Louisiana State University

10 Interesting Facts about Louisiana State University

1. LSU was founded in 1853 and is the flagship institution of the Louisiana State University System.
2. The university is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is spread across a 2,000-acre campus.
3. LSU is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
4. The university is home to over 34,000 students and offers over 235 undergraduate and graduate programs across 16 colleges and schools.
5. LSU is known for its strong academic programs in business, engineering, and the sciences, among others.
6. The LSU Tigers compete in NCAA Division I sports and have won multiple national championships in football, baseball, and track and field.
7. LSU has a strong Greek life presence with over 50 fraternities and sororities on campus.
8. The university is also known for its distinctive architecture, including the Indian Mounds, Memorial Tower, and the Greek Amphitheatre.
9. Notable alumni of LSU include Shaquille O’Neal, James Carville, David Duke, and Huey Long.
10. LSU has a strong commitment to service and outreach, with programs such as the LSU AgCenter and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center providing services to communities across the state of Louisiana.

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Accounting
Actuarial Science
Advertising, Digital
African and African American Studies
Agribusiness Finance
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Pest Management/ Plant Pathology
Agricultural Pest Management/Entomology
Agriculture and Extension Education
American Government and Politics
Animal Science and Technology
Animal Sciences
Anthropology
Apparel Design
Applied Coastal Environmental Science
Architecture
Art History
Art, Digital
Art, Graphic Design
Art, Studio
Arts Administration
Astronomy
Biochemistry
Biological Chemistry
Biological Engineering
Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences Secondary Education
Biology
Biomolecular Chemical Engineering
Brass Instruments
Broadcasting
Business Intelligence
Business, General
Campaigns and Elections
Cardiopulmonary Science, Pre-
Ceramics
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Physics
Chemistry
Chemistry Secondary Education
Child and Family Studies
Civil Engineering
Classical Civilization
Cloud Computing and Networking
Coastal Environmental Science
Coastal Meteorology
Communication Disorders
Communication Studies
Communication, Mass
Communication, Political
Comparative Government and Politics
Computational Mathematics
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Conservation Biology
Construction Management
Creative Writing
Criminology
Crop Science
Dairy Foods Technology
Dairy Production
Data Science and Analytics
Dental Hygiene, Pre-
Dental Lab Technology, Pre-
Dentistry, Pre-
Design, Apparel
Design, Graphic
Design, Interior
Design/Technology, Theatre
Dietetics
Digital Advertising
Digital Art
Disaster Science and Management
Dual Certification General/Special Education: Grades 1-5

