Louisiana State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Honors College

Name Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College
Students 2,804 (9%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 30,474
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 60%
From Region 14%
Athletes 498 (1.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Black 21%
Hispanic 11%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture 270 27% 69% 4% 13% 11% 1% $64,993 26 +0.50 62 93%
Agricultural Business and Management 30 — 87% 77% 0% 13% 3% 3% $55,125 2 -1.70 37 — — — — —
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 11 — 27% 64% 0% 9% 18% 0% $67,807 25 -0.56 67 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 113 — 19% 66% 3% 12% 15% 1% $75,115 99 +2.21 78 93% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 53 — 19% 60% 8% 17% 11% 2% $61,215 37 -0.26 53 94% — — — —
Plant Science 22 — 41% 82% 0% 14% 5% 0% $52,293 14 -0.85 29 — — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 41 — 10% 73% 7% 10% 5% 0% $55,262 26 -0.63 37 91% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Art and Design 246 30% 59% 5% 17% 11% 5% $60,190 10 +0.38 50 93%
Architecture 49 — 37% 63% 6% 18% 12% 0% $72,063 73 +0.46 74 — — — — —
Film/Video and Photographic Arts 21 +1 48% 62% 0% 29% 5% 5% $40,742 8 -1.21 7 — — — — —
Interior Architecture 41 — 10% 63% 2% 7% 12% 10% $69,463 57 +0.16 70 94% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 20 — 65% 50% 0% 15% 10% 25% $76,746 88 +0.99 79 90% — — — —
Studio Art 115 — 26% 56% 7% 18% 10% 2% $52,499 78 +0.61 29 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 995 77% 68% 9% 9% 7% 4% $108,336 97 +0.54 97 97% 4.4%
Biomedical Engineering 58 — 41% 66% 16% 5% 5% 3% $91,616 29 -0.61 91 89% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 69 — 55% 67% 10% 14% 3% 6% $127,476 98 +2.25 99 98% — — — —
Civil Engineering 97 — 72% 80% 3% 7% 5% 2% $99,915 89 +1.08 95 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 14 — 93% 64% 21% 14% 0% 0% $122,850 72 +0.27 99 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 59 — 86% 73% 10% 3% 2% 8% $116,930 62 -0.01 98 96% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 16 — 44% 88% 6% 6% 0% 0% $89,163 76 +0.52 89 100% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 74 — 59% 62% 7% 9% 12% 4% $106,601 36 -0.45 97 94% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 115 — 90% 80% 4% 8% 6% 1% $119,350 98 +2.53 99 99% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 17 — 76% 41% 0% 18% 24% 18% $126,350 67 +0.58 99 97% — — — —
Computer Science 216 — 80% 50% 19% 15% 6% 5% $102,171 26 -0.67 96 98% — — — —
Construction Management 260 — 91% 75% 2% 7% 10% 2% $108,143 74 +0.68 97 98% 4.4% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Human Sciences and Education 837 37% 64% 4% 17% 9% 2% $65,617 30 +0.83 63 95% 8.7%
Human Resources Development 41 — 24% 54% 2% 20% 20% 0% $68,059 27 -0.57 67 — — — — —
Sport Management 261 — 70% 55% 2% 23% 11% 5% $65,195 73 +0.41 62 93% 8.7% — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 28 — 4% 75% 4% 7% 11% 0% $53,586 49 +0.04 32 100% — — — —
Social Work 31 — 10% 55% 0% 32% 6% 0% $56,284 68 +0.36 40 94% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 24 — 0% 83% 8% 0% 0% 4% $57,780 88 +0.82 44 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 38 — 5% 82% 3% 5% 5% 0% $57,780 88 +0.82 44 94% — — — —
Learning Sciences 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,871 86 +0.92 57 — — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 409 — 27% 67% 6% 14% 9% 0% $68,396 92 +1.32 68 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,320 30% 60% 3% 22% 10% 1% $62,758 18 +0.41 57 95% 9.9%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 81 — 4% 83% 4% 5% 5% 0% $63,823 60 +0.23 59 94% — — — —
