McNeese State University Teaching Programs

McNeese State University is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lake Charles is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is McNeese State University?

Contact details for McNeese are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70605
Phone:	337-475-5000
Website:	www.mcneese.edu

How Do I Get Into McNeese?

You can apply to McNeese online at: https://www.mcneese.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for McNeese

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into McNeese?

With an acceptance rate of 71%, McNeese may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to McNeese submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 500 and 610.

McNeese received ACT scores from 88% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford McNeese State University?

The overall average net price of McNeese is $23,539. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At McNeese, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $5,041 a year. That adds up to $20,164 over four years for those students.

McNeese State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,893 undergraduate students at McNeese, with 4,757 being full-time and 1,136 being part-time.

There are also 561 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,757 full-time undergraduates at McNeese, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of McNeese State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	71
Black or African American	710
Hispanic or Latino	200
White	3,253
International Students	280
Other Races/Ethnicities	243

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at McNeese State University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 62 countries are represented at McNeese. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at McNeese State University

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at McNeese. In 2022-2023, 4,335 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at McNeese has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of McNeese majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	40%
Elementary Education	22%

McNeese State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	15	1	2	18
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	13	13
Early Childhood Education	12	0	0	12
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	9	0	0	9
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	5	5
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	0	4	0	4
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	1	2	3
Secondary Education	0	0	3	3
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	1	1
General Special Education	0	1	0	1
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	1	0	1
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	1	0	1
Teacher Education	0	1	0	1
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Elementary Special Education	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	0	0	0	0
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	36	10	26	72

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Gkarg under License

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