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Louisiana State University

Basic Information

Type Public
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%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Business & Economics 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Engineering 10%
Education 9%
Arts 8%
Computer Science & Math 4%
Professional 4%
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 (8th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
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 #57
Engineering, Computing & Math 66 #83
Life & Natural Sciences 218 #123

Honors College

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

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_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 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture 259 22% / 78% 2% $67,546
Animal Sciences 99 — 18% / 82% 0% $70,651
Nutrition Sciences 46 — 13% / 87% 4% $60,866
Plant Science 19 — 42% / 58% 5% —
Agricultural Business and Management 29 — 66% / 34% 7% —
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 19 — 32% / 68% 0% —
Apparel and Textiles 47 — 2% / 98% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Art and Design 261 28% / 72% 3% $54,451
Architecture 35 — 34% / 66% 3% —
Film/Video and Photographic Arts 26 — 42% / 58% 0% —
Interior Architecture 37 — 5% / 95% 0% $67,052
Landscape Architecture 21 — 57% / 43% 24% $81,853
Studio Art 142 — 25% / 75% 1% $47,116
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 910 78% / 22% 2% $107,323
Biomedical Engineering 52 — 46% / 54% 2% $85,117
Chemical Engineering 72 — 65% / 35% 0% $126,853
Civil Engineering 77 — 86% / 14% 1% $100,226
Computer Engineering 18 — 83% / 17% 6% —
Electrical Engineering 62 — 87% / 13% 2% $115,675
Environmental Engineering 26 — 42% / 58% 0% $75,249
Industrial Engineering 44 — 59% / 41% 0% —
Mechanical Engineering 148 — 79% / 21% 1% $118,632
Petroleum Engineering 27 — 85% / 15% 11% $106,265
Computer Science 155 — 83% / 17% 5% $97,969
Construction Management 229 — 87% / 13% 0% $109,141
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Human Sciences and Education 756 35% / 65% 1% $71,432
Human Resources Development 28 — 32% / 68% 0% —
Sport Management 206 — 71% / 29% 1% $65,018
Human Development and Family Studies 33 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Social Work 28 — 7% / 93% 0% $57,392
Early Childhood Education 17 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,382
Elementary Education 39 — 8% / 92% 0% $58,382
Learning Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 404 — 26% / 74% 0% $77,485
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,186 32% / 68% 1% $61,051
Communication Sciences and Disorders 72 — 1% / 99% 0% $70,769
African American Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Anthropology 35 +1 23% / 77% 0% $37,270
Communication Studies 34 — 24% / 76% 0% $67,261
English 79 — 29% / 71% 1% $49,833
French 10 +1 30% / 70% 0% $61,419
Geography 18 — 44% / 56% 6% —
History 69 +4 58% / 42% 0% $63,356
Intercultural and International Studies 40 +1 18% / 82% 0% $64,376
Interdisciplinary Studies 154 — 53% / 47% 1% $53,151
Philosophy 23 +2 61% / 39% 9% $57,381
Political Science 204 +11 47% / 53% 1% $75,322
Psychology 283 — 17% / 83% 1% $59,295
Sociology 145 +6 28% / 72% 2% $57,339
Spanish 9 +3 44% / 56% 0% $61,419
General Education 9 +2 33% / 67% 0% $53,738
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Music and Dramatic Arts 99 44% / 56% 3% $55,248
Film Production 11 — 45% / 55% 0% —
Music 20 — 65% / 35% 5% $52,624
Music Education 22 — 32% / 68% 0% $77,485
Music Performance 12 — 58% / 42% 17% $52,624
Theatre 34 — 35% / 65% 0% $43,330
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science 555 36% / 64% 1% $73,970
Mathematics 47 +1 70% / 30% 0% $76,299
Biochemistry 57 — 37% / 63% 2% —
Biology 360 — 28% / 72% 1% $72,083
Chemistry 34 — 35% / 65% 0% $90,903
Geosciences 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $73,533
Microbiology 31 — 55% / 45% 3% —
Physics 13 — 69% / 31% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of the Coast and Environment 99 42% / 58% 0% $68,769
Environmental Science 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $71,770
Oceanography 35 — 34% / 66% 0% $73,533
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy 56 — 48% / 52% 0% $65,364
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
E.J. Ourso College of Business 926 57% / 43% 2% $86,679
Accounting 109 — 44% / 56% 1% $97,127
Business Administration 237 — 57% / 43% 3% $78,280
Business Analytics 16 — 75% / 25% 0% —
Business Analytics 87 — 70% / 30% 2% $103,399
Business Economics 13 — 85% / 15% 8% —
Business/Managerial Economics 23 — 87% / 13% 4% —
Entrepreneurship 28 — 64% / 36% 0% —
Finance 157 — 80% / 20% 0% $99,301
International Business 32 — 53% / 47% 0% $96,117
Marketing 224 — 36% / 64% 1% $73,794
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Manship School of Mass Communication 298 20% / 80% 2% $67,261
Mass Communication/Media Studies 298 — 20% / 80% 2% $67,261

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

Computer Science & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Kinetics & Dynamics Club
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
The Strata
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Field Station
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Harvest Season
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Wave Function

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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