Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

Louisiana State University -- An amazing place for education

Louisiana State University, the state's flagship, opened in 1860 under superintendent Colonel William Tecumseh Sherman. Located between New Orleans' famous French Quarter and Lafayette's Cajun country, the campus -- made up of more than 2000 acres of land, and named among the 20 most beautiful in America -- features Italian Renaissance-style architecture and state-of-the-art structures standing amidst towering oaks and broad magnolias. Because of its south Louisiana location, LSU is uniquely positioned for coastal curriculums and research initiatives across disciplines.



But LSU is more than location and landscape: at the heart of campus, LSU faculty members and students are discovering new species, working on modern energy solutions (and improving old ones), and helping solve local and national issues ranging from coastal erosion to missing or unidentified persons. With the help of dedicated staff members, LSU offers more opportunities for student success, more support services, more academic programs, and more direct research for undergraduates, than any other university in Louisiana. With more than 235 academic fields of study, LSU is truly a place where students can transform their passions into genius.

• Agriculture
• Agricultural Business and Management
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Animal Sciences
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Plant Sciences
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Architecture
• Architecture
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Interior Architecture
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Landscape Architecture
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Biological/life sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Biochemistry
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Microbiology
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Business/marketing
• Business Administration and Management
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Accounting
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Business/Managerial Economics
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Finance
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Management Science
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Marketing/Marketing Management
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Fashion Merchandising
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Construction Management
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Communication/Journalism
• Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Mass Communication/Media
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Computer and information sciences
• Computer Science
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Education
• Adult and Continuing Education
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Elementary Education
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Early Childhood Education
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Agricultural Teacher Education
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Music Teacher Education
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Engineering
• Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Chemical Engineering
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Civil Engineering
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Computer Engineering
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Mechanical Engineering
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Petroleum Engineering
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Industrial Engineering
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• English
• English
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Family and consumer sciences
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Foreign languages and literature
• French
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Spanish
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Health professions and related sciences
• Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Athletic Training
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• History
• History
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Interdisciplinary studies
• Nutrition Sciences
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• International/Global Studies
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Related
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Liberal arts/general studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Mathematics and statistics
• Mathematics
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Natural resources/environmental science
• Environmental Science
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Forest/Forest Resources Management
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Parks and recreation
• Sport And Fitness Administration/Management
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Philosophy and religious studies
• Philosophy
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Physical sciences
• Chemistry
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Geology/Earth Science
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Oceanography (Chemical and Physical)
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Physics
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Psychology
• Psychology
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Social sciences
• Anthropology
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Economics
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Geography
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Political Science and Government
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Sociology
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Visual and performing arts
• Dramatic/Theater Arts
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Fine/Studio Arts
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Music
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.
• Music Performance
  Bachelor's Degree offered for this major.

• Acceptance Rate
• Applied14,818
• Accepted11,789
• Acceptance Rate79%
• Enrolled23,977
• Female Applicants8,139
• Females Accepted6,462
• Female Acceptance Rate79%
• Male Applicants6,679
• Males Accepted5,327
• Male Acceptance Rate79%
• Applying
• Application Fee$40
• Required for All Transcript of high school record
  Minimum high school GPA of 3
  
• Required for Some Essay or personal statement
  
• Average high school GPA for first-year freshman3.45
• Application Deadlines
• Type Application Closing Notification Date Rolling Admissions
• Fall freshmen April 15th --
• Out-of-state Fall freshmen Not Reported
• Early decision plan Not Reported
• Other early decision plan Not Reported
• Transfer April 15th --
• Test Scores Accepted
• Test Average School Accepted 25th Percentile* 75th Percentile*
• SAT Critical Reading 560 500 610
• SAT Math 583 530 630
• SAT Writing
• ACT Composite 25 23 28
• * 25th and 75th percentile is the score that 25/75 percent of students score at or below.

