Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Public
- City
- 30,594 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 73%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $19,286per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $64,33810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
LSU keeps a live tiger, Mike, in a habitat just north of Tiger Stadium; the university says he is the only live tiger living on a college campus in the U.S.
Source: Facts about Mike | LSU
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 73%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1180–1340Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
58% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.83. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 73%34,513 admitted of 47,065 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1180–13207% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 24–3040% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 26%54% were in the top quarter. Based on the 77% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Test scores
- Recommendations
Important
- Class rank
- A talent or ability
Considered
- Essay
- Interview
- Activities
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Common Data Set. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $19,286full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $35,774sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $12,551Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $29,228Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 85%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $64,33810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 30,594Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 32%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 27%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO — admits 89%
- California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA — admits 91%
- University of Kentucky Lexington, KY — admits 93%
- University of Kansas Lawrence, KS — admits 93%
Also worth a look
- Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX — admits 73%
- University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR — admits 74%
- The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL — admits 77%
- Oregon State University Corvallis, OR — admits 77%
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN — admits 80%
- The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX — admits 80%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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