African American Studies 4 +1 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0% $62,235 65 +0.24 55 — — — — —
English 83 +1 27% 70% 4% 12% 11% 0% $57,262 77 +0.59 42 93% — — — —
French 8 +2 25% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $57,592 53 -0.04 43 90% — — — —
History 56 +4 48% 84% 2% 5% 7% 0% $57,436 63 +0.05 43 99% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 166 — 55% 57% 4% 25% 8% 4% $58,376 65 +0.10 45 92% 7.8% — — —
Philosophy 18 — 39% 50% 0% 22% 22% 0% $55,291 37 -0.46 37 88% — — — —
Spanish 10 +2 30% 30% 0% 30% 40% 0% $57,592 53 -0.04 43 90% — — — —
Anthropology 26 — 46% 58% 0% 15% 23% 0% $54,787 48 -0.19 36 97% — — — —
Communication Studies 66 +1 32% 58% 3% 18% 18% 2% $66,343 70 +0.42 64 95% — — — —
Geography 15 — 60% 80% 13% 7% 0% 0% $63,266 63 +0.13 58 92% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 30 — 27% 57% 0% 27% 10% 3% $57,459 11 -0.80 43 91% — — — —
Political Science 209 +6 41% 57% 2% 21% 15% 1% $73,206 57 +0.07 75 97% — — — —
Psychology 343 — 16% 62% 4% 22% 8% 1% $61,822 85 +1.03 54 96% 10.9% — — —
Sociology 195 +10 24% 45% 3% 35% 9% 0% $63,000 81 +0.55 57 96% 9.8% — — —
General Education 10 +5 50% 60% 0% 30% 0% 0% $46,493 12 -1.01 15 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Music and Dramatic Arts 96 48% 68% 2% 19% 3% 0% $49,460 1 +0.28 22 95%
Film Production 21 — 71% 48% 5% 19% 5% 0% $40,742 8 -1.21 7 — — — — —
Music 13 — 54% 54% 0% 31% 8% 0% $57,018 94 +1.10 42 94% — — — —
Music Education 11 — 55% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $68,396 100 +2.33 68 97% — — — —
Music Performance 19 — 58% 95% 5% 0% 0% 0% $57,018 94 +1.10 42 94% — — — —
Theatre 32 — 22% 69% 0% 28% 0% 0% $41,115 38 -0.26 7 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 556 34% 63% 10% 13% 7% 2% $71,025 47 +0.17 72 93%
Chemistry 28 — 43% 54% 14% 29% 4% 0% $113,767 100 +4.07 98 96% — — — —
Geosciences 10 — 50% 70% 0% 20% 0% 0% $75,286 88 +0.92 78 95% — — — —
Mathematics 30 +1 63% 67% 3% 10% 7% 7% $87,275 63 +0.07 88 97% — — — —
Physics 17 — 82% 71% 6% 6% 6% 12% $83,549 54 -0.00 86 — — — — —
Biochemistry 75 — 39% 61% 16% 11% 8% 1% $71,922 54 +0.04 74 92% — — — —
Biology 372 — 28% 63% 10% 14% 7% 2% $65,873 47 -0.07 63 93% — — — —
Microbiology 24 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 8% 4% $67,260 32 -0.41 66 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of the Coast and Environment 115 30% 75% 1% 8% 10% 2% $64,785 25 +0.24 61 95%
Oceanography 42 — 26% 81% 2% 5% 10% 2% $75,286 88 +0.92 78 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 10 — 10% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $79,712 99 +2.65 82 96% — — — —
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy 63 — 35% 76% 0% 5% 10% 2% $55,415 25 -0.59 37 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
E.J. Ourso College of Business 1,050 52% 70% 6% 9% 10% 2% $86,844 84 +0.00 88 97% 6.0%
Accounting 150 — 38% 73% 8% 5% 7% 1% $93,024 68 +0.39 91 98% — — — —
Business Administration 250 — 48% 70% 4% 10% 11% 2% $76,893 64 -0.04 80 96% 6.0% — — —
Business Analytics 100 — 66% 53% 14% 17% 9% 3% $99,866 71 +0.43 95 96% 4.6% — — —
Business Analytics 27 — 70% 59% 4% 26% 4% 4% $82,623 32 -0.56 85 — — — — —
Economics 30 — 73% 57% 7% 17% 10% 10% $78,257 20 -0.81 81 100% — — — —
Economics 21 — 71% 57% 10% 10% 19% 0% $85,600 36 -0.47 87 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 23 — 74% 52% 4% 13% 17% 4% $78,982 69 +0.14 82 — — — — —