• Tuition
• In-state tuition *$5,193
• Out-of-state tuition *$20,469
• In-district tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition costs are based on a full academic year typically extending from September to June.
• Fees
• Full-time student fees$1,796.00
• Room and board *$10,218.00
• Room only *$6,600.00
• * Room and board charges vary according to board plan selected (i.e., 12-meal plan, 19-meal plan, etc.) and student level (freshman, sophomore, etc.)
• Other Payment Considerations
• Guaranteed tuition plan offeredNo
• Tuition pre-payment planNo
• Tuition payment plans offeredDeferred payments
• Student groups that qualify for full or partial waiver of tuitionEmployees or children of employees

• Gender
• Total Undergraduate Students23,977
• Male Student Percentage49%
• Female Student Percentage51%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic/Latino4.1%
• Black or African American9.56%
• White or Caucasian75.77%
• American Indian or Alaska Native.38%
• Asian3.04%
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.05%
• Two or more races1.49%
• Unknown1.29%
• Other Student Statistics
• International Breakout1.84% representing 81 other countries
• Out-of-state Students20% out-of-state student

• Housing
• College-owned housing available Yes
• Housing Requirements Not Reported
• Housing options Coed housing , Female-only housing, Special housing for disabled, Male-only housing
• Percentage of undergraduate students who live in college-owned housing 24%
• Student Activities
• Student-run campus newspaper Yes
• Drama / theater group Yes
• Student-run radio station Yes
• Student-run television station Yes
• Marching band Yes
• Choral groups Yes
• Student Services
• Legal services Yes
• Health clinic Yes
• Personal / psychological counseling Yes
• Women's center Yes
• Student Organizations
• Greek fraternities Yes
• Greek sororities Yes
• Local fraternities No
• Local sororities No
• Other organizations Not Reported
• Most popular organizations intramural athletics, student political organizations, student professional organizations, religious organizations
• Campus Security and Safety
• 24-hour emergency telephone / alarm services Yes
• 24-hour patrols by trained officers Yes
• Students patrols Not Reported
• Late-night transport / escort services Yes
• Electronically-operated dormitory entrances Yes
• Other self-defense education, crime prevention programs

• Men's Sports
• Sport Intramural Intercollegiate Scholarship
• Badmington Yes No No
• Baseball No Division 1 Yes
• Basketball Yes Division 1 Yes
• Bowling Yes No No
• Cheerleading No Division 1 No
• Crew Yes No No
• Cross-country running No Division X Yes
• Equestrian sports No No No
• Football Yes Division A Yes
• Golf No Division 1 Yes
• Gymnastics No No No
• Lacrosse Yes No No
• Racquetball Yes No No
• Rugy Yes No No
• Soccer Yes No No
• Softball Yes No No
• Swimming No Division 1 Yes
• Tennis Yes Division 1 Yes
• Tennis Yes No No
• Track No Division 1 Yes
• Ultimate Frisbee Yes No No
• Volleyball Yes No No
• Water polo Yes No No
• Weight Lifting Yes No No
• Women's Sports
• Sport Intramural Intercollegiate Scholarship
• Badmington Yes No No
• Baseball No No No
• Basketball Yes Division 1 Yes
• Bowling Yes No No
• Cheerleading No Division 1 No
• Crew Yes No No
• Cross-country running No Division X Yes
• Equestrian sports Yes No No
• Football Yes No No
• Golf No Division 1 Yes
• Gymnastics No Division 1 Yes
• Lacrosse Yes No No
• Racquetball Yes No No
• Rugy No No No
• Soccer Yes Division 1 Yes
• Softball Yes Division 1 Yes
• Swimming No Division 1 Yes
• Tennis Yes Division 1 Yes
• Tennis Yes No No
• Track No Division 1 Yes
• Ultimate Frisbee Yes No No
• Volleyball Yes Division 1 Yes
• Water polo Yes No No
• Weight Lifting Yes No No

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty1,366
• Full-time Percentage87%
• Part-time Percentage13%
• Female Percentage35%
• Male Percentage65%
• Student:Faculty Ratio23:1 or 26,338 students to 1,137 faculty