College Overview
Type: |
Public institution |
Year Founded: |
1860 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
25,705 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$422,358,972 |
Application Deadline: |
April 15 |
Application Fee: |
$40 |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$4,449 in-state, 12,749 out-of-state |
Room & Board Costs: |
$6,498 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
335 |
Honor Societies: |
Honorary Organizations Include: Alpha Delta Mu-social work, Alpha Epsilon Delta-premed, Alpha Lambda Delta-business, Alpha Pi Mu-industrial engineering, Beta Alpha Psi-accounting, Beta Beta Beta-biology, Chi Alpha Sigma-athletes, Chi Epsilon-civil engineering, Eta Kappa Nu, electrical engineering, Eta Sigma Phi-classical Greek/Rome, Foureaux Society, Gamma Beta Phi-service, Gamma Sigma Delta-agriculture, Golden Key, Kappa Delta Epsilon-education, Lambda Alpha-anthropology, Mortar Board-scholarship/leadership/service, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Omega Chi Epsilon-chemical engineering, Omicron Delta Kappa-leadership, Order of Omega-Greek, Phi Alpha Theta-history, Phi Beta Kappa-liberal arts, Phi Eta Sigma-freshmen scholarship, Phi Kappa Phi-all academic disciplines, Phi Sigma Pi, Psi Chi-psychology, Rho Lambda-panhellenic, Society of Xi Sigma Pi-forestry/wildlife/fisheries, Tau Beta Pi-engineering, Theta Alpha Kappa-Religious Studies |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Religious student organizations include: 220 Campus Ministry, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Student Center, Chi Alpha Chritian Fellowship, Christian Student Center, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Living Waters Fellowship, Quaerens, Reformed University Fellowship, United Pentecostal Student Union, Wesley Foundation, Young Life, Journey College Ministry, Dove Interfaith, Campus Crusade for Christ, Christian Student Association |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) International student organizations include: African and African American, Armenian, Bangladesh, Brazilian, Chinese, Indian, Korean, Malaysian, Native American, Turkish, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Persian, and International; Other racial/ethnic groups include: Association of Black Communicators, Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, Minority Science Preprofessional Society, National Organization for Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) For a complete list of LSU student organizations, please see the LSU catalog at: http: //aaweb. lsu. edu/catalogs/2005/index. htm |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Reveille (daily) |
Number of Fraternities: |
20 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
18 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
10% |
Number of Sororities: |
15 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
11 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
17% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
N/A |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological |
Career: |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
Local Hiring Firms: |
Deloitte & Touche
Chevron
East Baton Rouge Parish School System
Albermarle
Cajun Constructors
Ernst & Young
ExxonMobil
Halliburton
International Paper
KPMG LLP
Shell
Dow Chemical
Louisiana State University
PricewaterhouseCoopers
U.S. Army
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Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
3,233,034 |
Library Facilities: |
Hill Memorial Library (houses Special Collections, rare book collections, university archives)
Chemistry Library
Design Resource Center
Center for Oral History
United States Civil War Center
Natural History Collection |
Museums |
Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural Science
Rural Life Museum
U.S. Civil War Center
Museum of Art (recently moved downtown to Shaw Arts Center) |
Computers Available: |
5,000 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
1,000 |
Wired Labs: |
0 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
12,000 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
No |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms (36%), women's dorms (18%), men's dorms (12%), sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartments for married students (4%), apartment for single students (29%), special housing for disabled students (1%) |
Sprinkler System: |
55% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
2,000 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Baton Rouge (10), New Orleans (70) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Hammond (45) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Baton Rouge (10) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered on campus |
Navy ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (Southern University A&M College) |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered on campus |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
Popular Events: |
Fall Fest; Homecoming; Martin Luther King Day Celebration; Groovin' on the Grounds |
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