Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
73.3%
34,513 admitted
SAT · 50th
1250
Range 1180–1320
6-yr grad
68.8%
Retention 84.7%
Undergrads
30,594
21:1 S-F
Admissions
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73.3%
34,513 admitted
from 47,065 apps
Applications47,065
Overall admit rate73.3%
Enrolled7,925 · 23.0% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsClass rank, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1250
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1180–1320 · 7.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W600640680
Math580615660
Comp118012501320
ACT
255075
Comp242730
Cost & aid
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$8,038
in-state tuition
out-of-state $24,715
Tuition (in-state)$8,038
Tuition (out-of-state)$24,715
Fees$3,916
Room & board$13,956
Books$1,084
Academics
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21 : 1
student-faculty ratio
84.7% retention
Student-faculty21 : 1
Retention84.7%
4-year graduation47.5%
6-year graduation68.8%
Enrollment
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30,594
undergraduates
Total undergraduates30,594
Rankings
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#4
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Petroleum (Doctorate)
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Petroleum (Doctorate)#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#12526
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#15726
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#16926
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#17926
NicheBest Colleges in America#26026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceSoutheastern Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingLouisiana colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionApril 15 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://www.lsu.edu/admissions/
Admissions emailadmissions@lsu.edu
Admissions phone225-578-1175
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Miss…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Mississippi MS · Public96.6%1090—
University of Alabama AL · Public71.2%121035K
Auburn University AL · Public45.9%132027K
University of Arkansas AR · Public73.9%111029K
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN · Public43.6%133032K
Mississippi State University MS · Public77.6%1200—
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Louisiana State University

11 years of Louisiana State University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.