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Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University
1146 Pleasant Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803


Fax number: (225) 578-4433
Website: https://www.lsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 30,952
Full-time undergraduates: 26,516
Part-time undergraduates: 4,436
Total graduate students: 6,398
Full-time graduate students: 4,556
Part-time graduate students: 1,842
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
17.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
62.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Nonresident Alien
0.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 2,000 acres
Nearest major city: New Orleans

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 30%
Percent of students who live off campus: 70%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1314
Other computer facilities/services: free software for download, storage, discounts on hardware, virtual computer lab
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
intramural athletics; student political organizations; student professional organizations; religious organizations; cultural organizations

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country running  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1-A, NCAA Div. I-A
Men's footballyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running  
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's gymnasticsyes 
Women's gymnastics NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; archery; badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; crew; equestrian sports; football; golf; gymnastics; lacrosse; racquetball; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; weight lifting; triathlon; rowing; sand volleyball; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Baton Rouge Metropolitan

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 58% within six months of graduation

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