Financial Aid

How It Works

The “Cost of Attendance” (COA) provides students with a breakdown of the estimated expenses that they may incur while attending LSU Health New Orleans.

The COA estimates are used to build the Student Budget, which the Department of Education sets as the limit of financial aid a student is allowed to receive each year.

Both hard charges (tuition and fees) and living expenses estimates are used to create the COA/Student budget.

The COA only covers the months that students are enrolled in their programs -- meaning, students will want to budget their financial aid to cover the full calendar year.

How Much Aid Do You Need?

Students may contact the Bursar's Office to see what actual charges (tuition and fees) will be for each term.

While students must take into account tuition and fees, they should also note living expenses such as rent, groceries, gas, ect.

Accepting too Little or too Much Aid

You can always contact the Office of Student Financial Aid to revise your aid. We can help you:

  • Reduce or return any excess funds
  • Request additional aid if there is still room within your COA/Student Budget

Cost of Attendance by School 

2025 School of Graduate Studies 

2025 School of Allied Health

2025 School of Nursing

2025 School of Dentistry

2025 School of Public Health

2025 School of Medicine