Baton Rouge, LA · Public · 30,594 undergraduates · urban

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Moderately selective

LSU's Baton Rouge location gives applied relevance to programs in coastal systems, energy, engineering, agriculture and public affairs.

Institutional profile

Well established Strong in mobility, and solid in career outcomes.

Academic standing Steady

Affordability Solid

Career outcomes Solid

Mobility Strong

Student experience Solid

Admission: 74% admitted
Price by income: Resident and nonresident prices differ
Completion: 69.6%

What sets Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College apart

Academic design

Engineering and environmental programs engage directly with petroleum, coastal resilience, water and infrastructure issues.

Campus pattern

Flagship campus sits near the Mississippi River and Louisiana's state-government center.

Career & value signal

Regional career links are strongest in energy, petrochemicals, coastal restoration, agriculture and government.

Can I get in?

74% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

42,558

About 74 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 74%

Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1150–1330

10401440

ACT middle 50%24–29

2132

Of admitted students, 14% submitted an SAT, and 86% submitted an ACT. The SAT range comes from a small share of admitted students and does not describe the full class.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA36.6%

Admission by residency

The same either way

Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students · Fall 2024

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College admitted 80.1% of Louisiana applicants and 72.3% of applicants from other states. Both groups were admitted at close to the same rate. Louisiana students took 60% of the seats in the entering class.

In-state80.1% admitted

8,923 admitted from 11,135 applicants

Out-of-state72.3% admitted

24,838 admitted from 34,357 applicants

International47.8% admitted

752 admitted from 1,573 applicants

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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In the season card

What Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

Course rigor
GPA
Test scores
Essay
Recommendations
Extracurriculars
Demonstrated interest

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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

Show preparation for this curriculum

Engineering and environmental programs engage directly with petroleum, coastal resilience, water and infrastructure issues.

Make institutional fit specific

LSU's Baton Rouge location gives applied relevance to programs in coastal systems, energy, engineering, agriculture and public affairs.

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular Decisionrolling

Application routeInstitution application

$50 application fee

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Agriculture and natural resourcesAdmits separately