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Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA · CDS 20242025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
73.3%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
23.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
54.7%
Total cost — out-of-state
$43,773
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
21:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,151

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates34,242
Total all graduate7,463
Grand total all students41,705

Admissions

Total applicants47,065
Total admitted34,513
Total enrolled7,925
Overall admit rate73.3%
Admit rate — women74.9%
Admit rate — men70.6%
Yield rate23.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT7.0%
% submitting ACT40.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile600
SAT EBRW 75th %ile680
SAT Math 25th %ile580
SAT Math 75th %ile660
ACT Comp 25th %ile24
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class26.0%
% in top 25% of HS class54.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$8,038
Tuition — out-of-state$24,715
Required fees$3,916
Room and board$15,142
Total cost — in-state$27,096
Total cost — out-of-state$43,773

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$14,276
Avg % of need met54.7%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$7,450
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,151

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)4,348
Transfer admit rate63.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio21:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)73.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$19,151Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)67.6%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)58.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate84.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$66,893Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant29.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan33.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full10.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress28.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress23.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white57.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black20.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women42.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men57.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white65.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services23.0%
Engineering8.9%
Education8.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences8.1%
Social Sciences8.0%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs6.5%
Psychology5.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies4.7%