso
isograd@lsu.edu
Students may elect to make deferred payments through PAWS when paying the fee bill. The PAWS deferred payment plan requires payment of one half of the fee bill by the payment deadline, and the remainder on an extended schedule.
- For more information, contact the Office of Bursar Operations at:
www.fas.lsu.edu/AcctServices/bur/
bursar@lsu.edu
Additional contact information and related web sites
International Services Office
www.lsu.edu/ISO
isograd@lsu.edu
Office of the University Registrar
www.lsu.edu/registrar
registrar@lsu.edu
Department of Residential Life
www.lsu.edu/housing
reslife@lsu.edu
LSU Dining
www.lsu.edu/dining
dining@lsu.edu
LSU Student Aid & Scholarhips
www.lsu.edu/financialaid
financialaid@lsu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions
1146 Pleasant Hall • Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-1175 • Fax: 225-578-4433
admissions@lsu.edu