Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University, also known as LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was founded in 1860 and its campus is spread across an area of 650 acres. LSU is organized into the following academic divisions:

College of Agriculture
College of Art & Design
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Basic Sciences
College of Continuing Education
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Library & Information Science
College of Music & Dramatic Arts
College of Veterinary Medicine
E.J. Ourso College of Business
Graduate School
Honors College
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Manship School of Mass Communication
Paul M. Hebert Law Center
School of Social Work
School of the Coast and Environment
University College

The sports teams of LSU are nicknamed the Tigers. LSU is a member of the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Campus Location

Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2750
USA
Main Tel: (225) 578-3202
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Louisiana State University Highlights

Where Louisiana State University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in music, real estate and construction management, fine arts, science, and liberal arts.
Large number of students.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High faculty salary.
Affordable tuition & fees.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	4,617	73
Master	998	76
Doctorale	274	54
First-professional degree	261	2
Post-master's certificate	11	2

LSU Students

The student enrollment at LSU was 28,628 in 2007 (26,901 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students, graduate students are 15%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 4,543
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 12,843
Room	$ 4,130
Board	$ 2,722
Books and supplies	$ 1,500
Other	$ 2,668

Financial Aid: LSU participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to LSU:

School	Location	Enrollment
Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	40,555
Clemson University	Clemson, SC	17,585
Brigham Young University	Provo, UT	34,174
Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	46,045
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	8,668
Baylor University	Waco, TX	14,174
University of Georgia	Athens, GA	33,831
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	Norman, OK	26,068
University of South Carolina-Columbia	Columbia, SC	27,272
University of San Diego	San Diego, CA	7,504

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		921
Without tenure; working toward tenure		357
Without tenure; tenure not available		696

Housing and Meals

LSU provides on-campus housing for 4,483 of its 26,901 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

LSU Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. LSU is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

LSU offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 195 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 145 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

LSU Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	73%
Women	74%
All	74%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	520-640
Math	550-650
Writing	490-620

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (76 awarded)

Agricultural Business and Management
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture
Food Science

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (79 awarded)

Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (116 awarded)

Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Interior Architecture
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (971 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Managerial Economics
Fashion Merchandising
Finance
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Science
Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (102 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (57 awarded)

Environmental Science
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
Forestry
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (34 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (661 awarded)

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Art Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
Educational Leadership and Administration
Elementary Education and Teaching
French Language Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Secondary Education and Teaching
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (459 awarded)

Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Science
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (176 awarded)

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Public Administration
Social Work

FINE ARTS (107 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (22 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Horticultural Science
Plant Sciences

LAW (186 awarded)

Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (1,465 awarded)

Anthropology
Comparative Literature
Creative Writing
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geography
German Language and Literature
History
International/Global Studies
Latin Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Library Science/Librarianship
Linguistics
Political Science and Government
Russian Studies
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (82 awarded)

Mathematics
Statistics

MEDIA (240 awarded)

Communication and Media Studies
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (71 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (97 awarded)

Health/Medical Physics
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (80 awarded)

Music Performance
Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (47 awarded)

Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (131 awarded)

Construction Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (34 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (582 awarded)

Biochemistry
Biological and Physical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Botany/Plant Biology
Chemistry
Entomology
Geology/Earth Science
Microbiology
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Physics
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Zoology/Animal Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (286 awarded)

Psychology