Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Overview

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The city atmosphere of Baton Rouge makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Known For?

• Students at Louisiana State University have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Louisiana State University.
• In 2017-2018, 91% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Louisiana State University with a bachelor's degree make about $50,100 a year. That's 23% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Rankings

Louisiana State University holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Louisiana ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Louisiana State University has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#49	Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Louisiana State University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Materials Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Architecture & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Louisiana State University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Colleges for Communication Sciences	College Factual
#3	Best Colleges for Construction Management	College Factual
#13	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#33	Best Colleges for Health Professions	College Factual
#38	Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies	College Factual
#81	Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?

Contact details for Louisiana State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	156 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2750
Phone:	225-578-3202
Website:	www.lsu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/geauxlsu
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/lsu

How Do I Get Into Louisiana State University?

You can apply to Louisiana State University online at: sites01.lsu.edu/wp/admissions/become-a-tiger-2/apply/

Admission Requirements for Louisiana State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Louisiana State University?

Louisiana State University has an acceptance rate of 74%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Louisiana State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 650.

Louisiana State University received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 31. Math scores were between 22 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

Can I Afford Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College?

The overall average net price of Louisiana State University is $37,040. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Louisiana State University, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $6,626 a year. That adds up to $26,504 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Louisiana State University is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 25,233 undergraduate students at Louisiana State University, with 22,418 being full-time and 2,815 being part-time.

There are also 5,750 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 22,418 full-time undergraduates at Louisiana State University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	995
Black or African American	2,831
Hispanic or Latino	1,500
White	15,750
International Students	524
Other Races/Ethnicities	818

Geographic Diversity

Louisiana students aren't the only ones who study at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 100 countries are represented at Louisiana State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Iran.

Online Learning at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 10 master’s degree programs available online at Louisiana State University. In 2017-2018, 7,289 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 5th most popular in Louisiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of Louisiana State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College was 19.0%. This is the #937 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Louisiana State University regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Agricultural Public Services	47%
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	6%
Business, Management & Marketing	5%
Civil Engineering	24%
Construction Management	8%
Education	3%
Engineering	8%
General Education	1%
Human Resource Management	97%
Library & Information Science	40%
Library Science	40%
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	19%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	4%
Natural Resources & Conservation	15%
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1%
Public Administration & Social Service	36%
Social Work	35%
Teacher Education Subject Specific	16%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Louisiana State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Louisiana State University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Agricultural Public Services	#1
Construction Management	#6
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	#8
Other Health Professions	#11
Library & Information Science	#12
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#13
Library Science	#15
Social Work	#27
Human Resource Management	#39
General Education	#41
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#57
Public Administration & Social Service	#67
Educational Administration	#80
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#83
Education	#217
Business Administration & Management	#267
Health Professions	#297
Business, Management & Marketing	#341

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Subject Specific	379	0	57	1	437
Business Administration & Management	248	0	136	7	391
Construction Management	184	97	37	0	318
Communication & Media Studies	283	0	20	10	313
General Biology	272	0	1	17	290
Accounting	180	0	54	4	238
Teacher Education Grade Specific	129	0	86	4	219
General Psychology	182	0	11	11	204
Marketing	203	0	0	0	203
Social Work	0	0	194	5	199
Petroleum Engineering	173	0	15	6	194
Mechanical Engineering	173	0	8	9	190
Finance & Financial Management	176	0	12	0	188
Civil Engineering	153	0	17	15	185
Law	0	0	0	174	174
Chemical Engineering	139	0	3	6	148
Political Science & Government	133	0	4	4	141
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	137	0	0	0	137
Sociology	126	0	7	4	137
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	79	27	30	0	136
Communication Sciences	96	0	32	2	130
Computer Science	110	0	14	5	129
General English Literature	110	0	2	13	125
Health & Physical Education	124	0	0	0	124
Library & Information Science	0	31	75	0	106
Geological & Earth Sciences	63	3	24	11	101
Music	21	0	38	33	92
Electrical Engineering	68	0	12	11	91
History	81	0	5	3	89
Veterinary Medicine	0	0	0	83	83
General Education	0	23	57	0	80
Fine & Studio Arts	64	0	14	0	78
Industrial Engineering	69	0	5	0	74
Natural Resource Management	71	0	0	0	71
Animal Science	61	0	4	4	69
Human Development & Family Studies	64	0	0	0	64
Mathematics	42	0	9	11	62
Nutrition Science	59	0	0	0	59
Textile & Apparel Studies	47	0	4	4	55
Biomedical Engineering	53	0	0	0	53
Anthropology	40	0	8	0	48
Liberal Arts General Studies	39	0	6	0	45
International Studies	43	0	0	0	43
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	40	0	0	2	42
Drama & Theater Arts	40	0	1	1	42
International Business	41	0	0	0	41
Chemistry	19	0	5	17	41
Romance Languages	29	0	7	4	40
Environmental Engineering	39	0	0	0	39
Geography & Cartography	15	5	8	11	39
Human Resource Management	0	1	35	1	37
Public Administration	0	0	35	0	35
Philosophy	29	0	5	0	34
Natural Resources Conservation	5	0	14	13	32
Economics	8	14	7	2	31
General Architecture	20	0	10	0	30
Business/Managerial Economics	30	0	0	0	30
Agricultural Economics & Business	19	0	6	2	27
Interior Architecture	27	0	0	0	27
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	15	12	27
Landscape Architecture	11	0	14	0	25
Educational Administration	0	2	22	0	24
Physics	11	0	1	12	24
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	20	0	0	0	20
Agricultural Public Services	9	0	5	5	19
Student Counseling	0	0	17	0	17
Computer Engineering	17	0	0	0	17
Food Science Technology	0	0	7	9	16
Agricultural Production	0	0	6	7	13
Allied Health Professions	12	0	0	0	12
Legal Research	0	12	0	0	12
Plant Sciences	10	0	0	0	10
Zoology	0	0	5	5	10
Public Relations & Advertising	0	10	0	0	10
Other Education	0	0	0	8	8
Engineering Science	0	0	3	5	8
Writing Studies	0	0	8	0	8
Statistics	0	0	8	0	8
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	7	0	7
Medical Science	0	0	2	5	7
Public Health	0	1	6	0	7
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	6	0	6
Materials Engineering	0	5	0	0	5
Botany/Plant Biology	0	0	1	2	3
Special Education	0	0	3	0	3
Ocean Engineering	0	0	3	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	2	2
Veterinary Biomedical & Clinical Services	0	2	0	0	2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	2	0	0	0	2
Agricultural Engineering	0	0	1	0	1
Biological Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Fisheries Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5,129	233	1,274	582	7,218

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 Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.