Early Childhood Education: PK-3 Teacher Certification
Ecological Restoration
Economics
Education, Agriculture and Extension
Education, Biological Sciences (Secondary)
Education, Chemistry (Secondary)
Education, Early Childhood (PK-3)
Education, Elementary Grades
Education, English (Secondary)
Education, French (Secondary)
Education, General/Special (Grades 1-5)
Education, History (Secondary)
Education, Human Resource
Education, Mathematics (Secondary)
Education, Music
Education, Physical/Health
Education, Physics (Secondary)
Education, Spanish (Secondary)
Education, Special/General (Grades 1-5)
Electrical Engineering
Elementary Grades Education
Empirical Economic Analysis
Engineering, Biological
Engineering, Biomolecular Chemical
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Computer
Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, Environmental Chemical
Engineering, Industrial
Engineering, Materials Chemical
Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Petroleum
Engineering, Software
English
English Secondary Education
Entomology, Agricultural Pest Management
Entomology, Urban
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Analysis and Risk Management
Environmental Chemical Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Geology
Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Policy Analysis
Environmental Public Health (3+2 Program)
Environmental Resource Conservation
Environmental Science and Research
Environmental Science, Coastal
Experimental Music and Digital Media
Extension and Non-Formal Agriculture Education
Early Childhood Education: PK-3 Teacher Certification
Ecological Restoration
Economics
Education, Agriculture and Extension
Education, Biological Sciences (Secondary)
Education, Chemistry (Secondary)
Education, Early Childhood (PK-3)
Education, Elementary Grades
Education, English (Secondary)
Education, French (Secondary)
Education, General/Special (Grades 1-5)
Education, History (Secondary)
Education, Human Resource
Education, Mathematics (Secondary)
Education, Music
Education, Physical/Health
Education, Physics (Secondary)
Education, Spanish (Secondary)
Education, Special/General (Grades 1-5)
Electrical Engineering
Elementary Grades Education
Empirical Economic Analysis
Engineering, Biological
Engineering, Biomolecular Chemical
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Computer
Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, Environmental Chemical
Engineering, Industrial
Engineering, Materials Chemical
Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Petroleum
Engineering, Software
English
English Secondary Education
Entomology, Agricultural Pest Management
Entomology, Urban
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Analysis and Risk Management
Environmental Chemical Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Geology
Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Policy Analysis
Environmental Public Health (3+2 Program)
Environmental Resource Conservation
Environmental Science and Research
Environmental Science, Coastal
Experimental Music and Digital Media
Extension and Non-Formal Agriculture Educatio
Film and Television
Finance
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Fitness Studies
Food Industry Management
Food Science and Technology
Forest Enterprise
Forest Resource Management
Forestry
French
French Secondary Education
General Business
Geographic Environmental Studies
Geographic Information Science
Geography
Geology
Geophysics
Graphic Design
Health and Physical Education Teacher Certification
History
History Secondary Education
History, Art
Horticulture Science
Human Movement Science
Human Resource Education
Human Resource Management
Industrial Engineering
Information Systems and Decision Sciences
Information Technology
Interior Design
International Agricultural Business
International Management
International Politics and Law
International Studies: Africa
International Studies: Asia
International Studies: Environment and Development
International Studies: Europe
International Studies: Global Cultures
International Studies: Global Diplomacy
International Studies: Global Studies
International Studies: Latin America
International Studies: Middle East
International Trade and Finance
Jazz
Journalism
Kinesiology
Landscape and Turf Management
Landscape Architecture
Law and Legal Systems
Law, Ethics, and Social Justice
Law, Pre-
Leadership Development
Leadership, Sport
Leadership, Strategic
Liberal Arts
Literature
Management
Marine Biology
Marketing
Mass Communication
Materials Chemical Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Mathematical Statistics
Mathematics
Mathematics Secondary Education
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Physics
Medical Technology, Pre-
Medicine, Pre-
Merchandising (Apparel)
Microbiology
Music (B.A.)
Music (B.M.)
Music Composition
Music Education: Instrumental
Music Education: Vocal
Music, Experimental and Digital
Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Nursing, Pre-
Nutrition and Food Sciences
Nutrition, Health, and Society
Nutritional Sciences/Pre-Medicine
Occupational Therapy, Pre-
Oceanography
Organ (Music)
Painting and Drawing
Percussion
Petroleum Engineering
Pharmacy, Pre-
Philosophy
Photography
Physical Activity and Health
Physical Theatre
Physical Therapy, Pre-
Physician Assistant, Pre-
Physics
Physics Secondary Education
Piano Pedagogy
Piano Performance
Plant and Soil Systems
Policy, Environmental Analysis
Policy, Public
Political Analysis
Political Communication
Political Science
Political Theory
Polymers
Poultry Science
Pre-Cardiopulmonary Science
Pre-Dental Hygiene
Pre-Dental Lab Technology
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Law
Pre-Medical Technology
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Public Health
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Pre-Veterinary Medicine—Animal Sciences
Pre-Veterinary Medicine—Wildlife and Fisheries
Printmaking
Professional Sales
Psychology
Public Policy
Public Relations
Race and Politics
Religious Studies
Rhetoric, Writing, and Culture
Rural Development
Sales, Professional
Science, Actuarial
Science, Animal
Science, Biological
Science, Coastal Environmental
Science, Computer
Science, Crop
Science, Data and Analytics
Science, Disaster and Management
Science, Environmental and Research
Science, Food and Technology
Science, Geographic Information
Science, Horticulture
Science, Human Movement
Science, Nutrition and Food
Science, Poultry
Science, Soil
Science, Textile
Science, Wetland
Screen Arts
Sculpture
Social Work
Sociology
Software Engineering
Soil Science
Spanish
Spanish Secondary Education
Special Education (Grades 1-5)
Sport Administration
Sport Commerce
Sport Leadership
Sport Studies
Strategic Leadership
String Instruments
Studio Art
Sustainable Production Systems
Teaching in Formal Agriculture and Extension Education
Textile Science
Textiles, Apparel, and Merchandising
Theatre
Theatre Design/Technology
Theatre Performance
Turf and Landscape Management
Wetland Science
Wildlife Ecology
Wildlife Habitat Conservation
Women’s and Gender Studies
Woodwind Instruments
Writing, Creative

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24,097 Undergrads

Part-Time Undergrads

3,728