Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA156 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2750
225-578-3202
Founded in 1853, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public research university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university is the flagship institution of the Louisiana State University System and is the largest university in Louisiana. LSU is a land-grant and sea-grant university with over 30,000 students enrolled. The university is classified as an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
LSU's athletics department fields teams in 21 varsity sports, and the university is a member of the Southeastern Conference. The university's football team has won three national championships and 18 conference championships. LSU's baseball team has won six national championships and 21 conference championships. The university is also home to the LSU Tigers men's basketball team, which has won one national championship and two conference championships.
The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is a member of the Association of American Universities. LSU's research expenditures totaled $484 million in FY 2019, and the university is home to over 100 research centers and institutes. LSU's main campus covers over 2,000 acres and includes over 100 buildings. The university also operates several branch campuses and research stations across Louisiana.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 34285
Acceptance Rate: 73.38%
Type: Public, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.lsu.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.lsu.edu/financialaid/index.php
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $33394
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $50071
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $127878.55. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. For graduates of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, we saw an average early-career income of $58300.00 and mid-career income of $108800.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.