Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you'll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Ranked?

2020 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College was awarded 113 badges in the 2020 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is drama and theater arts.

Overall Quality

Louisiana State University is ranked #258 out of 1,727 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2020 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Louisiana State University held the #264 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Louisiana State University also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Louisiana ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Louisiana State University?

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is 74%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Louisiana State University is a good fit for you.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Louisiana State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 650.

Louisiana State University received ACT scores from 92% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 28.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is 91%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Freshmen Retention Rate

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Louisiana State University this rate is 38%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

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Good Overall Diversity at Louisiana State University

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 25,444 undergraduates at Louisiana State University with 22,060 being full-time and 3,384 being part-time.

Louisiana State University Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

The overall diversity score for Louisiana State University is 81.64 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

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How Much Does Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Cost?

The overall average net price of Louisiana State University is $18,181. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Louisiana State University

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$9,565	$14,885	$20,067	$21,850	$21,724

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Louisiana State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Louisiana State University, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,141 a year. That adds up to $28,564 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Louisiana State University is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Louisiana State University Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Louisiana State University make around $50,100 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Louisiana State University students since it is 23% more than the average college graduate's salary of $40,800 per year.

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Location of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The city atmosphere of Baton Rouge makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Louisiana State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	156 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2750
Phone:	225-578-3202
Website:	www.lsu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/geauxlsu
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/lsu

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 90 majors graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Of these students, 4,895 received undergraduate degrees and 1,730 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Teacher Education Subject Specific	324	$28,800
Communication & Media Studies	317	$34,800
General Biology	308	$23,300
Business Administration & Management	251	$41,000
Marketing	236	$38,100
Petroleum Engineering	196	$52,500
General Psychology	174	$29,200
Finance & Financial Management	171	$55,200
Accounting	171	$55,200
Construction Management	161	$65,400

Learn more about the majors offered at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Louisiana State University

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 7,289 students took at least one online class at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. This is an increase from the 6,815 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	7,289	1,014
2016-2017	6,815	822
2015-2016	5,915	619
2014-2015	5,032	487
2013-2014	4,508	526

Learn more about online learning at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Tennessee Technological University
• Texas Tech University
• University of Alabama in Huntsville
• University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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