Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · LSU · Louisiana State University
Public institution in Baton Rouge, LA · 29,207 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $61,251 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Undergraduates
- Top 19%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,0151,072nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,954751st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $28,6311,191st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $34,3281,079th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,251503rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,218577th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 71.0%388th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.0%481st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.0%715th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1248281st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 29,20758th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.7%1,431st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 250 mi (IAH)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 90 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $77,567 | $76,460 |
| Veterinary MedicineAgriculture | bachelors | $77,487 | $78,029 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $75,573 | $68,965 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $74,011 | $71,402 |
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,015 | $60,099 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | $66,915 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $66,611 | $67,101 |
| Curriculum and InstructionEducation | bachelors | $61,516 | $50,465 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $57,564 | $61,330 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $56,840 | $57,705 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $56,776 | $55,964 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $56,415 | $73,949 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1860source
- Athletic nickname: "Lady Tigers"source
- Mascot: Mike the Tigersource
- Tiger Stadium seats about 102,321source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Formerly known as "Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana" (1853–1861)source
- Formerly known as "Louisiana State University Agricultural & Mechanical College" (1874–1877)source
- Formerly known as "University of Louisiana" (1913–1921)source
- Formerly known as "Louisiana State University (1860–1913; 1922–1963)"source
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Shaquille O'Nealsource
- Notable alum: Hubert Humphreysource
- Notable alum: Joanne Woodwardsource
- Notable alum: Mike Johnsonsource
- Notable alum: Armand Duplantissource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,751,357 (M $6,677,501 · W $6,073,856)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Baseball: 2023, 2009
- Basketball: 2023
- Gymnastics: 2024
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College’s 29,207 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In LA
- University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA · 12,269 undergrads
- Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LA · 9,514 undergrads
- Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA · 7,819 undergrads
- Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · 7,759 undergrads
- Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA · 5,840 undergrads
- Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · 5,323 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH · 29,094 undergrads
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · 29,430 undergrads
- University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA · 29,494 undergrads
- Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR · 29,557 undergrads
- The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · 28,763 undergrads
- The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 29,675 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitelsu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 159391)
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