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Louisiana State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Baton Rouge, LA
Population 550,000
Website https://www.lsu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 29,207
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 57%
Black 19%
Hispanic 10%
Asian 4%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 60%
From Region 14%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Business & Economics 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 12%
Engineering 10%
Education 9%
Arts 8%
Professional 4%
Computer Science 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Health Sciences 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,954
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,631
Est. In-State Cost $15,464
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,037
10-Year ROI $179,000
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $304M #65
Engineering, Computing & Math $84M #76
Humanities & Social Sciences $10M #134
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 350 #56
Engineering, Computing & Math 66 #83
Life & Natural Sciences 218 #122

Honors College

Name Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College
Students 2,804 (10%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1210 – 1310
SAT Math Range 580 – 660
SAT RW Range 600 – 680
ACT Range 24 – 30

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture 259 22% / 78% 2% $57,699 93%
Animal Sciences 99 — 18% / 82% 0% $62,173 65 92%
Nutrition Sciences 46 — 13% / 87% 4% $53,562 44 89%
Plant Science 19 — 42% / 58% 5% $55,938 51 —
Agricultural Business and Management 29 — 66% / 34% 7% $63,703 68 —
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 19 — 32% / 68% 0% $61,907 64 —
Apparel and Textiles 47 — 2% / 98% 0% $47,631 26 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Art and Design 261 28% / 72% 3% $49,617 92%
Architecture 35 — 34% / 66% 3% $64,572 70 —
Film/Video and Photographic Arts 26 — 42% / 58% 0% $42,562 14 —
Interior Architecture 37 — 5% / 95% 0% $59,006 58 92%
Landscape Architecture 21 — 57% / 43% 24% $72,031 80 90%
Studio Art 142 — 25% / 75% 1% $41,462 12 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 910 78% / 22% 2% $94,571 97%
Biomedical Engineering 52 — 46% / 54% 2% $74,903 83 100%
Chemical Engineering 72 — 65% / 35% 0% $111,631 99 97%
Civil Engineering 77 — 86% / 14% 1% $88,199 93 99%
Computer Engineering 18 — 83% / 17% 6% $104,759 98 90%
Electrical Engineering 62 — 87% / 13% 2% $101,794 97 98%
Environmental Engineering 26 — 42% / 58% 0% $66,219 72 100%
Industrial Engineering 44 — 59% / 41% 0% $92,853 95 100%
Mechanical Engineering 148 — 79% / 21% 1% $104,396 98 96%
Petroleum Engineering 27 — 85% / 15% 11% $93,513 95 91%
Computer Science 155 — 83% / 17% 5% $86,213 92 98%
Construction Management 229 — 87% / 13% 0% $96,044 96 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Human Sciences and Education 756 35% / 65% 1% $60,649 96%
Human Resources Development 28 — 32% / 68% 0% $70,633 79 —
Sport Management 206 — 71% / 29% 1% $57,216 54 96%
Human Development and Family Studies 33 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,414 31 100%
Social Work 28 — 7% / 93% 0% $54,547 47 94%
Early Childhood Education 17 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,632 35 96%
Elementary Education 39 — 8% / 92% 0% $50,632 35 96%
Learning Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,195 54 —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 404 — 26% / 74% 0% $64,446 69 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,186 32% / 68% 1% $54,522 95%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 72 — 1% / 99% 0% $62,277 65 99%
African American Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,734 44 —
Anthropology 35 +1 23% / 77% 0% $32,798 4 92%
Communication Studies 34 — 24% / 76% 0% $58,924 58 92%
English 79 — 29% / 71% 1% $43,853 17 97%
French 10 +1 30% / 70% 0% $54,049 45 100%
Geography 18 — 44% / 56% 6% $64,845 70 91%
History 69 +4 58% / 42% 0% $55,753 50 90%
Intercultural and International Studies 40 +1 18% / 82% 0% $56,651 52 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 154 — 53% / 47% 1% $46,773 24 93%
Philosophy 23 +2 61% / 39% 9% $50,495 35 90%
Political Science 204 +11 47% / 53% 1% $66,283 72 98%
Psychology 283 — 17% / 83% 1% $54,846 47 94%
Sociology 145 +6 28% / 72% 2% $50,458 34 96%
Spanish 9 +3 44% / 56% 0% $54,049 45 100%
General Education 9 +2 33% / 67% 0% $47,289 25 77%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Music and Dramatic Arts 99 44% / 56% 3% $47,064 91%
Film Production 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $42,112 13 —
Music 20 — 65% / 35% 5% $46,309 23 88%
Music Education 22 — 32% / 68% 0% $64,446 69 96%
Music Performance 12 — 58% / 42% 17% $46,309 23 88%
Theatre 34 — 35% / 65% 0% $38,130 7 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 555 36% / 64% 1% $65,161 94%
Chemistry 34 — 35% / 65% 0% $79,995 88 93%
Geosciences 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $64,709 70 100%
Mathematics 47 +1 70% / 30% 0% $67,143 74 90%
Physics 13 — 69% / 31% 0% $73,386 82 —
Biochemistry 57 — 37% / 63% 2% $64,729 70 —
Biology 360 — 28% / 72% 1% $63,433 67 95%
Microbiology 31 — 55% / 45% 3% $63,503 68 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Coast and Environment 99 42% / 58% 0% $60,517 93%
Oceanography 35 — 34% / 66% 0% $64,709 70 100%
Environmental Science 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $63,158 67 96%
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy 56 — 48% / 52% 0% $57,520 55 88%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
E.J. Ourso College of Business 926 57% / 43% 2% $75,834 96%
Accounting 109 — 44% / 56% 1% $81,419 89 97%
Business Administration 237 — 57% / 43% 3% $69,796 78 98%
Business Analytics 16 — 75% / 25% 0% $70,613 79 —
Business Analytics 87 — 70% / 30% 2% $90,991 94 98%
Business Economics 13 — 85% / 15% 8% $73,446 82 —
Business/Managerial Economics 23 — 87% / 13% 4% $80,163 88 89%
Entrepreneurship 28 — 64% / 36% 0% $71,053 79 —
Finance 157 — 80% / 20% 0% $87,385 92 96%
International Business 32 — 53% / 47% 0% $84,583 91 96%
Marketing 224 — 36% / 64% 1% $64,939 70 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Manship School of Mass Communication 298 20% / 80% 2% $58,924 92%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 298 — 20% / 80% 2% $58,924 58 92%

Rankings

Engineering

Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Roots Run Deep
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Dinosaur Juice
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
Black Gold Elite

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Kinetics & Dynamics Club
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
The Strata
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Field Station
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Harvest Season

Business & Economics

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Pork Belly Portfolios
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors

Education

Gym Class Heroes Physical Education
Picked First in Gym

Professional

The Hard Hat Caste Construction
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