Finance 198 — 72% 79% 5% 5% 8% 1% $109,300 77 +0.35 97 97% — — — —
International Business 23 — 61% 65% 0% 13% 22% 0% $87,501 69 +0.17 88 95% — — — —
Marketing 228 — 32% 74% 4% 9% 9% 1% $70,950 30 -0.52 72 97% 6.7% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Manship School of Mass Communication 314 25% 72% 1% 14% 9% 1% $66,343 33 +0.42 64 95%
Mass Communication 314 — 25% 72% 1% 14% 9% 1% $66,343 70 +0.42 64 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,559
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,459
Est. In-State Cost $16,246
Est. Out-of-State Cost $39,402
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 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. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.3% 1,352 55% 67% 5% 12% 10% 2% $82,095 58 +0.06 84 96% 6.9%
Social Sciences 22.8% 1,320 26% 62% 2% 21% 11% 1% $64,268 70 +0.44 60 96% 10.5%
Engineering 8.9% 519 70% 72% 8% 8% 6% 4% $110,999 82 +0.97 98 96% —
Education 8.4% 486 24% 69% 6% 13% 8% 0% $66,534 96 +1.20 65 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.1% 471 29% 63% 11% 13% 7% 2% $66,907 45 -0.07 65 93% —
Arts 6.6% 383 33% 62% 4% 17% 8% 3% $56,974 72 +0.25 42 93% —
Humanities 5.9% 345 45% 63% 3% 19% 10% 2% $57,798 65 +0.18 44 93% 7.8%
Professional 4.5% 260 91% 75% 2% 7% 10% 2% $108,143 99 +0.68 97 98% 4.4%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.1% 239 30% 67% 3% 15% 12% 1% $67,279 77 +0.78 66 94% —
Computer Science 3.7% 216 80% 50% 19% 15% 6% 5% $102,171 36 -0.67 96 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 127 48% 69% 6% 13% 6% 4% $87,708 72 +1.29 89 96% —
Health Sciences 1.4% 81 4% 83% 4% 5% 5% 0% $63,823 9 +0.23 59 94% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $134M #17 23% $5.4M 28 #23 104 47
Physical Sciences & Math $93.8M #36 34% $1.7M 60 #49 394 48
Life & Natural Sciences $82.1M #68 51% $2.9M 20 #108 172 39
Engineering $68.7M #76 27% $4.0M 49 #76 331 16
Humanities & Social Sciences $15.1M #130 51% $0.5M 103 #41 196 3
Computer Science $7.2M #109 64% $0.3M 6 #124 69 8
Business & Economics $5.7M #93 19% $0.3M 7 #158 22 —
Health Sciences $2.0M #201 49% $0.2M 11 #132 68 2
Education $1.2M #221 61% $0.0M 33 #123 — —
Total $410M #75 34% $15.2M 317 #71 1,356 163

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 115 $117.6M $50.7M $66.8M
Track & Field (combined) 91 $193K $3.2M -$3.0M
Baseball 41 $10.1M $11.0M -$921K
Swimming & Diving 28 $80K $1.8M -$1.8M
Basketball 16 $13.6M $11.1M $2.5M
Tennis 12 $106K $1.4M -$1.3M
Golf 11 $156K $1.5M -$1.4M
Total 266 $141.8M $80.8M $61.0M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 114 $241K $4.0M -$3.8M
Soccer 32 $202K $2.7M -$2.5M
Swimming & Diving 30 $86K $2.0M -$1.9M
Softball 26 $743K $3.8M -$3.0M
Gymnastics 22 $1.5M $4.4M -$2.9M
Volleyball 22 $156K $2.4M -$2.2M
Beach Volleyball 19 $182K $1.4M -$1.2M
Basketball 13 $4.1M $12.1M -$8.0M
Tennis 13 $131K $1.6M -$1.5M
Golf 8 $188K $1.5M -$1.3M
Total 232 $7.5M $35.9M -$28.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 205 $434K $7.2M -$6.8M
Football 115 $117.6M $50.7M $66.8M
Swimming & Diving 58 $166K $3.8M -$3.6M
Baseball 41 $10.1M $11.0M -$921K
Soccer 32 $202K $2.7M -$2.5M
Basketball 29 $17.8M $23.2M -$5.4M
Softball 26 $743K $3.8M -$3.0M
Tennis 25 $237K $3.0M -$2.8M
Gymnastics 22 $1.5M $4.4M -$2.9M
Volleyball 22 $156K $2.4M -$2.2M
Beach Volleyball 19 $182K $1.4M -$1.2M
Golf 19 $345K $3.0M -$2.7M
Total 498 $223.5M $219.6M $3.8M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 71%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 71% 71%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1180 – 1340
SAT Math Range 580 – 660
SAT RW Range 600 – 680